Saint Ansegisus
A friend of Charlemagne and Louis the Pious, Saint Ansegis was a major reforming abbot of the 9th century. He restored t…
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reformer
19 saints
Saint Benedict of Aniane
A former nobleman at the court of Pepin the Short and Charlemagne, Benedict of Aniane left a military career for monasti…
Saint Charles Borromeo
Nephew of Pope Pius IV, Charles Borromeo became Archbishop of Milan and was one of the major figures of the Counter-Refo…
Saint Chrodegang of Metz
Bishop of Metz and minister to the early Carolingians in the 8th century, Chrodegand was a major actor in the alliance b…
Saint Giraud of Fontenelle
Educated by the greatest minds of his time, Giraud became an exemplary reforming abbot at Saint-Arnoul and later at Font…
Saint Goswin of Douai
Saint Goswin was an illustrious 12th-century abbot, celebrated for his learning and piety. After doctrinally triumphing …
Blessed Jean Bassand of Besançon
A Celestine religious born in Besançon, Jean Bassand was a major figure of his order, serving five times as provincial. …
Blessed John Baptist of the Conception
A 16th-century Spanish religious, John Baptist of the Conception was the reformer of the Trinitarian Order. Despite inte…
Blessed Lambert of Saint-Bertin
Raised at Saint-Bertin, Lambert became abbot in 1095 and undertook a profound reform of his monastery following a period…
Blessed Lawrence of Ripafratta
A Dominican religious born in Tuscany in 1359, Laurent of Ripafratta was one of the main architects of the reform of his…
Venerable Louis of Blois (Blosius)
A former page to Charles V, Louis de Blois renounced court life at fourteen to enter the Abbey of Liessies. Upon becomin…
Blessed Matthew Carrieri of Mantua
A Dominican religious from Mantua in the 15th century, Matthew Carrieri was a famous preacher and reformer of convents t…
Saint Mayeul of Cluny
Fourth Abbot of Cluny in the 10th century, Mayeul was one of the greatest monastic reformers in Europe. Captured by the …
Saint Odo (Eudes) of Cluny
The second abbot of Cluny and a major figure of the 10th-century monastic reform, Odo dedicated his life to restoring Be…
Blessed Pierre Fourier
A Lorrain priest and exemplary parish priest of Mattaincourt, Pierre Fourier dedicated his life to education and religio…
Saint Poppo (Abbot of Stavelot)
Born in Flanders in 978, Poppo abandoned a military career after pilgrimages to the Holy Land and Rome to become a monk.…
The Venerable Richard
Abbot of Saint-Vannes of Verdun in the 11th century, Richard was a great monastic reformer in northern France and Belgiu…
Blessed Urban V
Guillaume de Grimoard, who became Urban V in 1362, was a Benedictine pope marked by his austerity and reforming zeal. He…
Blessed William of Dijon
A nobleman of Italian origin and disciple of Saint Mayeul at Cluny, William became a great monastic reformer, leading up…