Blessed Alcuin
An Anglo-Saxon scholar of the 8th century, Alcuin was the advisor and tutor to Charlemagne, playing a key role in the Ca…
Place
Aachen
DE
5 saints associated
Blessed Charlemagne
King of the Franks and later Emperor of the West, Charlemagne dedicated his reign to the expansion of the Christian fait…
Saint Leo III
Elected pope in 795, Leo III was the victim of a violent attack in 799 by associates of his predecessor who attempted to…
Saint Lioba (Leoba)
An 8th-century Anglo-Saxon nun, Saint Lioba was called to Germany by her relative Saint Boniface to establish female mon…
Saint Paulinus of Aquileia
Originally from Alsace, Paulinus was an illustrious prelate and scholar under the reign of Charlemagne, becoming Patriar…