Saint Ansegisus
A friend of Charlemagne and Louis the Pious, Saint Ansegis was a major reforming abbot of the 9th century. He restored the discipline and bu…
Iconographic attribute
abbot's habit
15 saints
Saint Clarus (Clarus)
Saint Clair was a 7th-century abbot in Vienne, recognized for his early piety and his leadership of the monasteries of Sainte-Blandine and S…
Saint Constantien of Javron
Originally from Auvergne, Saint Constantien was a monk at Micy before retiring as a hermit in Maine. Having become abbot of Javron under the…
Saint Cyran (Sigiran)
A nobleman from Berry and cupbearer at the court of Dagobert, Cyran renounced the world to become an archdeacon in Tours and later a monk. A…
Saint Eustasius of Luxeuil
Successor to Saint Columbanus as head of the Abbey of Luxeuil, Eustase was a great reformer and missionary of the 7th century. He evangelize…
Saint Evroul (Evrouls)
Saint Évrou was the founder of monastic life in the Beauvaisis during the 6th century. Abbot of several monasteries including Saint-Fuscien …
Saint Germer of Vardes
A Frankish noble and advisor to kings Dagobert I and Clovis II, Germer left the court for monastic life after raising a family. As the first…
Saint Leufroy
Saint Leufroi, a nobleman of Neustria in the 8th century, became an abbot and founder of the monastery of La Croix-Saint-Ouen after a life o…
Saint Patroclus of Berry
Saint Patroclus, a native of Berry in the 6th century, left the court of King Childebert to embrace the clerical life in Bourges. After foun…
Saint Porchaire
Abbot of Saint-Hilaire de Poitiers in the 6th century, Porchaire was a respected mediator during the troubles at the monastery of Saint Rade…
Saint Riquier
Born in Ponthieu under Clotaire II, Riquier converted after hosting two Irish missionaries. Having become a priest and abbot, he evangelized…
Saint Siviard of Saint-Calais
Abbot of the monastery of Saint-Calais in the 7th century, Siviard succeeded his own father as head of the community. Known for his humility…
Saint Theodoric (Theodorion)
The son of a thieving peasant, Thierry was instructed by Saint Remi and founded the Abbey of Mont-d'Or near Reims after convincing his wife …
Saint Vinebaud
Of Roman origin, Vinebaud was first a hermit at Bossensy before becoming abbot of Saint-Loup in Troyes in 583. A man of charity and miracles…
Saint Winebaud (Abbot of Heidenheim)
Son of an Anglo-Saxon prince, Winebaud dedicated himself to God in Rome before joining Saint Boniface to evangelize Thuringia. He founded th…