Kate Monk's Onomastikon

(Dictionary of Names)


Saints' Days - April

1 Agilbert
  Aodhan
  Cantius, Cantianus, Cantianilla
  Catherine of Palma C13th
* Cellach, Bishop of Armagh
  Donatus
  Ferreolus, Bishop of Uzès
  Francis of Paola C16th
  Gilbert, Bishop of Caithness
  Hugh, Bishop of Grenoble d 1132
  Mary Magdalene (Conversion)
  Melito, Bishop of Sardes/Sardis C2nd
  Pontius
  Tewdric/Theodoric, King of Morgannwg d595
* Theodora, Roman martyr d130
* Walericus/Walaric/Valeric/Valery d620 Bishop in Auvergne
  Venantius, Bishop martyr, Dalmatia d255
  Victor + Stephen, martyrs in Egypt
2 * Abundius, Bishop of Como d469
* Amphianus/Ap(p)ian, Lycia d c305
* App(h)ian d306, Phoenicia
* Bronach(a ), virgin of Glen-Seichis, Kilbroney
  Conall
  Constantius/Constantine II, King of Scotland
* Ebba II, Abbess of Coldingham + comps martyred by Danes d874
* Francis de Paola, hermit, founder of Minim Friars 1416-1507
  Guthlac
  John Payne
  Margaret
* Mary of Egypt, hermitess in Jordan C5th
  Nicasius/Nychasius
  Nicetius/Nicetas, Bishop of Lyons
  Richard de Wyse/Wyche of Chichester, 1197-1253
* Theodosia, virgin from Tyre martyred in Caesarea d308
  Titus the Wonderworker (Orth)
* Urban, Bishop of Langres d390
3 * Agape, Irene + Chione/Chionia d304, Macedonia
  Ambrose
* Attala, Abbot of Taormina d c800
  Benedict the Black b1526
  Coman
* Fara/Fare/Burgundofara Abbess/founder of Faremoutiers
  Florentius, bishop of Strassbourg
  Nicetas/Niketas
  Pancras/Pancratius of Taormina
* Richard de Wyse/Wyche, Bishop of Chichester, 1197-1253
* Vulpian/Ulpian, Syrian martyred at Tyre d304
4 * Ageranus, Order of Beze Côte-d'Or d303
* Alexander Rawlins, Blessed d1595, York
  Ambrose
* Benedict the Black/il Moro/the Moor, Italy
  Claudius (Russia?)
  Colman
  Isadore of Seville, Doctor of the Church C6th
  Merryn/Merin, Cornwall and Brittany, C6th
  Nikitas of Seres, d1809
  Plato
* Theodoulos + Agathop(o)us/Agathopodus d303, Thessalonica
* Tigernach/Tighernach/Tierney/Torney, Bishop of Clogher d509 or 549
  Ultan
  Zosimus, hermit in Palestine C5th
5 Agape + comps
* Albert, Bishop of Montecorvino d1127
* Bec(c)an, Abbot of Kill-Beggan, Cork C6th
  Claudian
  Derfel Gadarn of Llanderfel, Abbot of Bardsey, C6th
* Ethelburga, Abbess of Lyminge dau Aethelbert d647 (+ Sept 8)
* Gerald of Sauve-Majeure C11th
* Irene, Empress d803
  Juliana of Liege 1191-1258
  Probus + Grace of Tressilian
  Theodora of Thessalonica (Orth)
  Theodore + Pausilippus, martyrs at Byzantium d130
  Tigernach/Tierney
* Vincent Ferrer, Dominican missionary 1350-1419
  Vivian
6 * Bertham/Berthane/Berchan, Bishop of Kirkwall Ferda-Leithe, 'Man of Two Countries' d840
* Brychan, (legendary?) King of Brycheiniog/ Brecknock Wales
  Catherine
  Celestine, Pope
  Elstan, Bishop of Ramsbury
  Marcellinus, martyr d413
  Marcia
  Martyrs of Hadiab (120)
  Methodios, d885
  Notker Balbulus (now 7 May)
  Prudentius, Bishop of Troyes
  Sixtus, Pope
  Ulched of Anglesey
* Timothy + Diogenes, martyrs at Philippi, Macedonia d345
  Winebald
6 Alexander
* Aphraates 'the Persian sage' d c345, Antioch
* Ashley, Ralph martyr d1606, Worcestor
  Eutychios, Patriarch of Constantinople (Orth)
  Finan/Finian Cam
  George, Bishop of Mytilene
  Hegesippus
  Macarius
  Ralph
  Sixtus, Pope
  Ulchad/Uchal, Liechulched, Anglesey
  Ursula/Ursulina
  William of Eskilsoe, French missionary to Denmark d1203
  Winebald, hermit, Abbot of Saint-Loup-de-Troyes C7th
7 * Aibert/Aybert, Tournai d1140
  Albert (Ailbert?) of Vercelli
  Albert, Bishop of Jerusalem
  Annunciation of Our Lord
  Apollinarius
  Aodh
  Bernacus of Wales
* Brynach, Irish? founder of Nevern/Nefyn, Wales C6th
  Celestine, Pope
* Celsus/Ceallach McAedh, Bishop of Armagh b c1080
  Dionysius of Corinth
* Finan/Fionan, Abbot of Kinnitty
  Goran, friend of Pádraig
  Govan of Cornwall
* Herman Joseph, Blessed, monk at Steinfeld
* John Baptist/Jean Baptiste de la Salle, founder, 'Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools' 1651-1719
* Llewellyn + Gwrnerth, Barsey Island, C6th
  Maximinus
  Perpetuus
  Saturninus, Bishop of Verona C4th
  Seanan
  Ursulina, Blessed, virgin & visionary, Parma 1375-1410
  Walter of Pontnoise d1099
8 * Aedicius/Aedesius d306, Caesaria
  Agabus, Phlegon, Rufus + Asyncritus (Orth)
* Amantius, Bishop of Como d440
  Aodhan
  Failbhe
  Hugh, Bishop of Rouen
* Julia Billiart, Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur.
  Madrun of Wales + Cornwall, C5th
  Mary of Egypt
  Monica
  Ronan
  Tiarnan
  Waldetrudis/Waltrude
  Walter Gautier, Abbot of Pontnoise d1095
9 * Acacius, Bishop of Amida/Diarbekir
  Casilda, a Moorish princess
  Colman
  Dotto, Abbot in Orkney
  Eupsychius of Caesaria
  Fridestan, Bishop of Winchester
  Gaucher(ius) of Aureil d1140
  Seanan
  Theodore, Abbot of Crowland + Askega, Swithin, Elfgete, Ulric, Savinus, Egdred, Grimkeld + Agamund,
  Massilytan Martyrs
  Seven Virgin Martyrs
  The Roman Captives in Persia
  Theodosia
Thomas of Tolentino, Blessed, Franciscan missionary martyr + Bl. James of Padua, Bl. Peter of Siena + Demetrius of Triflis d1322
Waldetrudis/Waltrude/Waudru, wife of Vincent Madelgarius, nun near Mons d688
Zosimus
10 * Anthony Neyrot, Blessed, Piedmont d1460, Tunisia
* Appollonius, priest d c205, Alexandria
  Azas the Deacon (Orth)
  Bademus
  Bede the Younger
  Bearchan
* Beocca, Abbot of Chertsey + 90 comps incl Ethor, lledda + Torthred) martyred by Danes d870
  Cillian
* Ezekiel the Prophet, Biblical
  Fulbert d1029
  Godobert/Profer, Bishop of Angers
  Hedda, Abbot of Peterborough d869 + 84 monks martyred by Danes
  Jacob the Presbyter (Orth)
  Mark
  Mechtildes
  Michael de Sanctis, Trinitarian monk, Spain 1591-1625
  Palladius, Bishop of Auxerre
* Terence/Terentius, Africanus, Pompeius + comps, 50 martyrs c250
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
11 * Aedh/Aodh
* Antipas, Bishop of Pergamos/Pergamum d c90
* Barsanuphius, hermit in Gaza d550
* Gemma Galgani, Lucca 1878-1903
  God(e)berta C6th, Frankish
  Guthlac of Croyland/Crowland
  Isaac
  Leo I (the Great), Pope C5th
  Maccai/Machai, Abbot of Bute
  Maodhog
  Mochua of Ireland
  Phillip
  Seanan
* Stanislaus Szczepanow, Bishop of Krakow killed by King Boleslaus 1030-79
12 Alferius
* Allerius, Salerno d1050
  Angelo
  Anthousa (Orth)
  Bueno
  Constantine, Bishop of Gap
  Eirnin
  Erkenbodo, Bishop of Thérouanne
* Julius I, Pope d352
  Marcellus
  Odilo of Chartres
* Sabas the Goth, martyr in Romania d372
* Tetricus, Bishop of Auxerre d707
* Victor of Braga, Portugal martyr d c300
  Vissia, virgin martyr, Fermo, near Ancona d250
* Wigbert, Anglo-Saxon missionary, Ireland & Friesland d690
* Zeno, Bishop of Verona b Africa, d271
13 Carpus
? Charles Eugene de Foucauld, Venerable, hermit in Algeria 1858-1916
  Edmund
  Eufemia/Euphemia
  Eusebius/Eusebia
  Hermenegild
  John
* Martin I, Pope d 655
  Papylus and Agathonice
  Ursus of Aosta C4th
  Valerianus
  Winnoc/Guinoc, Bishop in Scotland
14 Agathodorus
  Anthony
* Ardalion, martyr, c300
  Aristarchos, Poudes + Trophimus (Orth)
  Benezet
  Caradoc/Caradog, C12th, St. David's
  Cillian
  Colman
  Eustachius
  John
  Justin Martyr
* Lydwina/Lydwine/Lidwina/Ledwina, Schiedam, Holland, 1380-1433
  Maximus
  Papylas
* Peter Gonzalez (Elmo/Telmo), Dominican priest, Spain d1246
* Tassach/Asicus, Bishop of Raholp, Ireland d c495
  Thomais, martyr in Alexandria (killed for refusing to sleep with father-in-law) d476
* Tiburtius, Valerian + Maximus, Roman martyrs C3rd
  Valerian
15 Anastasia + Basilissa
  Crescens (Orth)
  Helena, Queen of Salzburg
  Hunna d679
  Invelta
* Joseph de Veuster, Venerable, missionary in Hawaii, d1885
  Mstislav-Harold-Theodore, Prince of Kiev, son of Gytha, d Harold II of Eng
  Munde/Mundus, Abbot of Argyle
  Olimpiadis
  Paternus of England, Bishop of Vannes
  Paternus/Padarn of Wales/Brittany, founder of Llanbadarn Fawr d550?
  Primus
* Ruadan/Ruadhan, Bishop of Lothra/Lorrha d584
16 Agape, Irene, Chionia (Orth)
* Benedict Joseph Labre, pilgrim 'the Beggar of Rome' 1748-83
* Bernadette of Lourdes (Marie-Bernarde Soubirous) 1844-79 (18 Feb in France)
  Callistus, Pope
  Drogo d1186, Flanders
  Eighteen Martyrs of Saragossa
  Engratia
  Failbhe
  Fructosis, Bishop of Braga
* Magnus of Orkney C12th
  Paternus of England, Bishop of Vannes
  Paternus of Wales, Bishop of Llandbadarn Fawr
* Turibius, Bishop of Astorga, Spain d460
  Turibius, Abbot/ founder of Liebana in Asturias d528
  Ultan
* Vasius/Vaise, Bishop of Saintes d500
17 Agapetos, Pope (Orth)
* Anicetus (Nikita), Pope C2nd
  Clare
* Donnan/Donan(us), Abbot of Eigg + 52 monks martyred by Danes, 618
  Eochaidh
  Garbhan
  Henry Heath
  Leonidas
  Lugaidh
  Peter
  Robert of Chaise-Dieu
  Rudolph of Berne C13th
  Simeon, Bishop of Ctesiphon + comps
  Stephen Harding d1134
  Villicus, Bishop of Meta, France d568
  Wando/Vando, Benedictine Abbot of Fontenelle d756
18 * Apollonius the Apologist, d186
* Aya/Aye/Agia/Austregildis, wife of Hidulphus d c714, Mons
  Bitheus + Genocus, Ireland
  Cogitosus, 'the thinker' of Kildare
  Eleutherius + Ancia
  Eoghan
  Galdin(us) Bishop of Milan
* Laserian/Laisren/Molios/Molaise, Bishop of Leighlin d639
  Mappalicus/Mapolice
  BV Mary (Incarnation)
  Perfectus
  Tychicus, disciple of Paul, trad. Bishop of Paphos C1st
  Renatus
  Savvas the Victorious Goth (Orth)
  Ursmar, Bishop of Liège/Cambrai?
  Wicterp/Wicho, Bishop of Augsburg d749
19 * Alphege/Elphege, Archbishop of Canterbury 953-1012
  Anthony
  Canute
  Carissimus and Dulcissimus
  Expiditus/Expeditus (prob myth)
* James Duckett
  Leo IX, Pope
  Timon, one of 7 deacons chosen by the Apostles C1st
  Ursmar, Abbot-bishop of Lobbes d713
  Vincent of Collioure, Gaul martyr d303
20 Adalar
  Agapitus
* Agnes of Montepulciano c1268-1317
  Apollinus
  Caedwalla (Peter), King of Wessex
  Donnan
  Eanan
  Failbhe
  George, Bishop of Pisidia (Orth)
  James of Scavonia
* Mamertinus + Marian(us)/Marcian, Abbot + monk at Auxerre
  Marcellinus d374
  Peter Martyr
  Robert
  Serf, Bishop of Orkney
  Simon
  Soter, Pope C2nd
  Theodore Trichinas 'the hairy' hermit near Constantinople d330
  Theotimus, Bishop of Tomi d407
  Thomas Tichborne
* Victor + comps (Zoticus, Antoninus, Theonas, Chrysophorus, Severian, Acyndius, Zeno + Caesareus), martyrs at Nicomedia d303
21 * Anastasius the Sinaite/of Sinai d c700
* Anastasius the Younger, Bishop of Antioch d599
* Anselm, a Lombard, Bishop of Canterbury 1033-1107/9
* Berach/Bearach
* Beuno, Abbot of Clyddog/Clynnog Fawr, d c640
  Conrad
  Eingan/Eneon), King of Scots, Hermit of Llyn, Bangor
  Ethelwald
  Maelrubha/Malrubius, Abbot of Applecross, Skye, d722 (+ Aug 22)
  Marcellus
  Maximian, Patriarch of Constantinople (Orth)
  Theodore
  Victor
  William
22 * Abdiesus/Hebed Jesus, Persian martyr d342
* Acepsimas, Persia d376
  Agapitus, Pope
* Apelles, 1st Bishop of Smyrna C1st
  Aprunculus
* Arwald, two sons of, martyrs, Isle of Wight d686
* Authaire, patron of La-Feste-sur-Jouarre C7th
  Azardes, Tharba and Companions
  Bartholomew
* Bichor, Persian martyr
  Caius, Pope
  Ceallachan
  Conrad
  Dionysius, Rusticus, Eleutherius
  Formatus
  Fortunatus
  Leo
  Leonides
  Opportuna
  Rufus of Glendalough
  Senorina, Benedictine Abbess of Venaria d982
  Simeon of Barsabba'e
  Soter, Pope C2nd
  Tarbula/Tarba/Tarbo, sister of Simeon, virgin martyr Persia d345
* Theodore of Sykeon, Bishop of Anstasioupolos d c613
23 Aethelbert, King of Wessex
  Ethelred, King of England
  Felix, Fortunatus + Achilleus
* George, of Terrea, or Lydda, Palestine, d c303
  Gerard, Bishop of Toul
  Giles
  Helen
* Ibor/Ibar/Ivor/Ivar McLugni of Beggerin Island (Iberius, Bishop of Meath?)
  John, Bishop of Holar
  Lazaros of Bulgaria d1802
  Pusinna
  Regulus, Bishop of Senlis
24 Adalbert, Bishop of Prague
* Alexander + Epipodius d178, Gaul
  Aquileia
  Bova + Doda, C7th
  Diarmaid
  Dismas the Good Thief
  Dyfnan of Anglesey, son of Brychnan
* Egbert, Bishop of Iona C8th
  Eutropis
* Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Capuchin monk 1577-1622
  George, martyr
  Ives/Ive/Ivo/Yvo, Bishop of Huntingdonshire
  Ludger, Bishop of Munster
  Maria of St Euphrasia (Rose Virginie Pelletier/Euphrasia Pelletir) 1796-1868
  Mellitus, Archbishop of Canterbury
  Norbert, Bishop of Magdeburg
  Robert, Abbot of Chaise-Dieu
* Sabbas, Roman martyr d372 identified with Savvas the Goth and Victorious General (Orth)
  Shadrach, Mesach, Abednego
  Victoria
  Wendelin
  Wilfrid/Wilfrith, Archbishop of York (Translation)
  William Firmatus, pilgrim & hermit, France d1103
25 * Anianus/Ananias, Bishop of Alexandria C1st
  Clarence
  Floribert
  George
  Ivo
  Kebius
  Macull/Maccail, Bishop of Croghan, Ireland
* Mark the Evangelist C1st
  Maughold/Maccald/Machalus, Bishop of Isle of Man (+ Nov 15,
  Mella, Abbess of Doire-Melle, Leitrim mother of Cannech and Tigernach
  Rusticus, Bishop of Lyon
  Stephen of Perm
  William Marsden, Blessed + Robert Anderson, Blessed, Priests martyred on Isle of Wight d1586
  William of Monte Vergine
26 * Aldo/Aude/Aldobrandesca, Siena
  Antony
* Basileus, Biahop of Amasia, Pontus d319
  Beacan
  Benignus
* Cletus, Pope d cAD 91
  Conan
  Cronan
  Donal
  Marcellinus, Pope C3rd
  Mary, the Mother of Good Counsel
  Pascharius Radbert
  Peter Canisius
  Riquier/Richarius
  Seanan
  Trudpert
27 * Adelelmus, founder of Etival-en-Charnie d1152
  Alpinianus
  Anastasius, Pope
  Anthimus + comps
  Egbert
  Enoder, Abbot in Wales, gs of Brychan
  Gaudius
  Germanus
  Maughold
  Simeon, brother of Jesus, Bishop of Jerusalem (Orth)
* Tassach/Assicus/Asicus/Ascicus, Bishop of Elphin, Ireland d470?
  Tertullian, Bishop of Bologna d490
  Theodore Abbot of Tabenna (the Sanctified/Holy) d368
  Theophilus, Bishop of Brescia d427
  Ultan
* Winebald/Winewald, 2nd Abbot of Beverly d731
* Zita/Sitha/Citha, pious servant 1218-72, Tuscany
28 * Aphrodisius, Bishop of Belziers? + Caralippus, Agapius + Eusebius, Languedoc, C1st
* Artemius, Bishop of Sens d609
* Cronan, Abbot of Roscrea
  Lambert
  Liborius, Bishop of LeMans
* Louis Marie Grignion de Montfort, Jesuit priest 1673-1715
* Lucius/Luchesio, 1st Franciscan tertiary C12th
  Memnon the Wonderworker (Orth)
  Pamphilus + Vitalis
  Patricius, Bishop of Prusa
  Paul of the Cross
* Peter Mary Chanel, missionary martyred in Pacfic islands 1803-41
  Pollio
  Suibhne
* Theodora + Didymus, Alexandria, C3rd
* Valeria/Valerie, trad wife of Vitalis, mother of Gervase + Protase C2nd?
  Winwaloë, Abbot in Wales (Translation)
29 * Agapius + comps (Secundus, Emilian, Tertulla + Antonia) d259, Citra
* Ava, Abbess of Denain/Dinart C9th (niece/dau of Pepin)
  Basil, Bishop of Ostrog (Orth)
  Brioch/Brieux/Bryan the Traveller, Bishop of Brittany (+May 1)
* Catherine of Siena, nun c 1347-80 (form. Apr 30)
  Dichu, Ulster
  Edmund the Martyr, King of England (Translation)
  Endelienta/Endellion of Cornwall, dau Brychan C6th
  Euphrosius
  Fiachna/Fiachan of Lismore
  Frontasius
  Germana/Germanus
  Hoildis
* Hugh the Great, Abbot of Cluny 1024-1109
  Jason, Sosipatros + comps (Orth)
  Joseph
* Peter the Martyr, Dominican, Verona 1205-52
Robert Gruthuysen, Abbot of Molesme C11th
* Senan, hermit North Wales C7th
Torpes, martyr d65
* Wilfrid/Wilfrith II, Archbishop of York, d744
30 * Aimo, monk at Savigny, d1173
* Ajutre/Adjutor/Adjuture/Adjoutr, Normandy d1131
  Argyre the Neomartyr (Orth)
* Aphrodisius, martyr, Alexandria
  Benedict
  Catherine of Siena (now Apr 29)
  Ciaran
  Cynwyl, bro of Deinol of Bangor
  Desideratus
  Erkenwald/Erconwald, Bishop of London
  Eutropius
  Fronto, Bishop of Perigueux
  Germanus
  James the Great, Apostle (Orth)
  James, Marian and Companions
* Joseph of Cottolengo, Founder of orders to care for poor, Italy C19th
  Maxentia, mother of Vigilius
  Maximus
* Miles Gerard, d1590, Rochester
  Pius V, Pope
  Quirinus
  Ronan
  Rosamund
  Sophia
  Wolfhard C11-12th


This collection of names was compiled by Kate Monk and is ©1997, Kate Monk.

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