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Saint Boniface
missionary who propagated Christianity in the Frankish Empire
Willibrord
Willibrord (; 658 – 7 November AD 739) was an Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop, and missionary. He became the first Bishop of Utrecht in what is now the Netherlands, dying at Echternach in Luxembourg, and is known as the "Apostle to the Frisians".
Hubertus
Christian saint, first bishop of Liège (c.656-727)
Rupert of Salzburg
Frankish bishop
Vergilius of Salzburg
Irish churchman, astronomer, bishop of Salzburg
Lambert of Maastricht
bishop of Maastricht (635-705)
Odile of Alsace
Christian abbess and saint
Chrodegang
Chrodegang (; ; died 6 March 766) was the Frankish Bishop of Metz from 742 or 748 until his death. He served as chancellor for his kinsman, Charles Martel. Chrodegang is claimed to be a progenitor of the Frankish dynasty of the Robertians. He is recognized as a saint in the Catholic Church and in the Orthodox Church.
Saint Sturm
Austrian saint
Gudula
Gudula of Brabant, also known as Saint Gudula (ca. 646–712), was a Christian saint who is venerated in Catholic and Orthodox churches. In Brabant, she is usually called Goedele or Goule; (, later ''''; ; ). Her name is connected to several places: Moorsel (where she lived), Brussels (where a chapter in her honour was founded in 1047) and Eibingen (where the relic of her skull is conserved).
Lul
Saint Lullus (also known as Lull or Lul, born AD 710 – died 16 October 786) was the first permanent archbishop of Mainz, succeeding Saint Boniface, and first abbot of the Benedictine Hersfeld Abbey. He is historiographically considered the first official sovereign of the Electorate of Mainz.
Hugh of Rouen
French abbot, bishop and saint (690–730)
Remigius of Rouen
Archbishop of Rouen
Adela
Catholic saint and royal princess
Lebuinus
Lebuinus (also known as Lebuin, Lebwin or Liafwin[e]; died 775) was a medieval Christian monk who is the Apostle of the Frisians and patron saint of the city of Deventer in the Netherlands. He was born in England to Anglo-Saxon parents, date unknown, and died at Deventer about 775.
Aubert of Avranches
Bishop of Avranches
Amalberga of Temse
Lotharingian noble woman
Gangulphus
Gangulphus of Burgundy (died 11 May 760 AD) is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church. Gangulphus was a Burgundian courtier whose historical existence can be attested by only a single document: a deed from the court of Pepin the Short, dated 762, attests that he was a great landowner, whose family dominated the region and exercised a lot of power.
Austrebertha
Austrebertha (Austreberta, Eustreberta, Austreberta of Pavilly; ) (630–February 10, 704) was a French nun of the Middle Ages, who took the veil very young, and became a nun at the Port Monastery in the Ponthieu. She became abbess to the foundation of Pavilly, where she died at the beginning of the eighth century, at 74. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. Her feast day is February 10.
Rigobert
Rigobert (died c. 750) was a Benedictine monk and later abbot of the Abbey Saint-Pierre of Orbais who subsequently succeeded Saint Rieul as bishop of Reims in 698. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
Wera of Utrecht
missionary, bishop and saint
Saint Erentrude
Erentrude (also known as Ehrentraud, Erendrudis, Erentruy, Erndrude, Arentruda, Ariotruda and Arndruda) was a saint and abbess, born during the end of the 7th century, probably in present-day Germany or Austria. She was born into a Franconian-Merovingian royal house, and was the niece of Rupert of Salzburg. She left her home country to assist Rupert in establishing religious communities in Salzburg; in about 700, he built a convent, Nonnberg Abbey, and installed her as its first abbess. She and the nuns at Nonnberg served the poor, needy, and ill, striking a balance between living as cloistere
Wulfram of Sens
bishop of Sens
Gregory of Utrecht
Frankish bishop and saint
Fulrad
Saint Fulrad (; ; 710 – 16 July 784) was a Frankish religious leader who was the Abbot of Saint-Denis. He was the counselor of both Pepin the Short and Charlemagne. Historians see Fulrad as important due to his significance in the rise of the Frankish Kingdom, and the insight he gives into early Carolingian society. He was noted to have been always on the side of Charlemagne, especially during the attack from the Saxons on Regnum Francorum (Latin for Francia), and the Royal Mandatum (a royal official of the Carolingian administrative hierarchy). Other historians have taken a closer look at Ful
Pharaildis
Saint Pharaildis or Pharailde () is an 8th-century Belgian virgin and patron saint of Ghent. Her dates are imprecise, but she lived to a great age and died on January 5 at ninety.
Bertin
Bertin (; 615 – c. 709 AD), also known as Saint Bertin the Great, was the Frankish abbot of a monastery in Saint-Omer later named the Abbey of Saint Bertin after him. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. The fame of Bertin's learning and sanctity was so great that in a short time more than 150 monks lived under his rule. Among them were St. Winnoc and his three companions who had come from Brittany to join Bertin's community and assist in the conversions. Nearly the whole Morini region was Christianized.
Opportuna of Montreuil
French Benedictine nun
Leudwinus
Saint Leudwinus, Count of Treves (; also Leodewin, Liutwin, Ludwin, etc.; 660 – 29 September 722 AD in Reims) founded an abbey in Mettlach. He was Archbishop of Treves and Laon. As patron saint of the Mettlach parish, his relics are carried through the town by procession at the annual Pentecost celebration. His feast day is September 29. He was the son of Saint Warinus, the paternal grandson of Saint Sigrada, and nephew of Saint Leodegarius.
Sacerdos of Limoges
French saint
Milo
bishop
Bertha of Artois
French abbess
Erkembode
thumb|Tiny pairs of shoes on Saint Erkembode's tomb in Saint-Omer Cathedral.
Pardulphus
Saint Pardulphus (Pardulf, Pardoux) (657 – 737 AD) was a Frankish saint and Benedictine abbot. The Vita Pardulfi, was written by an anonymous monk around the middle of the eighth century. It is notable for the insight it provides into life in Aquitaine at the time.
Vindicianus
Saint Vindicianus (Vindician) () ( 632 – 712) was a bishop of Cambrai-Arras. His feast day is 11 March. He is called a spiritual follower of Saint Eligius (Saint Eloi).
Aventin
thumb|Portal of the church of Saint Aventin, photographed by Eugène Trutat. Saint Aventin was a Frankish saint and hermit of the 8th century.
Abbo II
Bishop of the Diocese of Metz
Silvin of Auchy
French saint
Floribert of Liège
Roman Catholic bishop
Eugénie d'Alsace
Abbess and Roman Catholic saint
Bertulf of Renty
Belgian monk
Leutfridus
French monk
Bertha of Bingen
Mother of Rupert of Bingen