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Columba
Columba () or Colmcille (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission. He founded the important abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He is the patron saint of Derry. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts, and is remembered today as a Catholic saint and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.

Guntram
Saint Gontrand ( 532 in Soissons – 28 March 592 in Chalon-sur-Saône), also called Gontran, Gontram, Guntram, Gunthram, Gunthchramn, and Guntramnus, was the king of the Kingdom of Orléans from AD 561 to AD 592. He was the third-eldest and second-eldest-surviving son of Chlothar I and Ingunda. On his father's death in 561, he became king of a fourth of the Kingdom of the Franks, and made his capital at Orléans. The name "Gontrand" denotes "War Raven".

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".

Saint Gall
Irish disciple and saint

Adomnán
Adomnán or Adamnán of Iona (; , Adomnanus; 624 – 704), also known as Eunan ( ; from ), was an abbot of Iona Abbey ( 679–704), hagiographer, statesman, canon jurist, and saint. He was the author of the Life of Columba (), probably written between 697 and 700. This biography is by far the most important surviving work written in early-medieval Scotland, and is a vital source for our knowledge of the Picts, and an insight into the life of Iona and the early-medieval Gaelic monk.

Cuthbert
Cuthbert () ( – 20 March 687) was a saint of the early Northumbrian church in the Celtic tradition. He was a monk, bishop and hermit, associated with the monasteries of Melrose and Lindisfarne in the Kingdom of Northumbria, today in north-eastern England and south-eastern Scotland. Both during his life and after his death, he became a popular medieval saint of Northern England, with a cult centred on his tomb at Durham Cathedral. Cuthbert is regarded as the patron saint of Northumbria. His feast days are 20 March (Catholic Church, Church of England, Eastern Orthodox Church, Episcopal Church) a
Rupert of Salzburg
Frankish bishop
Vergilius of Salzburg
Irish churchman, astronomer, bishop of Salzburg
Saint Kilian
German-Irish saint
Fiacre
Irish saint
Odile of Alsace
Christian abbess and saint
Balthild
Wife of Clovis II
Kevin of Glendalough
Irish saint
Fridolin of Säckingen
Irish missionary
Birinus
Birinus (also Berin, Birin; – 3 December 649 or 650) was the first Bishop of Dorchester and was known as the "Apostle to the West Saxons" for his conversion of the Kingdom of Wessex to Christianity. He is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and Anglican churches.
Audoin
Frankish bishop

Saint Pirmin
thumb|upright|Relic in Speyer Cathedral.
Pirmin (; before 700 – November 3, 753), was a Merovingian-era monk and missionary who founded or restored numerous monasteries in Alemannia. He is regarded as a saint in the Catholic Church.
Audomar
Audomar (died 670), better known as Omer, was a bishop of Thérouanne, after whom the nearby Saint-Omer in northern France is named. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
Emmeram of Regensburg
Bishop and martyr
Adela
Catholic saint and royal princess
Irmina of Oeren
Frankish noble
Aldegund
Aldegund ( 639–684), also Aldegundis or Aldegonde, was a Frankish Benedictine abbess who is honored as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church in France and by the Orthodox Church.

Waltrude
Saint Waltrude (; ; ; ; died April 9, 688 AD) is the patron saint of Mons, Belgium, where she is known in French as Sainte Waudru, and of Herentals, Belgium, where she is known in Dutch as Sint-Waldetrudis or -Waltrudis. Both cities boast a large medieval church that bears her name.

Catald
Catald of Taranto (also Cataldus, Cathaluds, Cathaldus, Cat(t)aldo, Cathal; fl. 7th century) was an Irish monk.
Colmán of Lindisfarne
Bishop of Lindisfarne; Saint
Saint Faro
Bishop of Meaux
Wendelin of Trier
German saint
Wera of Utrecht
missionary, bishop and saint
Finan of Lindisfarne
Bishop of Lindisfarne; Saint
Saint Fursey
Catholic and Orthodox saint, born around 567 in Ireland and died in the Merovingian kingdom of Austrasia around 648
Eustace of Luxeuil
Abbot of Luxeuil

Didier of Cahors
Merovingian official

Disibod
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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.

Remaclus
Remaclus (also called Remaclus von Stablo; died 673) was a Benedictine missionary bishop who is venerated as a saint.

Burgundofara
Burgundofara (died 643 or 655), also Saint Fara or Fare, was the founder and first abbess of the Abbey of Faremoutiers.
Donat de Besançon
26th archbishop of Besançon and saint

Rictrude
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Rictrude (Rictrudis, Richtrudis, Richrudis) (c. 614–688) was abbess of Marchiennes Abbey, in Flanders. The main early source for her life is the Vita Rictrudis, commissioned by the abbey, and written in 907 by Hucbald.
Wandregisel
Saint Wandregisel () (c. 605–668 AD) was a Frankish courtier, monk, and abbot.

Hidulf
Hildulf (died 707) was an abbot, founder of Moyenmoutier Abbey, and reputed bishop of Trier. He is a Catholic and Orthodox saint. His feast day is 11 July.
Bertila de Chelles
Frankish abbesses

Walric, abbot of Leuconay
thumb|Walaric prophesying to Hugh Capet in a vision. From the 14th century Grandes Chroniques de France.Saint Walaric, Valery in modern French, was a Christian monk born in 565 (d. 619 AD) and founder of the monastery of Leuconay, known today as Saint-Valery-sur-Somme. He was a follower of Columbanus, who founded monastic communities throughout Merovingian Gaul and continental Europe during the seventh century.
Ursmar
Ursmar of Lobbes (born 644, died 713) was a missionary bishop in the Meuse and Ardennes region in present-day Belgium, Germany, Luxemburg and France. He was also the first abbot of Lobbes Abbey.
Ansbert of Rouen
Frankish Benedictine abbot and saint

Vincent Madelgarius
Belgian saint

Fridianus
Fridianus (, also Frigidanus, Frigidian, Frigianu), was an Irish prince and hermit, fl. 6th century. Tradition names him as a son of King Ultach of Ulster. He later migrated to Italy, where he was appointed as Bishop of Lucca. The Basilica of San Frediano in the city is dedicated to him, as are churches in Florence.

Richarius
Richarius of Celles (; ; – April 26, 645 AD) was a Frankish hermit, monk, and the founder of two monasteries. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
Attala
Abbot of Bobbio

Saint Waldebert
Waldebert (died 668), also known as Gaubert, Valbert and Walbert, was a Frankish count of Guines, Ponthieu and Saint-Pol who became abbot of Luxeuil, and eventually a canonized saint in the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. Like several among his kinsmen, he protected the Church, enriched it with lands and founded monasteries. His brother was Faro.
Donatus of Fiesole
Irish teacher, poet, Bishop of Fiesole and saint
Alto of Altomünster
Irish monk
Reineldis
Reineldis (c. 630 – c. 680) was a saint of the 7th century, martyred by raiding barbarians.
Romaric
Saint Romaric (died 653 AD) was a Frankish nobleman who lived in Austrasia from the late 6th century until the middle of the 7th century. He and Amatus of Grenoble founded Remiremont Abbey.
Austregisilus
Saint Austregisilus (Outrille, Aoustrille; died 624) was a Frankish bishop and bishop of Bourges from 612 until his death in 624. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, with his feast day is 20 May.
Plechelm
Plechelm, (Plechelm of Guelderland, Plechelm, also Pleghelm or Plechelmus; died 730), is honoured in both the Catholic Church and the Old Catholic Church as a patron saint of the Netherlands.
Goeric
Bishop of Metz

Frobert of Troyes
French Roman Catholic saint
Adalbard
Adalbert I of Ostrevent (died 652) was a 7th-century Frankish nobleman of the court of King Clovis II of France. He is recognized as a saint, and is commemorated on both 2 February (his martyrdom) and 2 May (translation of his relics to Douai in 1221).
Jonas of Bobbio
Columbanian monk and writer of hagiography
Deicolus
Deicolus (also Déicole, Domgall, other variations; January 18, 625) is venerated as a saint in both the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. He was an elder brother of Saint Gall.