AGOFREDUS of LA-CROIX, a brother of St. Leutfrid of La-Croix (vide infra), and monk at the Abbey of the Cross of St. Ouen (abbaye La Croix Saint-Ouen) in the present-day town of Lacroix-Saint-Ouen, in northern France, where St. Leutfrid was Abbot. St. Agofredus was known throughout Normandy for his holiness of life. He reposed in 738.

ALBAN, a Greek priest from Naxos exiled by the Arians, St. Alban ended up in Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) where he evangelised the locals, and continued his preaching against Arianism. St. Alban was martyred at Mainz by invading Vandals circa 400.

CORBMAC, (Sixth Century), St. Corbmac was a disciple of St. Columba Iona (9th June) who made him Abbot of Durrow in Co. Offaly, Ireland. Nothing further is known about his life.

CYRIACUS and APOLLINARIS of AFRICA, (Date Unknown), these two saints are listed in the martyrologies as having been martyred in North Africa. However, no information on their lives is extant.

DEMETRIA of ROME, commonly believed to have been the daughter of SS. Flavian of Acquapendente (22nd December) and Dafrosa of Acquapendente (4th January), and sister of St. Bibiana (2nd December). According to tradition, during the persecutions under Emperor Julian the Apostate (r. 361–363) St. Demetria was arrested in 363 and tried for being a Christian. Upon conviction and sentencing to death, St. Demetria dropped dead in front of the judge. As with SS. Flavian, Dafrosa, and Bibiana, there is a great deal of doubt surrounding the details of St. Demetria’s martyrdom as well.

DOMINIC of COMACCHIO, a monk at the Abbey of Pomposa (abbazia di Pomposa) in Comacchio about 67 km (41 miles) south of Venice. St. Dominic reposed circa 820.

ENGELMUND, an English monk and fellow-worker with St. Willibrord of Echternach (7th November) in evangelising Friesland (northern Netherlands). St. Engelmund reposed in Haarlem circa 739, and his relics are enshrined at Utrecht.

LEUTFRID (LEUFROY) of LA-CROIX, founding Abbot of the Abbey of the Cross of St. Ouen (abbaye La Croix Saint-Ouen) in the present-day town of Lacroix-Saint-Ouen, in northern France. St. Leutfrid served as Abbot until his repose in 738. The Abbey was later renamed La Croix Saint-Leufroy in his honour.

MAINE (MEVENUS, MEWAN, MÉEN) of BRETAGNE, a native of either Cornwall or Wales, who accompanied St. Samson of Dol (28th July) to Brittany (northern France) where he founded the Abbey of Saint John of Gaël (abbaye Saint-Jean-de-Gaël) in present-day Saint-Méen-le-Grand, Brittany. St. Maine reposed in 617, and his abbey was later named Saint-Méen.

MARTIN of TONGRES, believed to have been a hermit whose sanctity and wonderworking led the people of Tongres in the present-day Belgian province of Limberg, to compel St. Martin to become their bishop. St. Martin is generally counted as the seventh bishop of that See, and is venerated as the Apostle of Hesbaye district of Limberg. He reposed circa 350.

RALPH of BOURGES, a member of Frankish royalty, St. Ralph in 822 renounced his temporal status and honours to receive monastic tonsure. He was consecrated Archbishop of Bourges in 840, during the next twenty-six years, St. Ralph dedicated himself to founding monasteries and care of his flock. The energy with which he approached these tasks seemed endless. St. Ralph reposed in 866.

RUFINUS and MARTIA of SYRACUSE, (Date Unknown), early martyrs in Syracuse in Sicily. No further information on them is extant.

URCISCENUS of PAVIA, consecrated Bishop of Pavia in Lombardy (northern Italy) circa 183, St. Urciscenus led his Diocese through thirty-three years of persecution and tumultuousness. He reposed circa 216.

WOLFRID of HOHENTWIEL, the founder of St. George's Abbey (Kloster Sankt Georgen) on Hohentwiel Mountain, in present-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany. St. Wolfrid reposed circa 990.

AURELIAN of LYONS, a monk and later Abbot the Abbey of St. Martin of Ainay (abbaye Saint-Martin d'Ainay) in Ainay (part of present-day Lyons, France). St. Aurelian later served as 47th Archbishop of Lyons from 875 until his repose in 895.

BERTHA of BLANGY, a daughter of Count Rigobertus and Princes Ursanna of Kent. Following the repose of her husband in 672, St. Bertha founded and served as first Abbess of what was later known as the Abbey of St. Bertha of Blangy (Abbaye Sainte Berthe) in Artois (north-eastern France). Towards the end of her life she resigned as Abbess in favour of one of her daughters and spent the rest of her life as a hermitess in the abbey. St. Bertha reposed circa 725.

FINBAR of WEXFORD, a sixth century Abbot of Innis-Doimhle (most likely present-day Inch, Co. Wexford), Ireland. The English Roman Catholic priest and renowned hagiographer Fr. Alban Butler (†1773) describes him as the founding abbot of a monastery on the Isle of Crimlen, between Hy Kinsellagh and the Decies of Munster. He also cautions us not to confuse this St. Finbar with St. Finbar (Barr) of Cork (25th September).

HATTO of OTTOBEUREN, a Swabian noble who, upon reaching majority, donated all his property to the Abbey of Saint Alexander of Bergamo (Kloster Ottobeuren) in Ottobeuren in the Bavarian Allgäu (southern Germany), and received monastic tonsure. St. Hatto spent the rest of his life as a monk at Ottobeuren, reposing in 985.

JUCUNDIAN, (Date Unknown), a martyr in North Africa, of whom nothing is known save he was martyred by drowning at sea.

LAURIANUS, (LAURIAN) of SEVILLE, the extant information on St. Lauianus is completely unreliable. However, according to tradition, he was a native of Pannonia (Hungary), who was most likely ordained to the deaconate in Milan (north-west Italy), and later served as Archbishop of Seville (southern spain). He was probably martyred in Bourges (central France). The head of Saint Laurianus is amongst the relics venerated at Seville.

NAMPHAMON the ARCHMARTYR and COMPANIONS, an early (circa 180?) group of martyrs at Madaura in Numidia in North Africa, often counted as amongst the first to be martyred in that region. The name Namphone is of Punic or Carthaginian derivation, however, no further firm information is extant.

PROCOPIUS of SÁZAVA, a native of Bohemia (western Czech Republic), who lived for some time as a monk somewhere in present-day Hungary. St. Procipius returned to his native Bohemia circa 1029, living at first as a hermit in the Sázava Valley. His holiness and wonderworking soon attracted many disciples. With a local nobleman as benefactor, St. Procopius founded a monastery, and served as its founding-Abbot until his repose in 1053.

ULRIC (ULDARICUS, UDALRIC) of AUGSBURG, a native of Augsburg in Bavaria (south-eastern Germany), who was educated at St. Gall in Switzerland. St. Ulric, having been nominated by Henry I the Fowler, King of East Francia (r. 919–936), was consecrated Bishop of Augsburg on 28th December, 923. During his episcopacy, St. Ulric was an indefatigable pastor, visiting the sick, building churches, and caring for his priests. St. Ulrich's courage and leadership served his See well when faced with Magyar invaders, rallying his flock to hold off the Magyars until the arrival of Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 936–973) and his troops. In 971, after nearly a half century as primate, St. Ulric resigned his See, and with the Emperor’s consent appointed his nephew his successor. The appointment was subsequently ruled un-canonical, and St. Ulric was charged and convicted of nepotism, for which St. Ulric apologised and did penance.

St. Ulric reposed on 4th July, 973. He was canonised on 3rd February 993 by Pope John XV; the first western saint canonised by the Pope of Rome and not a local council, serving as the foundation of the church of Rome’s canonisation process of today.