Medieval Women Saints
- Medieval and Renaissance...
- Medieval Christianity
- Medieval British Saints (8)
- Medieval Germanic Saints (13)
- Joan of Arc
Saint Rosalie
A profile of Saint Rosalie, patron of Palermo and fishermen.
Saint Adelaide
Second wife of Emperor Otto I, who rescued her from captivity, Adelaide ruled as a regent for her grandson Otto III.
Catherine of Siena
Catherine of Siena, mystic and theologian, exercised considerable influence over powerful figures of her day. She became one of the first two women to be declared a Doctor of the Church: her doctrine was recommended as legitimate teachings.
Saint Clare - Founder of Poor Clares
A biography of Saint Clare who founded the Poor Clares, a Franciscan order for women, in the 13th century.
Saint Clotilde
Clotilde, considered a saint in the Roman Catholic church by the French, brought her husband, the first king to unify the Franks, into the Catholic fold.
Joan of Arc and Catherine of Siena
Francis C. Lowell in 1896 compared Joan of Arc and Catherine of Siena, religious mystics who lived at about the same time.
Saint Ludmilla
Ludmilla is credited as a Christian founder in Bohemia, connected with Saint Wenceslaus.
Princess Olga of Kiev - Biography of Russian Saint Olga
A biography of Princess Olga of Kiev, credited with being a founder of Russian Christianity.
Radegund
Medieval queen Radegund was war spoils first for her uncle and then her future husband. She left her husband and founded a convent that still exists.
Teresa of Avila
Teresa of Avila was a Spanish nun who, as part of the Counter-Reformation, helped reform monasteries in Spain to more strictly adhere to their rule.
Women Saints: Doctors of the Church
St. Catherine of Siena and St. Teresa of Avila were both made Doctors of the Church, a title meaning their doctrines are valid and they serve as teachers.