Vitalis of Savigny«Vital de Savigny / Vital de Mortain»

(c. 1060–1122)
Abbot / ἡγούμενος (of Savigny Abbey), Founder, Hermit, Preacher
Orders/Societies Associated with: Savigniac Order / Savignacs*
Place of birth:Duchy of Normandy††
Place of death:Duchy of Normandy
Place(s) associated with:Abbaye Blanche†††
Feastday
16 September
Canonisation
13/11/2024 by Cistercian General Chapter
*Congregation of Savigny / Congrégation de Savigny [1105]
Abbaye de Savigny [12th cent.–1791]
††Duchie de Normaundie / Ducatus Normanniae [911–1469]
†††[1105– ]

Saints

This is by no means an exhaustive collection of saints. Many newly canonised saints may be missing and many local saints for which I could only find scant information on have been left out. But this is a substantial collection nonetheless.

The names of the saints are listed as they would have appeared in the time the saint lived (to the best I can determine). Click on the saint’s name in the list to see more information about that saint. If you wish to see saints for a different date, select that date below. Or you can select a saint by their name or by places they are associated with.

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Sources

Information has been gathered predominantly from the following books:
D’Arcy, Mary Ryan. The Saints of Ireland. St. Paul, MN: Irish American Cultural Institute. 1974.
Kelly, Sean and Rogers, Rosemary. The Saint-a-Day Guide. New York: Random House Trade Paperback. 2001.
Ó Riain, Pádraig. A Dictionary of Irish Saints. Dublin: Four Courts Press. 2011.
Thurston S.J., Herbert J. and Attwater Donald, eds. Butler’s Lives of the Saints. Westminster, MD: Christian Classics. 1990
and the following websites:
and various vetted articles in: Wikipedia