List of royal saints and martyrs
This list of royal saints and martyrs enumerates Christian monarchs, other royalty, and nobility who have been beatified or canonized, or who are otherwise venerated as or conventionally given the appellation of "saint" or "martyr". Their names are in English and, where known, in their own language. When the status of a nominee is dubious the whole entry is italicized. Popes are not included in this list, unless they came from nobility themselves. Although they may be considered sovereigns, a list of Papal Saints is enumerated elsewhere.
Monarchs
[edit]This section enumerates Christian sovereigns, as opposed to mere consorts, who are enumerated in "Other royalty and nobility" below.
Saints
[edit]Image | Name | Recognized By | Sovereignty | Notes |
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Abgar V of Edessa | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | King of Osroene[1] | The first Christian monarch in history. | |
Ælfwald I of Northumbria | Locally venerated | King of Northumbria | ||
Æthelberht of Kent | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | King of Kent | Listed in the 1916 edition of the Roman Martyrology under February 24.[2] | |
Æthelberht II of East Anglia | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | King of East Anglia | ||
Afonso I of Portugal | Catholic[3] | King of Portugal | ||
Alfonso V of León | Catholic[4] | King of León | ||
Alfred the Great | Catholic,[5] Eastern Orthodox, Anglican | King of Wessex | ||
Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy | Catholic | Duke of Savoy | ||
Brian Boru | Catholic[6][7] | High King of Ireland | ||
Brychan Brycheiniog[8][9] | Catholic,[10][11] Eastern Orthodox[12] | King of Brycheiniog | ||
Canute IV of Denmark | Catholic | King of Denmark | ||
Causantín mac Cináeda | Catholic | Kings of the Picts (Catholic) | [13] | |
Ceolwulf of Northumbria | Catholic, Anglican | King of Northumbria | ||
Charles I of England and Scotland | Anglican[14] | King of England and King of Scotland | Commonly referred to as King Charles the Martyr | |
Charles the Good | Catholic | Count of Flanders | ||
Clovis I | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | King of the Franks | ||
Constantine of Cornwall | Catholic | King of Dumnonia | Martyr[15] | |
Constantine of Strathclyde | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | King of Strahclyde | ||
Constantine I | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | Roman Emperor | Constantine is not revered as a saint but as “the great” in the Latin Catholic Church.[16][17] Eastern Catholic Churches such as the Ukrainian Catholic Church recognize him as a saint.[18] | |
Constantine XI Palaiologos | Catholic (Byzantine Rite) | Byzantine Emperor | Not formally canonized, considered a "National Martyr" (unofficial) | |
Cormac mac Cuilennáin | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | King of Munster | ||
Cynehelm | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican | Kingdom of Mercia | His status as co-ruler of Mercia is usually considered to be legendary | |
Dagobert II | Catholic | King of Austrasia | Son of Sigbert III | |
David I of Scotland | Catholic[19] | King of Scotland | Son of Saint Margaret of Scotland | |
Eberhard of Friuli | Catholic[20] | Duke of Friuli | Son-in-law of Frankish emperor Louis the Pious and ancestor of all contemporary royals (Catholic) | |
Edmund the Martyr | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | King of East Anglia | ||
Edgar the Peaceful | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | King of the English | Feast day is 8 July | |
Edward the Confessor | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | King of England | ||
Edward the Martyr | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | King of England | Martyr | |
Edwin of Northumbria | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | King of Deria & Bernicia | ||
Kaleb of Axum | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox | King of Ethiopia | Also known as Saint Elesbaan | |
Eric IX of Sweden | Catholic | King of Sweden | Martyr, feast day of May 18. | |
Ezana of Axum | Catholic, Oriental Orthodox | King of Axum | 4th century King of Axum[21][22] | |
Fedelmid mac Crimthainn | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | King of Munster | ||
Ferdinand III of Castile | Catholic | King of Castile and Toledo | Known as "Ferdinand III the Saint", in Spanish "San Fernando" and "Fernando III el Santo" | |
Guntram | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | King of Orléans, King of the Franks | Merovingian king of Burgundy (Catholic); The Catholic Church celebrates his feast day on 28 March. | |
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox? | Holy Roman Emperor | Husband of Cunigunde of Luxemburg (see under "Other royalty and nobility" below), known as "Saint Henry II", in German "Heinrich II. der Heilige" ("Henry II the Holy"), There are claims to be venerated in the Orthodox Church, but they are disputed claims | |
Hermenegild of the Visigoths | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | Martyr | ||
Hoel, King of Cornouaille | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican | King of Cornouaille | Hoel appears in Welsh mythology and the Matter of Britain as a "king of Brittany". Mythology states that he was a relative of the legendary King Arthur. | |
Jadwiga of Poland | Catholic | Queen of Poland | Known as "Saint Hedwig of Poland", "Saint Jadwiga, Queen of Poland" and "Saint Hedwig, Queen of Poland", in Polish "Św. Jadwiga Królowa Polski" | |
Judicael of Brittany | Catholic | King of Domnonée | ||
Justinian I | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran | Byzantine emperor | Died 565, known as "Justinian the Great" | |
Ladislaus I of Hungary | Catholic | King of Hungary | ||
Leopold III | Catholic | Margrave of Austria | ||
Lucius of Britain | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | King of the Britons | 2nd century British King, whose historicity is disputed | |
Louis IX of France | Catholic | King of France | in French "Saint Louis" | |
Ludwig IV of Thuringia | Catholic | Landgrave of Thuringia | Husband of Elisabeth of Hungary (see under "Other royalty and nobility" below), not canonized but revered as a saint in Thuringia, in German Ludwig IV., der Heilige (Ludwig IV the Holy) (Catholic) | |
Magnus of Orkney | Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Church of Sweden, Church of Norway | Earl of Orkney | 12th century Earl of Orkney, and Martyr | |
Malcolm III of Scotland[23] | Catholic | King of Scotland | Scottish Gaelic: Máel Coluim mac Donnchada | |
Malcolm IV of Scotland | Catholic[24] | King of Scotland | ||
Olaf II of Norway | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | King of Norway | ||
Oswald of Northumbria | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | King of Northumbria | Martyr; feast day is August 5. | |
Oswine of Deira | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | King of Deira | Martyr, died 651. | |
Pabo Post Prydain | Catholic | King from Hen Ogledd | Traditionally identified with St. Pabo (Catholic)[25] | |
Pompeia of Langoat | Catholic | Queen of Brittany, perhaps legendary. | ||
Salomon | Catholic | King of Brittany | 9th century Martyr and King of Brittany | |
Sigebert III | Catholic | King of Austrasia | Merovingian king of Austrasia, father of Dagobert II (Catholic) | |
Sigismund of Burgundy | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | King of the Burgundians | ||
Stephen I of Hungary | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | King of Hungary | ||
Tiridates III of Armenia | Catholic, Oriental Orthodox, Armenian Church | King of Armenia | [26][27] | |
Vladimir I of Kiev | Russian Orthodox Church | Grand Prince of Kiev | First Christian ruler of Kiev, in the Russian Orthodox Church his title denotes "equal to the Apostles", in Russian "Владимир Святой", in Ukrainian "Володимир Святий" and "Святий рівноапостольний князь Володимир" ("Saint Equal-to-the-Apostles Duke Volodymyr") (Catholic,[28] Eastern Orthodox) | |
Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia | Catholic, Eastern Orthodox | Duke of Bohemia | Died 28 September 935, Martyr, patron of the Czech Republic, in Czech "Svatý Václav", in German "Heilige Wenzel" | |
Wigstan of Mercia | King of Mercia | Later became a monk. | ||
William of Gellone | Catholic | Count of Toulouse |
Saints exclusively in Eastern Orthodox religion
[edit]Image | Name | Recognized By | Sovereignty | Notes |
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Alexander Nevsky | Eastern Orthodox[29] | Prince of Novgorod, Grand Prince of Kiev, & Grand Prince of Vladimir | ||
Andrey Bogolyubsky | Eastern Orthodox | Grand Prince of Vladimir | ||
Archil of Kakheti | Eastern Orthodox | Prince of Kakheti[30] | Martyr | |
Ashot I of Iberia | Eastern Orthodox | Prince of Iberia | Martyr | |
Boris I of Bulgaria | Eastern Orthodox[31] | Knyaz of Bulgaria | ||
Constantin Brâncoveanu | Eastern Orthodox[32] | Prince of Wallachia | Martyr | |
Constantine IV | Eastern Orthodox | Roman Emperor | ||
David IV of Georgia | Eastern Orthodox | King of Georgia | ||
David of Trebizond | Eastern Orthodox[33] | Emperor of Trebizond | ||
Demetrius I of Georgia | Eastern Orthodox | King of Georgia | ||
Demetrius II of Georgia | Eastern Orthodox | King of Georgia | Martyr, also known as "Demetre the Self-Sacrificer" | |
Stefan Dragutin | Eastern Orthodox | King of Serbia | ||
John III Doukas Vatatzes | Eastern Orthodox | Emperor of Nicaea | Died 1254, known as "John the Merciful" and "John III Doukas Vatatzes" | |
John IV Laskaris | Eastern Orthodox | Emperor of Nicaea | Died 1305, known as "John IV Laskaris" and "John IV Doukas Laskaris"[34] | |
Justinian II | Eastern Orthodox | Byzantine emperor | Died 711, known as "Justinian Rhinotmetos" ("ὁ Ῥινότμητος", "the slit nosed") | |
Lazar Hrebeljanović | Serbian Orthodox Church | Knez ("Prince" or "Duke") of Serbia | Died 1389, known as "Tsar Lazar", canonized by the Serbian Orthodox Church as "Свети Косовски Великомученик кнез Лазар" ("Holy Great-Martyr of Kosovo Prince Lazar"), known as "Свети Цар Лазар" ("Holy Tsar Lazar") (Serbian Orthodox) | |
Leo I the Thracian | Eastern Orthodox | Roman Emperor | Died 474 | |
Luarsab II of Kartli | Eastern Orthodox | King of Kartli | Martyr | |
Manuel II | Eastern Orthodox | Roman Emperor | Died 1425, known as "Manuel I Palaiologos" and "Manuel the Monk" | |
Marcian | Eastern Orthodox | Roman Emperor | Died 457 | |
Mikhail of Tver | Eastern Orthodox | Grand Prince of Vladimir | Martyr | |
Milutin Nemanjic | Eastern Orthodox | King of Serbia | Martyr | |
Mirian III of Iberia | Eastern Orthodox | King of Iberia | Died 361 | |
Neagoe Basarab | Eastern Orthodox | King of Wallachia[35] | ||
Nicholas II of Russia | Eastern Orthodox | Czar of Russia | The Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia canonized him in 1980 as a saint and martyr, the synod of the Russian Orthodox Church canonized him as a saint and passion bearer on 14 August 2000, in Russian "Царь-Мученик Николай II" ("Tsar-Martyr Nicholas II") and "Святой Страстотерпец Царь Николай II" ("Holy Passion-Bearer Tsar Nicholas II") (Eastern Orthodox);[36] see Canonization of the Romanovs | |
Nikephoros II | Eastern Orthodox | Roman Emperor | Died 969. | |
Peter of Murom | Eastern Orthodox | Prince of Murom | Husband of Saint Fevronia of Murom | |
Peter I of Bulgaria | Eastern Orthodox | Tsar of Bulgaria | He was the Tsar of the First Bulgarian Empire. | |
Solomon II of Imereti | Eastern Orthodox | King of Imereti | ||
Stefan Lazarević | Eastern Orthodox | Despot of Serbia | Known as "Stefan the Tall." He first ruled as a Prince of Serbia and then became despot. | |
Stefan Nemanja | Eastern Orthodox | Grand Prince of Serbia | Canonized as Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streaming | |
Stefan Nemanjić | Eastern Orthodox | Grand Prince and King of Serbia | Known as Stefan the First-Crowned | |
Stefan Uroš III | Eastern Orthodox | King of Serbia | Known also as Stefan Decanski | |
Stefan Uroš V | Eastern Orthodox | Emperor of Serbia | ||
Stephen the Great, King of Moldavia | Eastern Orthodox | repaused 2 July 1504 | ||
Tamar of Georgia (died 1213) | Georgian Orthodox Church (Eastern Orthodox) | Queen of Georgia | ||
Theodosius I, Roman Emperor (died 395) | Eastern Orthodox | Roman Emperor | ||
Theodosius II, Roman Emperor (died 450) | Eastern Orthodox | Roman Emperor | ||
Vakhtang I of Iberia | Eastern Orthodox | King of Iberia | ||
Vakhtang III of Georgia | Eastern Orthodox | King of Georgia | ||
Vladislav | Eastern Orthodox | King of Serbia | [37] | |
Yaroslav the Wise | Eastern Orthodox | Grand Prince of Kiev | [38] |
Catholic Beati, Venerabili, and Servants of God
[edit]The Catholic Church classifies various holy persons who have not been canonized as saints in the lesser categories of beati, venerabili, and servants of God. These titles indicate grades on the path to canonization in that church.
Image | Name | Status | Sovereignty | Notes |
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Charlemagne | Blessed[39] | King of the Franks, King of the Romans, & Emperor of the Romans | Cultus fully permitted at Aachen[40] | |
Francis II of the Two Sicilies | Servant of God | King of the Two Sicilies | In December 2020, Cardinal Sepe of Naples announced the opening of the process of beatification and canonization in the case of Francis II. | |
Henry II the Pious | Servant of God[41] | High Duke of Poland | The Roman Catholic Diocese of Legnica opened up his cause for beatification in October 2015. | |
Humbert III of Savoy | Pre-Congregation | Count of Savoy | He was venerated right after his death, pre-congregation. In 1838, Charles Albert, King of Sardinia and his descendant, tried and failed to have him beatified by Pope Gregory XVI. | |
Isabella I of Castile | Servant of God | Queen of Castile | Declared Servant of God in March 1974 & cause initially stopped in 1991.[42] In April 2020, Pope Francis requested that her cause be reopened.[43] | |
James I of Aragon | Blessed[44] | King of Aragon King of Majorca Lord of Montpellier Count of Barcelona | Cult in the order mercedarian. | |
James VII of Scotland | Servant of God | King of England, King of Ireland, King of Scotland | In 1734, spurred on by the English Benedictines of Paris, Archbishop Charles-Gaspard-Guillaume de Vintimille du Luc of Paris opened the Cause for the deposed and exiled James VII and II, who had died in France in 1701 after the Revolution of 1688; a 2019 article in the Catholic Herald provoked renewed interest in the possibility of the king's eventual canonization. | |
Henry VI of England | Cause opened[45] | King of England, Heir and Regent of France, Lord of Ireland | He has been declared martyr and wonderworker. | |
Karl I of Austria | Blessed | Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, King of Croatia, & King of Bohemia | Beatified by Pope John Paul II in October 2004. | |
Charles I of England | Cause partially opened | King of England, King of Scotland, King of Wales and King of Ireland | A Catholic chapter of the Society of King Charles the Martyr was established by a group in the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter with the blessing of Bishop Steven J. Lopes |
Other royalty and nobility
[edit]This section enumerates Christian royalty, including consorts but not sovereigns, and nobility. Christian sovereigns, while also "royalty", are exclusively enumerated in "Monarchs" above.
Saints
[edit]- Æbbe of Coldingham, daughter of Æthelfrith, king of Bernicia
- Ælfflæd of Whitby, daughter of Oswiu, king of Northumbria
- Ælfthryth of Crowland, daughter of Offa, king of Mercia
- Æthelberht, Prince of Kent, martyred in 669
- Æthelburh of Barking, sister of the Bishop of London, who was reputedly of Royal blood
- Æthelburh of Faremoutiers, daughter of Anna, king of East Anglia
- Æthelburh of Kent, daughter of Æthelberht of Kent, queen-consort of Northumbria
- Æthelburh of Wilton, Abbess of Wilton, half-sister of Egbert, king of Wessex
- Æthelnoth, Archbishop of Canterbury, died 1038, of the House of Wessex
- Æthelred, Prince of Kent, martyred in 669
- Æthelthryth, Abbess, died 679, daughter of Anna, king of East Anglia
- Æthelwine of Athelney, 7th century hermit, son of Cynegils, king of Wessex
- Adela of Normandy, Countess of Blois, daughter of king William I of England and mother of king Stephen (Catholic)
- Adelaide of Italy, empress-consort of Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
- Adelaide of Metz, mother of Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor[46]
- Adela of France, daughter of king Robert II of France, wife of Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, mother-in-law of William the Conqueror (Catholic)[47][48]
- Afrelia, Princess of Powys, granddaughter of Vortigern, became a nun
- Agnes of Bohemia, daughter of Otakar I of Bohemia, in Czech "Sv. Anežka Česka"
- Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia (Alix of Hesse)
- Alexei Nikolaevich of Russia
- Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
- Anna of Kashin, wife of Russian Grand Prince Mikhail of Tver (Orthodox)
- Arnulf of Metz, 7th century Bishop of Metz, ancestor of Charlemagne, and of noble family
- Ashkhen, Queen of Armenia and a member of the Arsacid dynasty by marriage to King Tiridates III of Armenia (Catholic)[27][26]
- Avitus of Vienne, 5th century Bishop of Vienne, grandson of an unnamed Western Roman Emperor
- Balthild, Queen of France and wife of King Clovis II, died 30 January 680 (Catholic)
- Begga, daughter of Pepin of Landen and mother of Pepin of Herstal
- Bertha of Kent, revered as a saint but not canonized
- Blanche of Castile, queen consort of France[49]
- Bojan Enravota, Prince of Bulgaria[50]
- Boris, Prince of Kiev
- Budoc, 6th century Breton saint, Bishop of Dol, reputedly grandson of Evan, king of Brest
- Cadfrawd, perhaps known also as Adelphius, early Welsh saint, closely related to British royalty of the time[51]
- Cainnech of Aghaboe, 6th century Abbot, descended from Kings of Ulster
- Canute Lavard, Danish prince, son of king Eric I of Denmark and ancestor of Danish monarchs.
- Casimir, son of Casimir IV of Poland, known as "Saint Casimir of Poland" and "Saint Casimir Jagiełło", in Polish "Święty Kazimierz" (Catholic)
- Clotilde, daughter of Chilperic II of Burgundy, wife of Clovis I
- Columba, 6th century Irish missionary, reputed to be great-great grandson of Niall, High King of Ireland
- Constantine Constantinovich, Prince of Russia
- Cunigunde of Luxemburg, wife of Henry II, in Luxembourgish "Helleg Kunigunde"
- Darerca of Ireland, 5th century saint, supposedly married to Conan Meriadoc, king of Brittany
- Dimitry (Dmitry) of Moscow
- Dinar of Hereti, Georgian royal princess[52]
- Dubricius, bishop and grandson of Peibo Clafrog, a king of Ergyng
- Edburga of Winchester, daughter of Edward the Elder
- Edburga of Bicester, daughter of Penda, king of Mercia
- Edburga of Minster-in-Thanet, or Heaburg, or Bugga, daughter of Centwine of Wessex
- Edith of Wilton, English nun, a daughter of Edgar the Peaceful[53][54]
- Edmund of Scotland, son of Malcolm III of Scotland[55]
- Egwin of Evesham, related to Mercian royalty, Benedictine and Bishop of Worcester.
- Elgiva of Wessex, queen, wife of English king Edmund I and mother of another two kings.
- Elizabeth Fyodorovna of Russia
- Elisabeth of Hungary, wife of Ludwig IV of Thuringia (see above), in Hungarian "Árpádházi Szent Erzsébet" ("Saint Elizabeth of Árpád's Line") (Catholic)
- Elizabeth of Portugal, daughter of Pedro III of Aragon, wife of Denis of Portugal, known as "Saint Queen Elizabeth" and "Saint Isabel of Portugal", in Portuguese "Rainha Santa Isabel" (Catholic)
- Emeric of Hungary, son of Stephen I of Hungary, in Hungarian "Szent Imre"
- Emma of Hawaii, who helped to found the Anglican Church in Hawaii, United States (Anglican)
- Ermenilda of Ely, 7th century Abbess, daughter of Eorcenberht, king of Kent
- Fevronia of Murom, died 25 June 1228, Princess consort of Murom and wife of Peter of Murom. (Orthodox)
- Gleb, Prince of Kiev
- Gregory II, born into Roman nobility, died 731, a Pope of the Catholic Church
- Gummarus, 8th century Belgian hermit, related to Pepin the Short, and married to noblewoman named Guinmarie
- Hedwig of Andechs, daughter of Berthold III, Count of Tyrol, wife of Henry I of Poland, canonized 1267 as "Saint Hedwig of Andechs", in Polish "Św. Jadwiga Śląska"
- Helena of Constantinople, Roman Empress, died circa 327, mother of Emperor Constantine I (see above)
- Himelin, obscure Irish/Scottish saint, reputed to be brother of Rumbold and thereby son of a Scottish king
- Igor Konstantinovich, Prince of Russia
- Illtud, Welsh saint, who is considered in some sources to have been the son of a Breton prince, and to have been a cousin to King Arthur
- Ingegerd of Sweden, Grand Princess of Kiev as wife of Yaroslav I the Wise, and Swedish princess as daughter of king Olof Skötkonung (Orthodox)
- Ioann Konstantinovich, Prince of Russia
- Irene of Hungary, Roman Empress, died 1134, consort of Emperor John II (Orthodox)
- Isabelle of France, Princess of France, daughter of Louis VIII of France, younger sister of St. Louis of France (see above)
- Leonorus, Breton saint, son of King Hoel and Pompeia of Langoat
- Jeanne of France, daughter of Louis XI of France, wife of Louis XII of France, known as "Saint Jeanne de Valois", in French "Ste Jeanne de France"
- Juthwara, 6th century Virgin and Martyr, daughter of Perphirius of Penychen
- Kea, reputedly a grandson of King Lot
- Kentigern, Bishop and Patron of Glasgow, grandson of King Lot
- Ketevan the Martyr, Queen of Kakheti, canonized by the Georgian Church (Georgian Orthodox)
- Kinga of Poland, daughter of Béla IV of Hungary, wife of Boleslaus V of Poland, known as "Saint Kunigunda", "Saint Cunegunde", "Saint Kioga", and "Saint Zinga", in Polish "Święta Kinga" (Catholic)
- Khosrovidukht, Princess of the Arsacid dynasty of Armenia (Catholic)[27]
- Kyneburga, Abbess, daughter of Penda, king of Mercia
- Kyneswide, Abbess, daughter of Penda, king of Mercia
- Ludmila, Czech Princess (Catholic, Orthodox)
- Margaret of Hungary, daughter of Béla IV of Hungary, in Hungarian "Árpád-házi Szent Margit" ("Saint Margaret of Árpád's Line") (Catholic)
- Margaret of Scotland, died 16 November 1093, granddaughter of Edmund II of England, wife of Malcolm III of Scotland, and mother of King David I of Scotland (see above), canonized in 1251 (Catholic)
- Mildrith, daughter of Merewalh, king of the Magonsæte, and granddaughter of Eormenred, possibly a king of Kent
- Mildburh, daughter of Merewalh, king of the Magonsæte, and granddaughter of Eormenred, possibly a king of Kent
- Maria Nikolaevna of Russia, died 1918
- Matilda of Ringelheim, queen consort of Heinrich I of Germany (Catholic)[56]
- Matilda of Scotland, queen consort of England (Catholic)[57]
- Matilda of Tuscany, margravine of Tuscany (Catholic)[58]
- Mlada, the youngest daughter of the Bohemian prince Boleslav I (Catholic)[59]
- Nana of Iberia, queen consort of Mirian III of Iberia (Orthodox)
- Odilia of Cologne, martyred with St. Ursula, apparently descended from British Royalty (Catholic)
- Olga of Kiev, regent of son Svyatoslav I, Prince of Kiev, in Russian "Свята Ольга" ("Holy Olga")
- Olga Nikolaevna, Grand Duchess of Russia
- Padarn, 6th century Bishop and Abbot, reputedly nephew of Hoel Mawr, king of Cornouaille
- Paul Aurelian, 6th century Bishop in Brittany, son of Perphirius of Penychen
- Philomena, 4th century martyr, who is considered to have been a Greek princess.
- Pulcheria, Byzantine empress, married emperor Marcian (Catholic and Orthodox)
- Ragnhild of Tälje
- Rumbold of Mechelen, early medieval Irish/Scottish missionary, reputedly son of a Scottish king
- Rumwold of Buckingham, died in 662 aged 3 days, grandson of Penda, king of Mercia
- Saizana, brother of King Ezana of Axum[22][60]
- Sæthryth, 7th century Abbess, step-daughter of Anna, king of East Anglia
- Samson of Dol, 6th century Bishop and grandson of Meurig ap Tewdrig, king of Glywysing and Gwent
- Scaeva, daughter of King Hoel and Pompeia of Langoat
- Seaxburh of Ely, Queen-consort of Kent, daughter of Anna, king of East Anglia
- Senara, legendary Cornish saint, apparently daughter of Evan, king of Brest, and married to Breton king
- Serena, allegedly a wife to the Emperor Diocletian, but generally considered to be legendary
- Shushanik (Orthodox)
- Sidonius Apollinaris, 5th century Bishop, and a Gallo-Roman nobleman
- Sidwell, 6th century Virgin, of uncertain historicity, daughter of Perphirius of Penychen
- Tatiana Nikolaevna, Grand Duchess of Russia
- Teneu, princess of Gododdin, mother of Kentigern
- Theodora, Roman Empress, died 548, consort of Justinian
- Theodora, Roman Empress, died 867, consort of Emperor Theophilos (Orthodox)
- Tudwal, 6th century Breton monk, son of Hoel Mawr, a king of Cornouaille
- Tibba, Abbess, niece of Penda, king of Mercia
- Umbrafel, 5th century Welsh saint, son of Budic I, king of Brittany
- Ursula, daughter of Dionotus, king of Dumnonia; Virgin and Martyr
- Vladimir Paley, Russian Prince, martyred 18 July 1918 (Orthodox)
- Walstan, Prince who became a farmer, related to Aethelred the Unready and Edmund Ironside
- Werburgh, Abbess of Ely, died 699, daughter of Wulfhere, king of Mercia
- Wigstan, Martyr, died 839, grandson of Wiglaf and of Ceolwulf I
- Wihtburh, Abbess and Princess of Kingdom of East Anglia, died 743
- Wilgyth, obscure 6th century Welsh saint, possibly daughter of Perphirius of Penychen
- Wulfthryth of Wilton, Anglo-Saxon noblewoman, died 1000
- Wulvela, lived in 6th century, daughter of Perphirius of Penychen
- Wynthryth, obscure Anglo-Saxon saint, possibly related to the House of Wessex
Catholic Beati, Venerabili, and Servants of God
[edit]The Roman Catholic Church classifies various holy persons who have not been canonized as saints in the inferior categories of beati, venerabili, and servants of God. These titles indicate grades on the path to canonization in that church.
- Benedict XIII, born to the duke of Gravina, and a Pope of the Catholic Church
- Andrew Bertie, Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. Fifth cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II. Declared Servant of God in February 2015.
- Constance of Sicily, Queen of Aragon, blessed[61]
- Elena of Montenegro, Queen consort of Italy, she was made Servant of God in 2001.
- Eleonora d'Este, daughter of Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena and his first wife Maria Caterina Farnese.
- Madame Élisabeth of France, Princess of France and daughter of Louis, Dauphin of France (son of Louis XV), and youngest sibling of King Louis XVI. Her cause for canonization was open on 23 December 1953 by Pope Pius XII, in recognition of which she was accorded the title of Servant of God.
- Innocent XI, born into Italian nobility, and a Pope of the Catholic Church
- Isabel de Bragança Bourbon, Princess Imperial of Brazil; daughter of King Pedro II of Brazil and Queen Teresa Cristina of the Two Sicilies. Her cause for sainthood is in progress.
- Isabella I of Castile, Queen of Spain, her cause of beatification has been open since 1958, but remains a controversial issue in Spain and in the Americas.
- Joana of Portugal, Princess of Portugal, daughter of Afonso V of Portugal, Dominican, known in Portugal as Santa Joana Princesa ("Saint Princess Joan"), although she is beatified only
- Jolenta of Poland, died 11 June 1298, daughter of Béla IV of Hungary, wife of Boleslaus the Pious of Poland, known as "Blessed Yolanda of Poland", "Blessed Yolande of Poland" and "Blessed Helen of Hungary", in Polish "Bł. Jolenta "
- Louise of France, Princess of France and Carmelite nun, daughter of King Louis XV and aunt of Élisabeth of France and Clotilde of France . Her cause for canonization was open on 19 June 1873 by Pope Pius IX, in recognition of which she was accorded the title of Venerable.
- Mafalda of Portugal, daughter of Sancho I of Portugal and queen consort of Castile, known in Portugal as Rainha Santa Mafalda although she is only beatified
- Margaret of Savoy, Marchioness of Montferrat
- Maria Clotilde of Savoy, daughter of King Victor Emmanuel II of Italy and Queen Adelaide of Austria and Princess of Napoléon. Her cause for canonization was open on 10 July 1942 by Pope Pius XII, in recognition of which she was accorded the title of Servant of God.
- Maria Cristina of Savoy, daughter of King Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia and Queen Maria Teresa of Austria-Este and queen consort of the Two Sicilies, she was beatified on 25 January 2014 by Pope Francis
- Marie Clotilde of France, Queen of Sardinia, wife of King Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia, and sister of Élisabeth of France. Her cause for canonization was open on 10 April 1808 by Pope Pius VII, in recognition of which she was accorded the title of Venerable.
- Pius VII, born into Italian nobility, and a Pope of the Catholic Church
- Richeza of Lotharingia, Queen consort of Poland[62]
- Sancha of León, a queen of León, daughter of king Alfonso V, wife of king Ferdinand I, and mother of three other kings
- Sancha of Portugal, daughter of Sancho I of Portugal, known in Portugal as Rainha Santa Sancha although she is only beatified
- Ignatius Spencer, son of the 2nd Earl Spencer. Great grand-uncle of Diana, Princess of Wales.
- Teresa of Portugal, daughter of Sancho I of Portugal and queen consort of León, known in Portugal as Rainha Santa Teresa although she is only beatified
- Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, wife of Karl I of Austria. Her cause for canonization was opened on 10 December 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI, in recognition of which she was accorded the title of Servant of God.
- Francis II of the Two Sicilies, the last Bourbon king of Naples. His cause for beatification was introduced on 11 December 2020 by Crescenzio Cardinal Sepe, the Archbishop of Naples, in recognition of which the king was accorded the title of Servant of God by Pope Francis.
Biblical royal saints
[edit]Melchizedek, the King of Salem, is venerated as a Saint and appears to be among the earliest Royalty in the Bible. Joseph is venerated as a Saint, within Christianity, with one apocryphal text (Joseph and Asenath) suggesting he may have even become Pharaoh after his work as Vizier in Egypt.[63] Moses is also considered to have been saved, and is sometimes thought to have been a member of the Egyptian Royal family. King David of the Biblical Kingdom of Israel and his successors Hezekiah and Josiah of the southern Kingdom of Judah are traditionally considered to be Saints by Catholic teaching.[64][65]
In the New Testament genealogies, Jesus Christ is a descendant of King David and has been proclaimed by the Catholic Church as King of the Universe.[66] His mother, Mary, is also celebrated within Catholic teaching as Queen of Heaven. Within tradition, she too is a descendant of King David, as were both her parents - Sts. Joachim and Anne. Medieval traditions would include within this number some of the Apostles, as part of a broader kinship to Christ.[67]
See also
[edit]- By the Grace of God
- Divine right of kings
- Great Catholic Monarch
- Feast of Christ the King
- King Arthur
- List of canonised popes
- List of rulers who converted to Christianity
- Prester John
- Queen of Heaven
- Society of King Charles the Martyr
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