List of royal saints and martyrs

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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

This section enumerates Christian sovereigns, as opposed to mere consorts, who are enumerated in "Other royalty and nobility" below.

Saints

ImageNameRecognized BySovereigntyNotes
Abgar V of EdessaCatholic, Eastern OrthodoxKing of Osroene[1]The first Christian monarch in history.
Æthelberht II of East AngliaCatholic, Eastern OrthodoxKing of East Anglia
Brychan Brycheiniog[2][3]Catholic,[4][5] Eastern Orthodox[6]King of Brycheiniog
Canute IV of DenmarkCatholicKing of Denmark
Ceolwulf of NorthumbriaCatholic, AnglicanKing of Northumbria
Clovis ICatholicKing of the Franks
Constantine of StrathclydeCatholic, Eastern OrthodoxKing of Strahclyde
Constantine ICatholic, Eastern OrthodoxRoman EmperorConstantine is not revered as a saint but as “the great” in the Latin Catholic Church.[7][8] Eastern Catholic Churches such as the Ukrainian Catholic Church recognize him as a saint.[9]
CynehelmCatholic, Eastern Orthodox, AnglicanKingdom of MerciaHis status as co-ruler of Mercia is usually considered to be legendary
Dagobert IICatholicKing of AustrasiaSon of Sigbert III
Eberhard of FriuliCatholic[10]Duke of FriuliSon-in-law of Frankish emperor Louis the Pious and ancestor of all contemporary royals (Catholic)
Edmund the MartyrCatholic, Eastern OrthodoxKing of East Anglia
Edward the ConfessorCatholic, Eastern OrthodoxKing of England
Edward the MartyrCatholic, Eastern OrthodoxKing of EnglandMartyr
Edwin of NorthumbriaCatholic, Eastern OrthodoxKing of Deria & Bernicia
Eric IX of SwedenCatholicKing of SwedenMartyr, feast day of May 18.
Ezana of AxumCatholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental OrthodoxKing of Axum4th century King of Axum[11][12]
Ferdinand III of CastileCatholicKing of Castile and ToledoKnown as "Ferdinand III the Saint", in Spanish "San Fernando" and "Fernando III el Santo"
GuntramCatholic, Eastern OrthodoxKing of Orléans, King of the FranksMerovingian king of Burgundy (Catholic); The Catholic Church celebrates his feast day on 28 March.
Henry II, Holy Roman EmperorCatholic, Eastern OrthodoxHoly Roman EmperorHusband 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")
Hermenegild of the VisigothsCatholic, Eastern OrthodoxMartyr
Hoel, King of CornouailleCatholic, , AnglicanKing of CornouailleHoel 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 PolandCatholicQueen of PolandKnown as "Saint Hedwig of Poland", "Saint Jadwiga, Queen of Poland" and "Saint Hedwig, Queen of Poland", in Polish "Św. Jadwiga Królowa Polski"
Judicael of BrittanyCatholicKing of Domnonée
Justinian IEastern Orthodox, LutheranByzantine emperorDied 565, known as "Justinian the Great"
Kaleb of AxumCatholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental OrthodoxKing of EthiopiaAlso known as Saint Elesbaan
Ladislaus I of HungaryCatholicKing of Hungary
Leo I the ThracianCatholic, Eastern OrthodoxRoman Emperor
Leopold IIICatholicMargrave of Austria
Louis IX of FranceCatholicKing of Francein French "Saint Louis"
Magnus of OrkneyCatholic Church, Anglican Church, Church of Sweden, Church of NorwayEarl of Orkney12th century Earl of Orkney, and Martyr
Olaf II of NorwayCatholic, Eastern OrthodoxKing of Norway
Oswald of NorthumbriaCatholic, Eastern OrthodoxKing of NorthumbriaMartyr; feast day is August 5.
Oswine of DeiraCatholic, Eastern OrthodoxKing of DeiraMartyr, died 651.
Pompeia of LangoatCatholicQueen of Brittany, perhaps legendary.
SalomonCatholicKing of Brittany9th century Martyr and King of Brittany
Sigebert IIICatholicKing of AustrasiaMerovingian king of Austrasia, father of Dagobert II (Catholic)
Sigismund of BurgundyCatholic, Eastern OrthodoxKing of the Burgundians
Stephen I of HungaryCatholic, Eastern OrthodoxKing of Hungary
Tiridates III of ArmeniaCatholic, Oriental Orthodox, Armenian ChurchKing of Armenia[13][14]
Vladimir I of KievEastern OrthodoxGrand Prince of KievFirst 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,[15] Eastern Orthodox)
Wenceslaus I, Duke of BohemiaCatholic, Eastern OrthodoxDuke of BohemiaDied 28 September 935, Martyr, patron of the Czech Republic, in Czech "Svatý Václav", in German "Heilige Wenzel"
Wigstan of MerciaKing of MerciaLater became a monk.
William of GelloneCatholic, Eastern OrthodoxCount of Toulouse
Yaroslav the WiseCatholic, Eastern OrthodoxGrand Prince of Kiev[16]

Saints exclusively in Eastern Orthodox religion

ImageNameRecognized BySovereigntyNotes
Alexander NevskyEastern Orthodox[17]Prince of Novgorod, Grand Prince of Kiev, & Grand Prince of Vladimir
Andrey BogolyubskyEastern OrthodoxGrand Prince of Vladimir
Archil of KakhetiEastern OrthodoxPrince of Kakheti[18]Martyr
Ashot I of IberiaEastern OrthodoxPrince of IberiaMartyr
Boris I of BulgariaEastern Orthodox[19]Knyaz of Bulgaria
Constantin BrâncoveanuEastern Orthodox[20]Prince of WallachiaMartyr
Constantine IVEastern OrthodoxRoman Emperor
David IV of GeorgiaEastern OrthodoxKing of Georgia
David of TrebizondEastern Orthodox[21]Emperor of Trebizond
Demetrius I of GeorgiaEastern OrthodoxKing of Georgia
Demetrius II of GeorgiaEastern OrthodoxKing of GeorgiaMartyr, also known as "Demetre the Self-Sacrificer"
Stefan DragutinEastern OrthodoxKing of Serbia
John III Doukas VatatzesEastern OrthodoxEmperor of NicaeaDied 1254, known as "John the Merciful" and "John III Doukas Vatatzes"
John IV LaskarisEastern OrthodoxEmperor of NicaeaDied 1305, known as "John IV Laskaris" and "John IV Doukas Laskaris"[22]
Justinian IIEastern OrthodoxByzantine emperorDied 711, known as "Justinian Rhinotmetos" ("ὁ Ῥινότμητος", "the slit nosed")
Lazar HrebeljanovićSerbian Orthodox ChurchKnez ("Prince" or "Duke") of SerbiaDied 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)
Luarsab IIEastern OrthodoxKing of KartliMartyr
Manuel IIEastern OrthodoxRoman EmperorDied 1425, known as "Manuel I Palaiologos" and "Manuel the Monk"
MarcianEastern OrthodoxRoman EmperorDied 457
Mikhail of TverEastern OrthodoxGrand Prince of VladimirMartyr
Milutin NemanjicEastern OrthodoxKing of SerbiaMartyr
Mirian III of IberiaEastern OrthodoxKing of IberiaDied 361
Neagoe BasarabEastern OrthodoxKing of Wallachia[23]
Nicholas II of RussiaEastern OrthodoxCzar of RussiaThe 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);[24] see Canonization of the Romanovs
Nikephoros IIEastern OrthodoxRoman EmperorDied 969.
Peter of MuromEastern OrthodoxPrince of MuromHusband of Saint Fevronia of Murom
Peter I of BulgariaEastern OrthodoxTsar of BulgariaHe was the Tsar of the First Bulgarian Empire.
Solomon II of ImeretiEastern OrthodoxKing of Imereti
Stefan LazarevićEastern OrthodoxDespot of SerbiaKnown as "Stefan the Tall." He first ruled as a Prince of Serbia and then became despot.
Stefan NemanjaEastern OrthodoxGrand Prince of SerbiaCanonized as Saint Simeon the Myrrh-streaming
Stefan NemanjićEastern OrthodoxGrand Prince and King of SerbiaKnown as Stefan the First-Crowned
Stefan Uroš IIIEastern OrthodoxKing of SerbiaKnown also as Stefan Decanski
Stefan Uroš VEastern OrthodoxEmperor of Serbia
Stephen the Great, King of MoldaviaEastern Orthodoxrepaused 2 July 1504
Tamar of Georgia (died 1213)Georgian Orthodox Church (Eastern Orthodox)Queen of Georgia
Theodosius I, Roman Emperor (died 395)Eastern OrthodoxRoman Emperor
Theodosius II, Roman Emperor (died 450)Eastern OrthodoxRoman Emperor
Vakhtang I of IberiaEastern OrthodoxKing of Iberia
Vakhtang III of GeorgiaEastern OrthodoxKing of Georgia
VladislavEastern OrthodoxKing of Serbia[25]

Catholic - Beati, Venerabili, and Servants of God

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.

ImageNameStatusSovereigntyNotes
Alfred the GreatKing of Wessex
Amadeus IX, Duke of SavoyDuke of Savoy
Baudouin of BelgiumServant of GodKing of the BelgiansOn 17 December 2024, the Vatican's Dicastery for the Causes of Saints officially launched the cause for the beatification and canonization of Baudouin.
Brian BoruHigh King of Ireland
Cormac mac CuilennáinKing of Munster
Causantín mac CináedaKings of the Picts (Catholic)[26]
CharlemagneBlessed[27]King of the Franks, King of the Romans, & Emperor of the RomansCultus fully permitted at Aachen;[28] beatified by Pope Benedict XIV.
Charles the GoodBlessedCount of Flanders
Charles I of EnglandCause partially openedKing of England, King of Scotland, King of Wales and King of IrelandA 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.
Constantine of CornwallKing of DumnoniaMartyr[29]
Constantine XI PalaiologosByzantine EmperorNot formally canonized, considered a "National Martyr" (unofficial)
David I of ScotlandKing of ScotlandSon of Saint Margaret of Scotland
Edgar the PeacefulKing of EnglandFeast day is 8 July
Æthelberht of KentKing of KentListed in the 1916 edition of the Roman Martyrology under February 24.[30]
Ælfwald I of NorthumbriaKing of Northumbria
Fedelmid mac CrimthainnKing of Munster
Francis II of the Two SiciliesServant of GodKing of the Two SiciliesIn 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 PiousServant of God[31]High Duke of PolandThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Legnica opened up his cause for beatification in October 2015.
Henry VI of EnglandCause opened[32]King of England, Heir and Regent of France, & Lord of IrelandHe has been declared martyr and wonderworker.
Isabella I of CastileServant of GodQueen of CastileDeclared Servant of God in March 1974 & cause initially stopped in 1991.[33] In April 2020, Pope Francis requested that her cause be reopened.[34]
James I of AragonBlessed[35]King of Aragon, King of Majorca, Lord of Montpellier, & Count of BarcelonaCult in the order mercedarian.
James II of EnglandServant of GodKing of England, King of Ireland, & King of ScotlandIn 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.
Karl I of AustriaBlessedEmperor of Austria, King of Hungary, King of Croatia, & King of BohemiaBeatified by Pope John Paul II in October 2004.
Lucius of BritainKing of the Britons2nd century British King, whose historicity is disputed
Ludwig IV of ThuringiaLandgrave of ThuringiaHusband 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)
Malcolm III of Scotland[36]King of ScotlandScottish Gaelic: Máel Coluim mac Donnchada
Malcolm IV of ScotlandKing of Scotland
Pabo Post PrydainKing from Hen OgleddTraditionally identified with St. Pabo (Catholic)[37]

Catholic - Closed canonizations

ImageNameStatusSovereigntyNotes
Humbert III of SavoyPre-CongregationCount of SavoyHumbert 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.
Louis XVIClosedKing of FranceRequested by Marie Thérèse of France, daughter of Louis XVI; declined by the Congregation of Rites in 1820.[38] In 1874, a Parisian Diocesan Commission was appointed to examine potential canonization, with the backing of Eugénie de Montijo and Prince Philippe, Count of Paris; no progress emerged following this.[39]

Other royalty and nobility

This section enumerates Christian royalty, including consorts but not sovereigns, and nobility. Christian sovereigns, while also "royalty", are exclusively enumerated in "Monarchs" above.

Saints

  • 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[40]
  • 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)[41][42]
  • Afrelia, Princess of Powys, granddaughter of Vortigern, became a nun
  • Agnes of Bohemia, daughter of Otakar I of Bohemia, in Czech "Sv. Anežka Česká"
  • 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)[14][13]
  • Avitus of Vienne, 5th century Bishop of Vienne, grandson of an unnamed Western Roman Emperor
  • Balthild, Queen of the franks 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[43]
  • Bojan Enravota, Prince of Bulgaria[44]
  • Boris, Prince of Kiev
  • Bruno the Great - Son of Henry the Fowler and Brother of Holy Roman Emperor Otto the Great
  • 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[45]
  • 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[46]
  • 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[47][48]
  • Edmund of Scotland, son of Malcolm III of Scotland[49]
  • 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)[14]
  • 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)[50]
  • Matilda of Scotland, queen consort of England (Catholic)[51]
  • Matilda of Tuscany, margravine of Tuscany (Catholic)[52]
  • Mlada, the youngest daughter of the Bohemian prince Boleslav I (Catholic)[53]
  • 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[12][54]
  • 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

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.

Biblical royal saints

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.[57] 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.[58][59]

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.[60] 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.[61]

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