Chronological list of saints in the 6th century

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A list of people, who died during the 6th century, who have received recognition as Saints (through canonization) from the Catholic Church:

NameBirthBirthplaceDeathPlace of deathNotes
Muiredach mac Echdach   unknownIreland, possibly Inishmurray Bishop of Killala
Cellach of Killala   unknownIreland, possibly Lough Conn Bishop of Killala
Ernán of Hinba  Irelanduncertain date, late 6th century Iona uncle and companion of St Columba
Cormac Ua Liatháin  Irelanduncertain date, late 6th century or 7th century abbot
Columb the Smith   late 6th centuryIrelandblacksmith
Gerontius   501  Bishop of Cervia
Rusticus of Lyon   501 Bishop of Lyon
Eugenius of Carthage   505 
Vigilius   506  Bishop of Brescia
Aprus (Aper, Epvre, Evre)  507  Bishop of Toul
Ursus   508  Bishop of Auxerre
Brieuc (Brioc, Briocus, Briomaglus)420 510 
Contentius   510  Bishop of Bayeux
Eugendus (Oyend)449 510 
Marcellus  510  Bishop of Die
Pabo   510 
Bron   511  Bishop of Cassel-lrra
Maximus   511  Bishop of Pavia
Flavian   512 
Genevieve 422 512 
Angus MacNisse (Macanisius)  514  Bishop of Connor
Godardus  514  Bishop of Rouen
Symmachus   514 pope
Abran (Gibrian)  515 
Heraclius  515  Bishop of Sens
Maxentius 445 515 
Theodosius  516  Bishop of Auxerre
Beoadh (Aeodh)  518  Bishop of Ardcarne
Monennaa (Darerca of Killeevy)  518 
Conleth (Conlaed)  519 
Abban of Magheranoidhe   520 
Apollinaris of Valence 453 520  Bishop of Vienne
Aventinus  520  Bishop of Chartres
Constantius   520  Bishop of Aquino
Emilian of Vercelli  520  Bishop of Vercelli
Enodoch   520 
Maximinus (Mesmin)  520 
Terence  520  Bishop of Metz
Ennodius 473 521  Bishop of Pavia
Verecundus   522  Bishop of Verona
Arethas and Companions  523 
Hormisdas   523 pope
Severinus Boethius 480 524 
Sigismund of Burgundy   524 
Viventiolus, Archbishop of Lyons  524 
Avitus   525  Bishop of Vienne
Brigit of Kildare 435 525 
Camelian  525  Bishop of Troyes
Deodatus of Blois  525 
Vitonus (Vanne, Vaune)  525  Bishop of Verdun
Ailbe (Ailbhe, Albeus)  526  Bishop of Emily
Florentius of Orange  526  Bishop of Orange
John I   526 pope
Justus   527  Bishop of Urgel
Quintian   527  Bishop of Clermont
Turibius of Palencia  528 
Theodosius the Cenobiarch 423 529 
Ciarán of Saigir (Kevin the Elder)  530  Bishop of Ossory
Dositheus of Gaza  530 
Remigius (Remi)437 530  Bishop of Reims
Samson of Constantinople (Samson Xenodochius ("the Hospitable"))  530 
Severus of Treves  530 
Valens  531  Bishop of Verona
Ecclesius   532  Bishop of Ravenna
Eleutherius of Tournai   532  Bishop of Tournai
Sabbas 439 532 
Fulgentius of Ruspe 468 533 Bishop of Ruspe
Theodoric of Mont d’Or (Thierry)  533 
Trojanus of Saintes (Trojan, Troyen)  533  Bishop of Saintes
Donatus of Provence  535 
Hilary of Mende  535  Bishop of Mende
Melaine   535  Bishop of Rennes
Mochta   535 Bishop of Ireland
Victor of Vita   535 Bishop of Vita
Agapitus I   536 pope
Carilefus (Calais)  536 
Pomponius   536  Bishop of Naples
Titan  536  Bishop of Brescia
Fortunatus of Todi   537  Bishop of Todi
Vigor   537  Bishop of Bayeux
Aventine of Troyes  538 
Silverius   538 pope
Gregory of Langres  539  Bishop of Langres
Vedast (Vaast)  539  Bishop of Arras
Carthach   540 
David of Thessalonica   540 
Jarlath 445 540  Bishop of Tuam
Justin of Chieti   540 
Lupus of Soissons  540  Bishop of Soissons
Romanus the Melodist   540 
Gallicanus II   541  Bishop of Embrun
Leo of Sens  541  Bishop of Sens
Leontius the Elder  541  Bishop of Bordeaux
Placidus   541 
Caesarius of Arles 470 542  Bishop of Arles
Lupus of Lyons  542 Archbishop of Lyons
Barsanuphius  Egypt543 Monastery of Seridus, Gaza
Firminus  543  Bishop of Uzès
John the Prophet   543 Monastery of Seridus, Gaza
Scholastica 480 543 
John of Reomay 444 544 
Ciarán of Clonmacnoise 516 County Roscommon 544 Clonmacnoise Abbot of Clonmacnoise
Venantius of Viviers490 544  Bishop of Viviers
Clotilda   545 
Medardus   545  Bishop of Vermandois
Paulinus of Brescia  545  Bishop of Brescia
Cyprian of Toulon 476 546  Bishop of Toulon
Lawrence Majoranus  546  Bishop of Siponto
Vincent  546  Bishop of Troyes
Benedict of Nursia 480 547 
Odhran (Oran, Otteran)  548 
Licerius (Lizier)  548  Bishop of Couserans
Aecadius   549  Bishop of Bourges
Albinus (Aubin)  549  Bishop of Angers
Finnian of Clonard   549 
Herculanus   549  Bishop of Perugia
Melan   549  Bishop of Viviers
Tigernach of Clones (Tierney, Tierry)  549  Bishop of Clogher
Benedict of Campania (Benedict the Hermit)  550 
Desideratus   550  Bishop of Bourges
Dubricius (Devereux, Dubric, Dyfrig)  550 
Emiliana   550 
Galla   550Rome
Isaac of Spoleto  550 
Leo of Troyes  550 
Modomnoc (Domnoc, Dominic)  550 
Optatian  550  Bishop of Brescia
Pastor  550  Bishop of Orléans
Paternus (Padarn)490 550 
Romanus of Subiaco   550 
Severinus   550  Bishop of Septempeda
Theodore of Bologna  550  Bishop of Bologna
Triverius   550 
Gall 486 551  Bishop of Clermont
Sacerdos (Sardot, Serdon)  551  Bishop of Lyon
Datius   552 
Mennas (Menas)  552 
Anastasius IX   553  Bishop of Terni
Laetus   553 
Theodosius   554  Bishop of Vaison
Victor   554  Bishop of Capua
Vincent of Leon   554 
Elesbaan   555 
Marius (Maurus or May)  555 
Bandaridus (Banderik, Bandarinus, Bandery)  556  Bishop of Soissons
Kieran the Younger (Ciaran)  556 
Leobinus (Lubin)  556  Bishop of Chartres
Maximianus of Ravenna   556  Bishop of Ravenna
Cassius of Narni   558  Bishop of Narni
Hilary of Galeata   558 
John the Silent 454 558  Bishop of Colonia
Marculf (Marcoul)  558 
Victorian of Asan   558 
Christine   559 
Leonard of Noblac   559 
Martyrs of North Africa   559 
Almirus   560 
Aspasius of Auch   560  Bishop of Eauze
Clodoald (Cloud)522 560 
Domitian   560  Bishop of Maastricht
Dorotheus of Gaza 500 560 
Equitius   560 
Finian Lobhar   560 
Fridolin   560 
Germerius (Germier)480 560  Bishop of Toulouse
Himerius   560  Bishop of Amelia
Kessog (Mackessag)  560 Bishop of Scotland
Sacerdos of Saguntum   560 Bishop of Saguntum
Saint Senan of Inis Cathaig 488 560 Bishop of Iniscathay
Eleutherius   561  Bishop of Auxerre
Salvinus   562  Bishop of Verona
Scannal   563 
Abundius   564 
Paternus (Pair)481 564  Bishop of Avranches
Pient   564 
Tudwal (Pabu, Tugdual)  564  Bishop of Treher
Leontius the Younger   565  Bishop of Bordeaux
Samson of Dol 485 565  Bishop of Dol
Bandry (Bandarid)  566 
Nicetius   566  Bishop of Trier
Sabinus of Canosa   566  Bishop of Canosa
Auxanus (Ansano)  568  Bishop of Milan
Lauto (Laudo, Laudus, Lo)  568  Bishop of Constance
Villicus   568  Bishop of Metz
Desideratus   569 
Fortunatus ("the Philosopher")  569 
Anastasius X   570 
Armagillus (Armel, Ermel, Ervan)  570 
Constantian (Constantianus)  570 
Fidelis   570  Bishop of Mérida
Gildas the Wise   570 
Honoratus   570  Bishop of Milan
Ita (Ida)  570 
Leonard of Vandoeuvre   570 
Leonianus   570 
Monegundis   570 
Quintius (Quintin)  570 
Sedna   570  Bishop of Ossory
Moloc (Luan, Lugaidh, Molvanus, Molluog, Murlach)  572 
Sylvia   572 
Tetricus   572  Bishop of Langres
Brendan of Birr   573 
Calétric of Chartres   573  Bishop of Chartres
Eufronius   573 Bishop of Tours
Paul Aurelian   573  Bishop of León
Emilian of Cogolla 474 574 
Rusticus   574  Bishop of Trier
Calupan   575 
Goar 495 575 
Maglorius (Maelor)  575 
Theodore (Chef, Theudar, Theuderius)  575 
Anastasia the Patrician   576 
Germanus (Germain)469 576  Bishop of Paris
Lawrence the Illuminator   576  Bishop of Spoleto
Senoch 536 576 
Aldate   577  Bishop of Gloucester
Friard 511 577 
Patroclus 497 577 
Brendan 486 578 
Philip   578  Bishop of Vienne
Martyrs of Campania   579 
Quinidius   579  Bishop of Vaison
Agricola 497 580  Bishop of Chalon-sur-Saône
Baldegundis   580 
Dalmatius   580  Bishop of Rodez
Droctoveus (Droctonius, Drotte)  580 
Elaphius   580  Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne
Felix of Bourges   580 
Suranus   580 Sora, Lazio Abbot
Liberata and Faustina   580 
Maurilius   580  Bishop of Cahors
Sequanus (Seine)  580 
Domnolus   581  Bishop of Le Mans
Eparchius (Cybard)  581 
Ferreolus   581  Bishop of Uzès
Tharsilla   581 
Eutychius of Constantinople 512Theium, Phrygia 582ConstantinoplePatriarch of Constantinople
Bonitus   582 
Leobardus   583 
Deiniol (Desiniol, Daniel)  584  Bishop of Bangor Fawr
Dulcardus   584 
Maculphe   584 Bishop of Senlis
Felix of Nantes   584  Bishop of Nantes
Maurus   584 
Ruadan of Lothra   584 
Salvius (Sauve)  584  Bishop of Albi
Hermenegild   585 
Leudomer (Lomer)  585  Bishop of Chartres
Ursicinus   585  Bishop of Cahors
Saint Agnes of Poitiers   586 
Candida the Younger 536 586 
Cyprian  586 
Daig Maccairaill (Dagaeus, Daganus)  586 
Praetextatus (Prix)  586  Bishop of Rouen
Redemptus   586  Bishop of Ferentini
Junian of Mairé   587 
Radegunde 518 587 
Romphar   587 
Abraham the Great of Kaskhar 492 588  Bishop of Kratia
Agericus of Verdun (Airy, Algeric)521 588  Bishop of Verdun
Bodagisl   588 
Frediano (Frigidian, Frigidanus)  588  Bishop of Lucca
Aedh MacBricc   589 
Finnian (Finian, Winin)495possibly Ulster589 
David (Dewi)  589  Bishop of Wales
Alexander   590  Bishop of Fiesole
Connat   590 
Ebregislus (Evergislus)  590  Bishop of Cologne
Fachanan (Fachtna)  590  Bishop of Ross
Joseph Abibos   590 
Palladius   590  Bishop of Saintes
Quadragesimus   590 
Servulus of Rome   590 
Veranus of Cavaillon 513 590  Bishop of Cavaillon
Ferreolus   591  Bishop of Limoges
Sulpitius I of Bourges   591 
Yrieix (Aredius)  591 
Guntramnus   592 
Simeon Stylites the Younger 512 592 
Saint Silvia   592 
Lomer   593 
Marius 530 594  Bishop of Avenches
Maximian  594  Bishop of Syracuse
Agnellus   596 
Ebrulf (Evroult)  596 
Leander of Seville 534 596  Bishop of Seville
Columba (Columbcille)521 597 
Baithin   598 
Dallan Forgaill 530 598 
Anastasius XI   599 
Amantius   600 
Asaph (Asa)  600  Bishop of Asaph
Avitus of Clermont   600  Bishop of Clermont
Canice (Cainnech, Kenneth)  600 
Fulk   600 
Honoratus of Amiens   600  Bishop of Amiens
Liudhard (Liphard, Letard)  600 
Maurus   600  Bishop of Verona
Oncho (Onchuo)  600 
Peregrinus (Cetteus)  600 Bishop of Amiternum
Baithéne mac Brénaind 536Ireland600IrelandAbbot
Tarsicia   600 

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