Amerigo Vespucci was named after the saint. Amerigo Vespucci (March 9, 1454 - February 22, 1512) was an Italian merchant and cartographer who voyaged to and wrote about the Americas. ... In general, the term Saint refers to someone who is exceptionally virtuous and holy. ...
Hungary was still without ecclesiastical organization, and Stephen now founded the archbishopric of Gran, with five dioceses under it, and later the archbishopric of Kalocsa, with three dioceses.
One effect of the conversion of Hungary was that the road used by pilgrims and crusaders going to the Holy Land was made safer, since the valley of the Danube formed a natural highway for at least a part of the long, difficult journey.
This saint merits the highest veneration for his accomplishments in both secular and religious matters, and, most especially, for having been an exemplar of justice, mercy, charity, and peace in a cruel age.
Saint Grimbald was noted for his devotion to the holy souls in Purgatory for whose repose he nightly repeated the Psalms.
Saint Clarus is venerated in the dioceses of Rouen, Beauvais, and Paris (Benedictines, Husenbeth).
Saint Modesta, niece of Saint Modoald, was appointed first abbess of the convent of Oehren (Horreum) at Trèves (Trier) by her uncle, its founder (Benedictines).
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