![Princess Ileana of Romania Princess Ileana of Romania](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-ileana-of-romania-1.jpg)
![Princess Ileana of Romania Princess Ileana of Romania](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/princess-ileana-of-romania-1.jpg)
![Gertrude the Great Gertrude the Great](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/gertrude-the-great-1.jpg)
![Adelaide of Italy Adelaide of Italy](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/adelaide-of-italy.jpg)
![Hedwig of Silesia Hedwig of Silesia](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/hedwig-of-silesia-1.jpg)
![Norbert of Xanten Norbert of Xanten](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/norbert-of-xanten-1.jpg)
Norbert of Xanten was not just the archbishop of Magdeburg but also established the order of Premonstratensian. He is revered as the patron saint of the Kingdom of Bohemia and of safe childbirth. He also defended Pope Innocent II and influenced the German ruler to defend him.
![Rabanus Maurus Rabanus Maurus](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/rabanus-maurus-1.jpg)
Apart from being a Benedictine monk, Rabanus Maurus was also a talented author and is remembered for his 22-volume encyclopaedia On the Natures of Things. He enriched German language and literature and this gained the nickname Teacher of Germany. His works also include translations and commentaries.
![Maria Innocentia Hummel Maria Innocentia Hummel](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/maria-innocentia-hummel-1.jpg)
![Mechthild of Magdeburg Mechthild of Magdeburg](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/mechthild-of-magdeburg-1.jpg)
![Radegund Radegund](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/radegund-1.jpg)
![Adelaide of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg Adelaide of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/adelaide-of-lowenstein-wertheim-1.jpg)
![Virgilia, Mother Abbess Virgilia, Mother Abbess](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/no-profile-img.jpg)
![Cunigunde of Luxembourg Cunigunde of Luxembourg](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/cunigunde-of-luxembourg-1.jpg)
![Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate Louise Hollandine of the Palatinate](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/louise-hollandine-of-the-palatinate-1.jpg)
![Mechtilde Mechtilde](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/mechtilde-1.jpg)
![C. F. W. Walther C. F. W. Walther](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/c-f-w-walther-1.jpg)
![Johann von Staupitz Johann von Staupitz](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/johann-von-staupitz-1.jpg)
![Johannes Rebmann Johannes Rebmann](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/johannes-rebmann-1.jpg)
German missionary Johannes Rebmann became the first person to explore Africa from the continent’s Indian Ocean coast and also the first European to discover Mt. Kilimanjaro. Along with his associate Johann Ludwig Krapf, he also stumbled upon Mt. Kenya. His diary later revealed a lot about his experiences in Africa.
![Benno of Meissen Benno of Meissen](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/benno-1.jpg)
Twelfth-century German bishop Saint Benno was imprisoned for opposing King Henry IV. Though deposed initially, he later reconciled and was restored. He is revered as the patron saint of the city of Munich and of fishermen and weavers. His images show him holding a fish with keys between its gills.
![Gottschalk Of Orbais Gottschalk Of Orbais](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/no-profile-img.jpg)
![Angilbert Angilbert](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/no-profile-img.jpg)
![Bruno of Querfurt Bruno of Querfurt](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/no-profile-img.jpg)
![Karl Kehrle Karl Kehrle](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/karl-kehrle-1.jpg)
![Saint Gotthard Saint Gotthard](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/saint-gotthard-1.jpg)
![Anno II Anno II](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/anno-ii-1.jpg)
![Nicolaus Zinzendorf Nicolaus Zinzendorf](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/nikolaus-ludwig-count-von-zinzendorf-1.jpg)
Born into one of the noblest Austrian families, Nikolaus Zinzendorf devoted his life to the welfare of the poor. Recognized as a distinguished leader of the Moravian church and a reformer of the Pietist movement, he created a worldwide missionary network that he hoped would sustain an ecumenical Protestant movement.
![Bruno of Cologne Bruno of Cologne](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/bruno-of-cologne-1.jpg)
Bruno of Cologne was the founder of the Carthusian Order. He personally founded the first two communities of the order. Not much is known about his personal life except that he studied theology in Reims. Most likely ordained a priest in 1055, he soon became the head of the Episcopal school. He was much respected as a teacher.
![Ulrich of Augsburg Ulrich of Augsburg](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ulrich-of-augsburg-1.jpg)
Tenth-century bishop Ulrich of Augsburg went down in history as the first saint to be canonized by a pope. He had been a mediator in the conflict between King Otto I the Great and his rebel son Liudolf. He is revered as the patron saint of weavers, among others.
![Saint Bruno the Great Saint Bruno the Great](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/saint-bruno-the-great-1.jpg)
Tenth-century archbishop of Cologne Saint Bruno the Great, also known as Bruno of Saxony, was the brother of Roman emperor Otto I and the youngest son of Henry the Fowler. He established countless institutions, such as the St. Pantaleon in Cologne. In Otto’s absence, Bruno served as the regent.