Placidus
Placidus is the (first) name of the following people:
- Saints and blessed
- Placidus of Subiaco (6th century), holy monk, disciple of St. Benedict of Nursia
- Placidus was the name of St. Eustachius († around 118) before his conversion
- Placidus Riccardi (1844–1915), monk in the Benedictine order and blessed of the Catholic Church
- Other clergy
- Placidus and Sigisbert von Disentis ; Founder of the Disentis Monastery
- Placidus of Nonantola (12th century); Monk in the Northern Italian Abbey Nonantola (St. New Year's Eve) near Modena
- Placidus Mayrhauser (1671–1741), abbot of the Benedictine monastery of St. Peter Salzburg
- Placidus von Droste , from 1678 to 1700 Prince Abbot of Fulda
- Placidus Amon (born Franz Amon; 1700–1759), Austrian Benedictine and philologist
- Placidus Sprenger (1735–1806), Benedictine, editor and historian
- Placidus a Spescha (1752–1833), Benedictine priest, alpinist, geographer, natural scientist and linguist
- Placidus Heinrich (born Joseph Heinrich; 1758–1825), German Benedictine monk in the St. Emmeram Monastery, Regensburg
- Placidus Wolter (1828–1908), German Benedictine ore abbot
- Placidus Staeb (1887–1965), Benedictine, Archabbot of the Brazilian Congregation
- Telesphore Placidus Toppo (* 1939), Archbishop of Ranchi and Cardinal
- Worldly persons
- Lactantius Placidus (perhaps end of the 4th century / 5th century), editor or author of a commentary on the epic Thebais by Statius
- Placidus von Camerloher (1718–1782), German composer
- Placidus Fixlmillner (born Josef Fixlmüller; 1721–1791), scientist, lawyer and university professor of the late baroque era
- Placidus Rogg (1769–1830), Swiss mayor, councilor, delegate of the daily statutes and officer in the Dutch service
- Placidus Franz Bliemetzrieder (1867–1935), Austrian historian
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