Saints & Hagiography
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Abbondio, Saint (ABBONDIO, SANTO)
ABBONDIO, Saint. - Fourth bishop of Como, patron of the diocese. He is particularly known for the mission he carried out at Constantinople… -
Abbo of Fleury (Abbo or Abbo Floriacensis), Saint (ABBONE DI FLEURY (ABBO O ABO FLORIACENSIS), SANTO)
ABBO OF FLEURY (Abbo or Abbo Floriacensis), Saint. - Born in the territory of Orléans, between 945 and 950. By his pious parents he was… -
Abdon and Sennen, Saints, Martyrs (ABDON E SENNEN, SANTI, MARTIRI)
ABDON AND SENNEN, SAINTS, MARTYRS. - According to the Passio, which is of no historical value, they were kings of Persia, captured by… -
Abel (Able, Abble), Thomas, Blessed (ABEL (ABLE, ABBLE), THOMAS, BEATO)
ABEL (Able, Abble), Thomas, Blessed. - English theologian, d. at Smithfield on 30 July 1540. In 1516 he was "Magister artium" at Oxford and… -
Abraham, Abbot of Clermont, Saint (ABRAMO, ABATE DI CLERMONT, SANTO)
ABRAHAM, Abbot of Clermont, Saint. - Born in a country on the Euphrates and died in 485. Having undertaken a journey to visit the… -
Abraham of Kaškar (ABRAMO DI KAŠKAR)
ABRAHAM OF KAŠKAR. - Born in the year 491 at Kashkar, today al-Wāšit, in Mesopotamia, he is called the Great and the father of monasticism… -
Abramo of Habran (or of Carrhes), Saint (ABRAMO DI HABRAN (O DI CARRHES), SANTO)
ABRAMO OF HABRAN (or of Carrhes), Saint. - Born in the diocese of Cyrrhus around the middle of the 4th century, he withdrew while still… -
Abramo Qidōnāya (or of Bēth Qidōnā) (ABRAMO QIDONĀYA (O DI BĒTH QIDONĀ))
ABRAMO QIDŌNĀYA (or of Bēth Qidōnā). - Born in 296 A.D. into a well-to-do family, he consented to marriage under pressure from his parents.… -
Acacius (Acathius Acacius), Saint, Martyr (ACACIO (ACATHIUS ACACIUS), SANTO, MARTIRE)
ACACIUS (Acathius Acacius), Saint, Martyr. - A soldier, probably a victim of the Diocletianic persecution. According to the Acts of his… -
Acacius (Achatinus, Acatius, also called Acatanghelus), Saint, Martyr (ACACIO (ACHATINS, ACACIUS, DETTO ANCHE ACATANGELO), SANTO, MARTIRE)
ACACIUS (Achatinus, Acatius, also called Acatanghelus), Saint, Martyr. - Confessor of the faith under the emperor Decius (250-51); he is… -
Achard (Achardus), Blessed (ACARDO (ACHARDUS), BEATO)
ACHARD (Achardus), Blessed. - Abbot of St. Victor, then bishop of Avranches. A descendant of a noble Norman family that had settled in… -
Acquaviva, Rodolfo, Blessed (ACQUAVIVA, RODOLFO, BEATO)
ACQUAVIVA, RODOLFO, beato. - Jesuit missionary and martyr, b. at Atri on 2 Oct. 1550, son of the duke of Atri Giangirolamo, nephew of… -
Acts of the Martyrs (ATTI DEI MARTIRI)
ACTS OF THE MARTYRS. - I. ACTS OF THE GREEK AND LATIN MARTYRS. - Under the name of acts of the martyrs (acta martyrum) we include all that… -
Adalard, Saint (ADALARDO, SANTO)
ADALARD, Saint. - Cousin of Charlemagne, born in Artois, probably at Huise near Audenarde in 733. After having lived a court life, whose… -
Adalbero II, Bishop of Metz (ADALBERONE, II, VESCOVO DI METZ)
ADALBERO II, Bishop of Metz. - Son of Frederick, duke of Upper Lorraine, and of Beatrice, niece of Adalberone I. He was elected bishop of… -
Adalbert, Abbot of São João de Tarouca (ADALBERTO, ABATE DI SAN GIOVANNI DI TAROUCA)
ADALBERT, Abbot of São João de Tarouca. - Sent to Portugal by St. Bernard, together with other monks, under the guidance of the abbot… -
Adalbert of Prague, Saint, Martyr (ADALBERTO DI PRAGA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ADALBERT OF PRAGUE, Saint, Martyr. - Of Czech nationality, he was called Vojtěch; among the Slavic peoples he is known and venerated under… -
Adalgar, Saint, Archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg (ADALGARO, SANTO, ARCIVESCOVO DI BREMA-AMBURGO)
ADALGAR, Saint, Archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg. - First a monk of the monastery of Corvey (Westphalia), he was chosen by St. Rimbert,… -
Adalgis, Saint (ADALGISO, SANTO)
ADALGIS, Saint. - Bishop of Novara. The diptychs of this church assign him 19 years of episcopate, which must have run from 830 or 831 to… -
Adamnan (Adamnanus; Latin Adamnanas, Adamnanas et Adamnanas; seems diminutive of Adam; erroneous Adamandus), Saint (ADAMNANO (ADAMNAN; LAT. ADAMNANAS, ADAMNANAS ET ADAMNANAS; SEMBRA DIMINUTIVO DI ADAM; ERRONEO ADAMANDUS), SANTO)
ADAMNANO (ADAMNAN; Lat. Adamnanus, Adamnanus and Adamnanus; apparently a diminutive of Adam; erroneously Adamandus), saint. - Irish monk,… -
Adamnus (ADAMANNO)
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Adelaide (Adelheid), Empress, Saint (ADELAIDE (ADELHEID), IMPERATRICE, SANTA)
ADELAIDE (Adelheid), Empress, Saint. - B. c. 931, d. at Selz, in Alsace, on 18 Dec. 999. Daughter of Rudolf II of Burgundy, she was the… -
Adimari, Ubaldo, Blessed (ADIMARI, UBALDO, BEATO)
ADIMARI, Ubaldo, Blessed. - Born around 1247 in Florence, he took part from his youth in the heated party struggles of that time. Of… -
Adolph, Saint (ADOLFO, SANTO)
ADOLPH, Saint. - Twenty-eighth bishop of Osnabrück (1216-24), b. ca. 1185 to the counts of Tecklenburg in Westphalia, d. there on 28 or 30… -
Adon, Saint (ADONE, SANTO)
ADON, Saint. - Archbishop of Vienne, in the Dauphiné. Of a noble family, born at the beginning of the 9th century, in the diocese, it… -
Adorno, Giovanni Agostino
ADORNO, GIOVANNI AGOSTINO. - Cofounder of the Clerics Regular Minor (v.), born in Genoa in 1551, died in Naples on 29 September 1591.… -
Adriano of Nicomedia, Saint, Martyr (ADRIANO DI NICOMEDIA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ADRIANO OF NICOMEDIA, Saint, Martyr. - According to the legendary Passio, A. was converted following the courageous bearing, during… -
Adriano of Nisida (ADRIANO DI NISIDA)
ADRIANO OF NISIDA. - Benedictine, of African origin, abbot of Nisida near Naples, d. in 709 (or 710?). Pope Vitalian wanted him as… -
Aelred (Aelred, Alred, Alred, Ealred, Ethelred) of Hexham, Saint (AELREDO (AELRED, ALRED, ALRED, EALRED, ETHELRED), DI HEXHAM, SANTO)
AELRED (Aelred, Alred, Alred, Ealred, Ethelred) of Hexham, Saint. - English writer, Cistercian abbot of Rievaulx, b. in 1110 at Hexham… -
Afra, Saint, Martyr (AFRA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
AFRA, Saint, Martyr. - Victim of the Diocletianic persecution in Augusta (Augsburg). The life (Conversio s. Afrae) is legendary; but the… -
Agaimī, Anna
AGAIMĪ, ANNA. - Maronite visionary of Aleppo (1720-98), better known under the name of Hindiyyah or also Endie. Placed before the… -
Agape, Irene and Chione, Saints, Martyrs (AGAPE, IRENE E CHIONE, SANTE, MARTIRI)
AGAPE, Irene and Chione, Saints, Martyrs. - Sisters, martyred under the emperor Diocletian in 304 at Thessalonica. Feast on 3 April. When… -
Agapitus of Palestrina, Saint, Martyr (AGAPITO DI PALESTRINA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
AGAPITUS OF PALESTRINA, SAINT, MARTYR. - According to his legend, late and fabulous, he died a martyr at the age of 15, probably during the… -
Agatangelo of Vendôme and Cassiano of Nantes, Blessed (AGATANGELO DA VENDÔME E CASSIANO DA NANTES, BEATI)
AGATANGELO OF VENDÔME AND CASSIANO OF NANTES, Blessed. - The first was born on 31 July 1598 at Vendôme, the second on 15 Jan. 1607 at… -
Agatha, Saint, Martyr (AGATA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
AGATHA, Saint, Martyr. - One of the most popular heroines of Christian antiquity, martyred for the faith at Catania. The date of her… -
Agazzari, Stefano, Blessed (AGAZZARI, STEFANO, BEATO)
AGAZZARI, Stefano, Blessed. - Regular canon, reformer of the regular canonical life, b. at Siena in 1354, d. at Bologna on 28-29 Oct. 1433.… -
Agnes of Assisi, Saint (AGNESE DI ASSISI, SANTA)
AGNES OF ASSISI, Saint. - Younger sister of St. Clare, born in Assisi in 1197 and died there on 16 Nov. 1253. Fifteen days after Clare had… -
Agnes of Bohemia, Blessed (AGNESE DI BOEMIA, BEATA)
AGNES OF BOHEMIA, Blessed. - B. in Prague in 1208 and d. there on 2 March 1282. Daughter of Ottokar I, king of Bohemia, and of Constance of… -
Agnes of Montepulciano, Saint (AGNESE DA MONTEPULCIANO, SANTA)
AGNES OF MONTEPULCIANO, Saint. - Dominican, b. at Gracciano Vecchio in 1274 (or 1268 or even earlier), d. at Montepulciano on 20 April… -
Agnes of Nordera (AGNESE DI NORDERA)
AGNES OF NORDERA. - Dominican mystic, d. around 1300. At the age of 7 she entered the monastery of the Most Holy Annunciation of Adelhausen… -
Agnes of Orlamünde (AGNESE D'ORLAMÜNDE)
AGNES OF ORLAMÜNDE. - Cistercian nun, very well known in the German legend of the White Lady (v. weisse Frau v.), born in an unspecified… -
Agnes of Poitiers, Saint (AGNESE DI POITIERS, SANTA)
AGNES OF POITIERS, Saint. - Abbess of the 6th century, whose feast falls on 13 May. Educated by Queen Radegund, A. became the first abbess… -
Agnes, Saint, Martyr (AGNESE, SANTA, MARTIRE)
AGNES, Saint, Martyr. - Of this very famous Roman martyr, probably a victim of the Diocletianic persecution, no genuine acts survive;… -
Agostino Della Croce (Da Cruz)
AGOSTINO della CROCE (da CRUZ). - Portuguese religious, in the world A. Pimenta, brother of the celebrated poet Diego Bernardes. Born at… -
Agostino Detto Novello, Blessed (AGOSTINO DETTO NOVELLO, BEATO)
AGOSTINO DETTO NOVELLO, Blessed. - B. at Tarano in Sabina, d. May 19, 1309. He completed his studies of law at Bologna. Having risen to… -
Ágreda, María de, Venerable (ÁGREDA, MARIA DE, VENERABILE)
ÁGREDA, María de, Venerable. - Clarisse mystic, in the world Maria Coronel, b. at Ágreda (Burgos) on 2 April 1602, d. there on 24 May 1665.… -
Ahiai
AHIAI. - He was elected archbishop of Seleucia in 411 and died in 415 or 416. He had been a disciple of Abda, the founder of a monastery… -
Aidan (Aedán, Aidanus), Saint (AIDANO (AEDAN, AIDANUS), SANTO)
AIDAN (Aedán, Aidanus), Saint. - Irish monk, founder and first abbot-bishop of Lindisfarne. We know nothing of his youth. We find him as a… -
Aignan of Orléans, Saint (ANIANO DI ORLÉANS, SANTO)
AIGNAN OF ORLÉANS, Saint. - Successor of St. Evurtius on the episcopal see of Orléans, known above all in the memory of Sidonius… -
Aikenhead, Mary, Servant of God (AIKENHEAD, MARY, SERVA DI DIO)
AIKENHEAD, Mary, Servant of God. - Foundress of the Irish Sisters of Charity, b. at Cork (Ireland) on 15 January 1787 to a Catholic mother… -
Ailerano (Aileranus, Aieranus, Eerianus), called the Wise, Saint (AILERANO (AILERANUS, AIERANUS, AIERANUS, EERIANUS), DETTO IL SAPIENTE, SANTO)
AILERANO (Aileranus, Aieranus, Eerianus), called the Wise, Saint. - Little is known of his life. He was a monk at Clonard (v.) and, it… -
Aimo (Latin Haymo, Haimo, Aimo, Hemmo), Bishop of Halberstadt (AIMONE (LAT. HAYMO, HAIMO, AIMO, HEMMO), VESCOVO DI HALBERSTADT)
AIMO (Latin Haymo, Haimo, Aimo, Hemmo), Bishop of Halberstadt. - B. around 778, d. 26 or 27 March 853. According to some, his birthplace… -
Alban, Saint, Martyr (ALBANO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ALBANO, santo, martire. - Protomartyr of England, beheaded according to the Passio under Severus (ca. 200), according to later writers… -
Albergati, Niccolò, Blessed (ALBERGATI, NICCOLÒ, BEATO)
ALBERGATI, Niccolò, Blessed. - Cardinal, b. in Bologna in 1375 to Pier Nicola, of a noble local family, d. in Siena on 9 May 1443. In 1395,… -
Alberic, Monk of Monte Cassino (ALBERICO, MONACO DI MONTECASSINO)
ALBERIC, Monk of Monte Cassino. - Born at Settefrati in Campania in 1101 (?), died around 1140. At the age of 10, during an illness that… -
Alberico (Aubry), Blessed (ALBERICO (AUBRY), BEATO)
ALBERICO (Aubry), Blessed. - Second abbot of Cîteaux. We know nothing of his birth, of his intellectual and moral formation before he… -
Albert (Adalbert) of Oberaltaich (ALBERTO (ADALBERT) DI OBERALTAICH)
ALBERT (Adalbert) of Oberaltaich. - Benedictine monk, Bavarian, noble knight, b. in 1239, d. on 26 Nov. 1311. He was minister of the counts… -
Albert, Bishop of Vercelli and Patriarch of Jerusalem (ALBERTO, VESCOVO DI VERCELLI E PATRIARCA DI GERUSALEMME)
ALBERT, Bishop of Vercelli and Patriarch of Jerusalem. - He was the first legislator of the Order of Carmelites. The necrology of the… -
Albert of Trapani, Saint (ALBERTO DA TRAPANI, SANTO)
ALBERT OF TRAPANI, Saint. - B. in this city in the 13th century (probably in 1212), d. near Messina on 7 Aug. 1306 or 1307, also called… -
Albertoni, Ludovica degli, Blessed (ALBERTONI, LUDOVICA DEGLI, BEATA)
ALBERTONI, Ludovica degli, Blessed. - Born in Rome to the patrician Albertoni family in 1473, died on 31 January 1533. She lost her father… -
Albertus Magnus (A. de Lauging [Lauingen], A. Teutonicus, A. of Cologne, A. Magnus), Saint, Doctor (ALBERTO MAGNO (A. DE LAUGING [LAUINGEN], A. TEUTONICUS, A. DI COLONIA, A. MAGNUS), SANTO, DOTTORE)
ALBERTUS MAGNUS (A. de Lauging [Lauingen], A. Teutonicus, A. of Cologne, A. Magnus), Saint, Doctor. - SUMMARY: 1. Life. - 2. The… -
Albrici, Maddalena, Blessed (ALBRICI, MADDALENA, BEATA)
ALBRICI, Maddalena, Blessed. - Born toward the end of the 14th century, in Como, into a noble family, died on 13 or 15 May 1465. Left an… -
Aldhelm (Aldhelmus or Althelm; Old English Ealdhelm (= Old Helmet), Saint (ALDELMO (ALDHELMUS O ALTHELMUS; ANGLOSASS. EALDHELM (= ANTICO ELMO), SANTO)
ALDHELM (Aldhelmus or Althelm; Old English Ealdhelm (= Old Helmet), Saint. - Of a royal Saxon family, born in Wessex around 640, perhaps in… -
Alemán, Louis, Blessed (ALEMAN, LOUIS, BEATO)
ALEMÁN, Louis, Blessed. - Cardinal, archbishop of Arles, b. at Arbent (Bugey, in France) around 1390, d. at Salon (Bouches-du-Rhône) on 15… -
Alessandrina da Letto, Blessed (ALESSANDRINA DA LETTO, BEATA)
ALESSANDRINA DA LETTO, Blessed. - B. at Letto (Sulmona) in 1385, d. at Foligno in 1458. She took the habit of the Poor Clares in 1400. She… -
Alessio Di Santa Marta
ALESSIO di SANTA MARTA. - Discalced Carmelite, in the world Giovanni Matteo Lubati; b. at Carrù (Mondovì) on 25 Feb. 1648, he took the… -
Alexander, Bishop and Patron of Fiesole, Martyr (ALESSANDRO, VESCOVO E PATRONO DI FIESOLE, MARTIRE)
ALEXANDER, Bishop and Patron of Fiesole, Martyr. - Returning from Pavia, where he had gone to the emperor Lothair (associated with the… -
Alexander, Bishop of Jerusalem, Saint, Martyr (ALESSANDRO, VESCOVO DI GERUSALEMME, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ALEXANDER, Bishop of Jerusalem, Saint, Martyr. - Educated at the school of Alexandria, he was a disciple of Pantaenus and of Clement and a… -
Alexander, Evenzio and Teodulo, Saints, Martyrs (ALESSANDRO, EVENZIO E TEODULO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
ALEXANDER, Evenzio and Teodulo, Saints, Martyrs. - The Hieronymian Martyrology, the Gregorian Sacramentary and the Gelasian Sacramentary of… -
Alexander, Saint, Bishop of Constantinople (ALESSANDRO, VESCOVO DI COSTANTINOPOLI, SANTO)
ALEXANDER, Saint, Bishop of Constantinople. - Consecrated bishop of Byzantium between 313 and 317, d. in 336. He was a defender of… -
Alexander, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria (ALESSANDRO, PATRIARCA DI ALESSANDRIA, SANTO)
ALEXANDER, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria. - He held the see from 312 to 326. When Arius, a member of his Church, began to spread among the… -
Alexander Sauli, Saint (ALESSANDRO SAULI, SANTO)
ALEXANDER SAULI, Saint. - Bishop of Aleria, b. in Milan on 15 Feb. 1534 to a noble Genoese family, d. at Calosso (Asti) on 11 Oct. 1592.… -
Alexius, Saint (ALESSIO, SANTO)
ALEXIUS, Saint. - According to the oldest version of the legend, which seems to contain the authentic history of the saint, he was an… -
Alferius, Saint (ALFERIO, SANTO)
ALFERIUS, Saint. - Founder and first abbot of the Cluniac monastery of Cava dei Tirreni, b. in 931, according to the life written in the… -
Alfio, Saint, Martyr (ALFIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ALFIO, Saint, Martyr. - They were from Lentini. This saint, with his two brothers Philadelphus and Cyrinus, is known to us from a late text… -
Alfonso Maria de' Liguori
ALFONSO MARIA DE' LIGUORI, saint - Profession of faith with autograph signature (1762) - Vatican Secret Archives. Fondo Processi… -
Alfonso Rodríguez, Saint (ALFONSO RODRIGUEZ, SANTO)
ALFONSO RODRÍGUEZ, Saint. - Spanish Jesuit, b. in Segovia on 25 July 1532. Having gone into commerce and married, after the death of his… -
Alipius, Saint (ALIPIO, SANTO)
ALIPIUS, Saint. - Bishop of Tagaste, disciple and very close friend of St. Augustine, to whom we owe almost everything we know about him.… -
Alipius, Stylite, Saint (ALIPIO, STILITA, SANTO)
ALIPIUS, Stylite, Saint. - Born at Adrianople in Paphlagonia at the beginning of the 6th century. Orphaned of his father at the age of… -
Alluccio (Lucio), Blessed (ALLUCCIO (LUCIO), BEATO)
ALLUCCIO (Lucio), Blessed. - Son of a certain Homodei, born in the Val di Nievole, on an uncertain date, he was a shepherd in his early… -
Almachus, Saint, Martyr (ALMACHO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ALMACHUS, Saint, Martyr. - The fuller manuscripts of the Hieronymian Martyrology have preserved under January 1 the following notice… -
Almatò, Pedro-José, Blessed (ALMATÒ, PEDRO-JOSÉ, BEATO)
ALMATÒ, Pedro-José, Blessed. - Dominican, martyred in Tonkin on 1 Nov. 1861. Born on 1 Nov. 1830 at S. Feliz Saserra (Spain), he entered… -
Altmann, Saint (ALTMANNO, SANTO)
ALTMANN, Saint. - A native of Westphalia, he studied in Paris and was a professor at Paderborn. He was appointed by Henry III provost of… -
Álvarez Pereira, Nuno, Blessed (ÁLVAREZ PEREIRA, NONIO, BEATO)
ÁLVAREZ PEREIRA, Nuno, Blessed. - Constable of Portugal, born at Bom Jardim in 1360 to a noble family. Although honored by Queen Eleanor,… -
Amandus, Saint (AMANDO, SANTO)
AMANDUS, Saint. - Born in Aquitaine, to Serenus and Amantia, educated in a Benedictine monastery on the island of Yeu off the coast of… -
Amedeo Menes de Sylva, Blessed (AMEDEO MENEZ DE SYLVA, BEATO)
AMEDEO MENES DE SYLVA, Blessed. - Franciscan, b. at Ceuta in 1420 to Rodrigo Gomez de Sylva, royal prince of Castile, and Isabella Menez of… -
Amedeus IX, Third Duke of Savoy, Blessed (AMEDEO IX, TERZO DUCA DI SAVOIA, BEATO)
AMEDEUS IX, Third Duke of Savoy, Blessed. - B. at Thonon on 1 February 1435, d. at Vercelli on 30 March 1472. He was the son of Duke… -
Ammonius, Saint (AMMONIO, SANTO)
AMMONIUS, Saint. - A descendant of a wealthy family of Alexandria, he was a hermit and the principal founder of the monastic colonies of… -
Amphion, Saint (ANFIONE, SANTO)
AMPHION, Saint. - Bishop of Epiphania in Cilicia, he took part in the Councils of Ancyra (314), Neocaesarea (314), and Nicaea (325). An… -
Ampulla of Blood (AMPOLLA DI SANGUE)
AMPULLA OF BLOOD. - With this expression and other similar ones, from the beginning of the 17th century, people have customarily designated… -
'Anānīšo (Enañiesu, 'Enānīšo) ('ANĀNIŠO (ENANIESU, 'ENĀNIŠO))
'ANĀNĪŠO (ENAÑIESU, 'ENĀNĪŠO). - A Nestorian monk, he studied with his brother Iesuyab in the school of Nisibis, where both had as a friend… -
Anargyri (ANÀRGIRI)
ANARGYRI. - This is what the Greek Church calls the saints who, according to hagiographic writings, practiced medicine without payment… -
Anastasia, Saint, Martyr (ANASTASIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
ANASTASIA, Saint, Martyr. - This concerns a martyr, venerated on 25 December, whose center of veneration was at Sirmium. Moreover, the late… -
Anastasius, Apostle Of The Macarians, Saint (ANASTASIO, APOSTOLO DEI MACIARI, SANTO)
ANASTASIUS, Apostle Of The Macarians, Saint. - The personality of A. is still debated. Some identify him with a certain Radla, a Czech, a… -
Anastasius Magundat, Saint, Martyr (ANASTASIO MAGUNDAT, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ANASTASIUS MAGUNDAT, Saint, Martyr. - Persian monk and martyr, b. at Razech, d. in 628. After the Cross was carried off to Persia in 614,… -
Anastasius, Monk of Mont-Saint-Michel, Saint (ANASTASIO, MONACO DI MONT-SAINT-MICHEL, SANTO)
ANASTASIUS, Monk of Mont-Saint-Michel, Saint. - Despite the existing studies, some points about his life remain obscure. He was certainly… -
Anastasius of Salona, Saint, Martyr (ANASTASIO DI SALONA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ANASTASIUS OF SALONA, Saint, Martyr. - He lived in the 4th century, and seems to have been a native of Aquileia, where he practiced the… -
Anastasius of Sinai, Saint (ANASTASIO SINAITA, SANTO)
ANASTASIUS OF SINAI, Saint. - Priest and hegumen of Mount Sinai, d. after 700, honored as a saint by the Byzantine Church on April 21. A… -
Anastasius the Elder, Saint (ANASTASIO IL VECCHIO, SANTO)
ANASTASIUS THE ELDER, Saint. - Patriarch of Antioch (559-99). He occupied the patriarchal see (559) following the death of Domnus, and was… -
Anastasius the Younger, Saint (ANASTASIO IL GIOVANE, SANTO)
ANASTASIUS THE YOUNGER, Saint. - Patriarch of Antioch (599-610), successor of Anastasius the Elder. A letter of St. Gregory the Great… -
Ancina, Giovanni Giovenale, Blessed (ANCINA, GIOVANNI GIOVENALE, BEATO)
ANCINA, GIOVANNI GIOVENALE, beato. - Born on 19 Oct. 1545 at Fossano, died at Saluzzo on 31 Aug. 1604. Having taken his degree in… -
Andrea da Spoleto
ANDREA da SPOLETO. - Born at Cascia around 1481. In his disorderly youth he was the head of a faction. He entered the Order of Friars… -
Andrea Grego da Peschiera, Blessed (ANDREA GREGO DA PESCHIERA, BEATO)
ANDREA GREGO da PESCHIERA, beato. - Dominican, b. in 1400 to poor peasants at Peschiera del Garda, d. between 16 and 19 January 1485. He… -
Andreasi, Osanna, Blessed (ANDREASI, OSANNA, BEATA)
ANDREASI, OSANNA, BLESSED. - Dominican tertiary, b. in Mantua to Nicola Andreasi (not Andreassi) and Agnese Gonzaga on 17 Jan. 1449, d.… -
Andrew Avellino, Saint (ANDREA AVELLINO, SANTO)
ANDREW AVELLINO, Saint. - Born in 1521 at Castronuovo (now Castronuovo di S. Andrea, in the province of Potenza), into a noble family of… -
Andrew Hubert Fournet, Saint (ANDREA UBERTO FOURNET, SANTO)
ANDREW HUBERT FOURNET, Saint. - B. on 6 Dec. 1752 at Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé, in Poitou, d. at La Puye on 13 May 1834. Enrolled in 1772 at… -
Andrew of Jesus (da Brzesko) (ANDREA DI GESÙ (DA BRZESKO))
ANDREW OF JESUS (da Brzesko). - Discalced Carmelite, b. at Brzesko (Poland), d. 29 April 1640. At the age of 15 he came to Rome to complete… -
Andrew of Jesus (of Granada), Blessed (ANDREA DI GESÙ (DA GRANATA))
ANDREW OF JESUS (of Granada), Blessed. - Discalced Carmelite mystical writer, b. at Granada (Spain) in the second half of the 16th century,… -
Andrew Salos, Saint (ANDREA SALOS, SANTO)
ANDREW SALOS, Saint. - A Scythian by birth but not a Slav, he lived from 880 to 946. Having come to Constantinople as a slave, his master,… -
Angela della Pace
ANGELA della PACE. - Dominican secular tertiary, b. 25 Dec. 1610 at Morchiano, d. at Naples on 21 Oct. 1662. From her earliest years, A.… -
Angela Merici, Saint (ANGELA MERICI, SANTA)
ANGELA MERICI, Saint. - Foundress of the Ursulines, b. at Desenzano sul Garda in 1474 to a humble peasant family, d. at Brescia on 27 Jan.… -
Angelina da Marsciano, Blessed (ANGELINA DA MARSCIANO, BEATA)
ANGELINA DA MARSCIANO, Blessed. - Born in the castle of Montegiove, near Orvieto, around 1377, to Giacomo count of Marsciano and Anna of… -
Angelo of Acri, Blessed (ANGELO D'ACRI, BEATO)
ANGELO OF ACRI, Blessed. - Born at Acri (Cosenza) on 19 Oct. 1669, he received the name Luca Antonio in baptism. A tender and singular… -
Angelo of Chivasso, Blessed (ANGELO DA CHIVASSO, BEATO)
ANGELO OF CHIVASSO, Blessed. - Famous Franciscan theologian, b. in Chivasso (Piedmont) probably in the year 1411, from the noble and… -
Angilbert, Saint (ANGILBERTO, SANTO)
ANGILBERT, Saint. - Abbot of Centula (Saint-Riquier), one of Charlemagne's principal auxiliaries and confidants and a disciple of Alcuin.… -
Annamites, Martyrs (ANNAMITI, MARTIRI)
ANNAMITES, MARTYRS. - Under this name are understood the one hundred and five who were beatified among the very numerous missionaries,… -
Anna of Jesus, Venerable (ANNA DI GESU, VENERABILE)
ANNA OF JESUS, Venerable. - Discalced Carmelite, disciple and co-worker of St. Teresa, b. at Medina del Campo (Spain) on 25 Nov. 1545, d.… -
Anna of Saint Augustine, Venerable (ANNA DI SANT'AGOSTINO, VENERABILE)
ANNA OF SAINT AUGUSTINE, Venerable. - Discalced Carmelite, disciple of St. Teresa, b. at Dueña (Palencia) in 1555, d. at Villanueva on 11… -
Anna Of Saint Bartholomew, Blessed (ANNA DI SAN BARTOLOMEO, BEATA)
ANNA OF SAINT BARTHOLOMEW, BLESSED. - Discalced Carmelite, in the world Anna García, b. Oct. 1, 1549 in Almendral (near Ávila), d. at… -
Anno, Saint (ANNONE, SANTO)
ANNO, Saint. - Archbishop of Cologne, b. ca. 1010 in Swabia, d. 4 December 1075. He became provost of the canons at Goslar and in 1056… -
Ansaloni, Giordano (Giordano di Santo Stefano)
ANSALONI, Giordano (Giordano di Santo Stefano). - Dominican, martyr of Japan. Born at S. Stefano (Agrigento) in 1600, he was sent to… -
Ansegisus, Saint (ANSEGISO, SANTO)
ANSEGISUS, Saint. - Benedictine, abbot of Fontenelle, b. perhaps near Saint-Rambert in the diocese of Lyon ca. 770 into an ancient noble… -
Anselm, Bishop of Lucca, Saint (ANSELMO, VESCOVO DI LUCCA, SANTO)
ANSELM, Bishop of Lucca, Saint. - Nephew of the famous Anselm of Baggio, later Pope Alexander II. Born in 1036, died at Mantua on 10 March… -
Anselm Of Aosta (ANSELMO D'AOSTA)
ANSELM OF AOSTA. - I. LIFE. - He was born at Aosta, in Piedmont, in 1033 or at the beginning of 1034, of a noble family. His father,… -
Anselm of Nonantola, Saint (ANSELMO DI NONANTOLA, SANTO)
ANSELM OF NONANTOLA, Saint. - Formerly duke of Friuli, brother of Giseltruda, wife of the Lombard king Aistulf. Having embraced the… -
Ansgar, Saint (ANSCARIO, SANTO)
ANSGAR, Saint. - Archbishop of Hamburg and Bremen, apostle of Scandinavia, b. in 801 in northern France, d. at Bremen on 3 February 865. He… -
Antelm, Saint (ANTELMO, SANTO)
ANTELM, Saint. - Bishop of Belley (France), b. in 1107 to a noble family in the castle of Chignin (Savoy), d. at Belley on June 26, 1178.… -
Anterus, Pope (ANTÈRO, PAPA)
ANTERUS, Pope. - Sepulchral inscription - Rome, cemetery of St. Callistus. (Int. Pont. Comm. d'Arc. note) a great solemnity by the mihado,… -
Anthony, Archbishop Of Novgorod (ANTONIO, ARCIVESCOVO DI NOVGOROD)
ANTHONY, Archbishop Of Novgorod. - Various political vicissitudes brought this monk, whose secular name was Dobrynia Jadrejkovič, in 1211… -
Anthony Mary Zaccaria, Saint (ANTONIO MARIA ZACCARIA, SANTO)
ANTHONY MARY ZACCARIA, Saint. - Founder of the Barnabites and of the Angelics, he died on 5 July 1539 at Cremona, where he had been born… -
Anthony Primaldo (Grimaldo) And Companions, Blessed Martyrs (ANTONIO PRIMALDO (GRIMALDO) E COMPAGNI, BEATI, MARTIRI)
ANTHONY PRIMALDO (Grimaldo) And Companions, Blessed Martyrs. - Gedik Ahmed Pasha, admiral of the fleet of Mehmed II, having conquered… -
Anthony the Pechersky, Saint (ANTONIO PECERSKIJ, SANTO)
ANTHONY THE PECHERSKY, Saint. - Father of Russian monasticism, b. at Liobecia, near Tchernigov, d. at Kiev on 7 May 1073; celebrated by the… -
Antimus, Bishop of Nicomedia (ANTIMO, VESCOVO DI NICOMEDIA)
ANTIMUS, Bishop of Nicomedia. - Prelate of that city in Bithynia, martyred at the beginning of the 4th century (3 Sept. 302?) during the… -
Antiochus (ANTIOCO)
ANTIOCHUS. - Commander of the army of Philip, king of Macedonia. His son Seleucus followed Alexander the Great to Asia and, after the… -
Antiochus, Saint, Martyr (ANTIOCO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ANTIOCHUS, Saint, Martyr. - In Sulci, on the island of St. Antiochus (Sardinia), the relics of a St. A. were venerated from as early as the… -
Antipas, Saint, Martyr (ANTIPA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ANTIPAS, Saint, Martyr. - He suffered martyrdom at Pergamum, probably under Domitian, certainly at a date earlier than the Apocalypse of… -
Antonio da Olivadi, Venerable (ANTONIO DA OLIVADI, VENERABILE)
ANTONIO DA OLIVADI, Venerable. - Preacher and ascetical writer, b. in 1653 at Olivadi (Catanzaro), entered the Capuchins of the province of… -
Apollinare, Bishop of Ravenna, Saint (APOLLINARE, VESCOVO DI RAVENNA, SANTO)
APOLLINARE, Bishop of Ravenna, Saint. - He was the first to occupy the episcopal see of Ravenna; the presence of his 11th successor at the… -
Apollinare, Bishop of Valence, Saint (APOLLINARE, VESCOVO DI VALENCE, SANTO)
APOLLINARE, Bishop of Valence, Saint. - Son of the senator Isicius and brother of the poet St. Avitus, both bishops of Vienne. Born around… -
Apollonia, Saint, Martyr (APOLLONIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
APOLLONIA, Saint, Martyr. - An Alexandrian virgin, martyred in Alexandria in Egypt during a local uprising against the Christians, shortly… -
Apollonius the Senator, Saint, Martyr (APOLLONIO IL SENATORE, SANTO, MARTIRE)
APOLLONIUS THE SENATOR, Saint, Martyr. - Put to death in c. 185, a Roman senator according to St. Jerome, while Eusebius makes him a man… -
Archippus, Saint (ARCHIPPO, SANTO)
ARCHIPPUS, Saint. - Collaborator of St. Paul ("fellow soldier"), of Colossae. He was probably the son of Philemon and Apphia, with whom he… -
Areta, Saint (ARETA, SANTO)
ARETA, Saint. - An Arab of Nağrān, whose name al-Hārit was altered to Hirut in the Ethiopian Synaxarium (G. Sapeto, Viaggio e missione… -
Ariald, Saint (ARIALDO, SANTO)
ARIALD, Saint. - Leader of the reform movement in Milan, under the episcopate of Archbishop Guido da Velate (1045-71), the man elected by… -
Arianna, Saint, Martyr (ARIANNA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
ARIANNA, Saint, Martyr. - Called Maria in the Latin (BHL, 5422) and Syriac (BHO, 682) versions of the Greek Passio (BHG, 165), she was the… -
Aribert (Haribet, commonly Heribert), Saint (ARIBERTO (HARIBERT, COMUNEMENTE HERIBERT), SANTO)
ARIBERT (Haribet, commonly Heribert), Saint. - Son of Count Hugh of Worms, b. c. 970, d. 16 March 1021. Educated at Gorze and a counsellor… -
Aristace (Rastakes)
ARISTACE (RASTAKES). - Younger son of St. Gregory the Illuminator, educated in Caesarea of Cappadocia, he chose the eremitic life at a… -
Aristarchus, Saint (ARISTARCO, SANTO)
ARISTARCHUS, Saint. - A Christian of Thessalonica, converted from Judaism, companion and collaborator of St. Paul, with whom he appears at… -
Armel, Nicolas, called La Bonne Armelle (ARMELLE NICOLAS, DETTA LA BONNE ARMELLE)
ARMEL, Nicolas, called La Bonne Armelle. - French mystic, b. at Campénéac (Brittany) on 9 Sept. 1606, d. as a domestic servant at the… -
Armengol, Pedro, Blessed (ARMENGOL, PEDRO, BEATO)
ARMENGOL, Pedro, Blessed. - B. probably in 1238 in the village of Guardia del Prats, in the province of Tarragona, into the family of the… -
Arnolfo, Saint (ARNOLFO, SANTO)
ARNOLFO, Saint. - Bishop of Metz, b. probably at Lay-Saint-Christophe near Nancy, ca. 582, d. at Habend (Remiremont) in 640 or 41. Of >… -
Arras, Blessed Martyrs of (ARRAS, MARTIRI DI, BEATE)
ARRAS, Blessed Martyrs of. - This is the name given to the four "Daughters of Charity" of the religious house of Arras: Marie-Madeleine… -
Arsacius, Saint (ARSACIO, SANTO)
ARSACIUS, Saint. - Confessor, died ca. 358 at Nicomedia. According to what Sozomen relates (Hist. eccl., IV, 16), he was Persian by birth,… -
Arsenius the Great (Ἀρσένιος ὁ Μέγας), Saint (ARSENIO, DETTO IL GRANDE (ἈΡΣΈΝΙΟΣ Ὁ ΜΈΓΑΣ), SANTO)
ARSENIUS THE GREAT (Ἀρσένιος ὁ Μέγας), Saint. - One of the most famous "desert fathers." Born in Rome of a senatorial family around 354. He… -
Asaph, Saint (ASAF, SANTO)
ASAPH, Saint. - Bishop of Glasgow, who lived in the 6th century. No literary text has survived concerning the history of this saint, but… -
Ascanio, Nicanore, Blessed (ASCANIO, NICANORE, BEATO)
ASCANIO, Nicanore, Blessed. - Spanish Franciscan, martyred in Damascus on 10 July 1860. Born at Villarejo de Salvanco (Madrid) on 10… -
Asella, Saint (ASELLA, SANTA)
ASELLA, SAINT. - Roman virgin, died at the beginning of the 5th century. St. Jerome praises her greatly, making known in his letter to… -
Asterius of Petra in Arabia, Saint (ASTERIO DI PETRA NELL'ARABIA, SANTO)
ASTERIUS OF PETRA IN ARABIA, Saint. - He took part with the 80 Eastern bishops in the Council of Sardica (autumn 343); but together with… -
Athanasius of Naples, Saint (ATANASIO DI NAPOLI, SANTO)
ATHANASIUS OF NAPLES, Saint. - Bishop of Naples from 22 Dec. 849 to 15 July 872; son of the famous Neapolitan duke Sergius and of Drosa,… -
Attilanus, Saint (ATTILANO, SANTO)
ATTILANUS, Saint. - Bishop of Zamora. When, at the end of the 9th century, Alfonso III, king of the Asturias (d. 910), reconquered from the… -
Audoen (Ouen), Saint (AUDOENO (OUEN), SANTO)
AUDOEN (OUEN), SAINT. - Born in 610 in the vicinity of Soissons, he was blessed as a child by St. Columbanus; while still young - he then… -
Audomar, Saint (AUDOMARO, SANTO)
AUDOMAR, SAINT. - Also called Omer, born in the vicinity of Coutances, died on November 1, 670. After embracing the monastic life at… -
Augustine, Bishop of Canterbury, Saint (AGOSTINO, VESCOVO DI CANTERBURY, SANTO)
AUGUSTINE, Bishop of Canterbury, Saint. - Apart from a vague notice by Leo III (PL 102, 1032) which calls him a companion (syncellus) of… -
Aunacario (Aunario), Saint (AUNACARIO (AUNARIO), SANTO)
AUNACARIO (Aunario), Saint. - From a noble family, educated at the court of Gontran, king of Burgundy, he was admitted to the sacred Orders… -
Aurea, Saint, Martyr (AUREA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
AUREA, Saint, Martyr. - The date of her martyrdom in Ostia is uncertain. The Passio of A., in Greek Chrysé, and the other Passiones in… -
Aurelio, Saint (AURELIO, SANTO)
AURELIO, Saint. - Bishop of Carthage and primate of the African Church from 392 to c. 429. While still a deacon he showed great charity… -
Auxiliaries, Saints (AUSILIATORI, SANTI)
AUXILIARIES, Saints. - This name designates a group of 14 saints to whose intercession the Christian people are accustomed to have recourse… -
Ávila, Juan de, Blessed (ÁVILA, JUAN DE, BEATO)
ÁVILA, Juan de, Blessed. - B. at Almodóvar del Campo (Spain) in 1499 or 1500 and d. at Montilla (province of Córdoba) on 10 May 1659. He… -
Azevedo, Inácio, Martyr, Blessed (AZEVÊDO, INÁCIO, MARTIRE, BEATO)
AZEVEDO, INÁCIO, MARTYR, BLESSED. - Jesuit, born near Porto in 1528 into a family of old nobility, he became a religious at Coimbra in… -
Babaj Bar Nesibnaye (BĀBAJ BAR NĒSĪBNĀJĒ)
BABAJ BAR NESIBNAYE. - Nestorian monk of the 6th century, also called the Little, to distinguish him from Bābaj the Great, with whom he had… -
Babila, Saint, Martyr (BABILA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
BABILA, Saint, Martyr. - Bishop of Antioch, d. 250. He would be that bishop who did not allow the emperor Philip to enter the church except… -
Baccher, Placido
BACCHER, PLACIDO. - Venerable, born in Naples on 5 April 1781, into a family originally from that city (in addition to the added surname… -
Badoer (Baduario) da Peràga, Bonaventura, Blessed (BADOER (BADUARIO) DA PERÀGA, BONAVENTURA, BEATO)
BADOER (Baduario) da Peràga, Bonaventura, Blessed. - Born in Padua on 22 June 1332 to a noble family, died in Rome on 10 June 1389. He… -
Baedan, Saint, Abbot of Jona (BAEDAN, SANTO, ABATE DI JONA)
BAEDAN, Saint, Abbot of Jona. - He was the most illustrious of the numerous Irish saints of this name (at least about fifteen). Son of… -
Bagnesi, Maria Bartolomea, Blessed (BAGNESI, MARIA BARTOLOMEA, BEATA)
BAGNESI, MARIA BARTOLOMEA, beata. - Born in Florence on 15 Aug. 1514, died there on 28 May 1577. A strange illness kept her immobilized for… -
Baij, Maria Cecilia
BAIJ, MARIA CECILIA. - Author of mystical writings, born at Montefiascone on 4 January 1694, she received the names Cecilia Felicita.… -
Baillet, Adrien
BAILLET, ADRIEN. - French historian and hagiographer, b. at Neuville-en-Hez near Beauvais, on 13 June 1649, d. on 21 Jan. 1706 in Paris. He… -
Bambozzi, Benvenuto, Venerable (BAMBOZZI, BENVENUTO, VENERABILE)
BAMBOZZI, BENVENUTO, venerabile. - Conventual Franciscan, born at Cerignano (Osimo) on 23 March 1809, professed religious on 9 Dec. 1833,… -
Baouardy, Maria
BAOUARDY, MARIA. - In religion Mary of Jesus Crucified, Discalced Carmelite, b. at Abellin (Greek-Melkite diocese of St. John of Acre) on 5… -
Barbara, Saint, Martyr (BARBARA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
BARBARA, Saint, Martyr. - Concerning the life and martyrdom of B. no historical records worthy of credence have been preserved. The Passio… -
Barbarigo, Gregorio, Blessed (BARBARIGO, GREGORIO, BEATO)
BARBARIGO, Gregorio, Blessed. - Born in Venice to Gian Francesco and Lucrezia Leoni on Sept. 16, 1625, died in Padua on June 18, 1697.… -
Barbato, Saint (BARBATO, SANTO)
BARBATO, Saint. - Born at Cerreto at the beginning of the 7th century, died on 19 February 682. His life, written in the 9th century, is… -
Barbaziano, Saint (BARBAZIANO, SANTO)
BARBAZIANO, Saint. - His cult was centered in Ravenna and Emilia in the 9th century, when a native of Ravenna wrote a life of him that has… -
Bardone di Oppershofen, Saint (BARDONE DI OPPERSHOFEN, SANTO)
BARDONE DI OPPERSHOFEN, Saint. - Archbishop of Mainz, b. around 980. A monk in the great abbey of Fulda, then abbot of several monasteries,… -
Barlaam and Ioasaph (Iosaphat) (BARLAAM E IOASAPH (IOSAPHAT))
BARLAAM AND IOASAPH (IOSAPHAT). - These are the two main characters of a hagiographic novel translated from Georgian into Greek by the holy… -
Barnabas (BARNABA)
BARNABAS. - A distinguished collaborator of the Apostles, especially associated with St. Paul. His name was Joseph, and he was surnamed B.… -
Barontus (Baron of Berry) (BARONTUS (BARON DU BERRY))
BARONTUS (BARON OF BERRY). - Monk of the 7th century; belonging to a noble family, he retired to a monastery after stormy life experiences.… -
Barsanuphius and John, Ascetics (BARSANUFIO E GIOVANNI, ASCETI)
BARSANUPHIUS AND JOHN, Ascetics. - B., also called Barsanupius or Barsanorius, but not to be confused with the namesake leader of the… -
Bartholomew (Gr. Bartholomáios, Bartholomaeus), Apostle, Saint (BARTOLOMEO (ΒΑΡΘΟΛΟΜΑΊΟΣ, BARTHOLOMAEUS), APOSTOLO, SANTO)
BARTHOLOMEW (Gr. Bartholomáios, Bartholomaeus), Apostle, Saint. - I. SACRED SCRIPTURE. - One of the twelve apostles in the New Testament,… -
Bartholomew, Saint (BARTOLOMEO, SANTO)
BARTHOLOMEW, Saint. - Benedictine abbot of Marmoutier (Tours) from about 1063, died in February 1084, known for his learning and reforming… -
Bartolo da San Gimignano, Blessed (BARTOLO DA SAN GIMIGNANO, BEATO)
BARTOLO da SAN GIMIGNANO, beato. - Parish priest, b. in 1228 of a noble family, in the castle of Mucchio near San Gimignano. In order to… -
Bartolomeo da Bologna, Blessed (BARTOLOMEO DA BOLOGNA, BEATO)
BARTOLOMEO DA BOLOGNA, Blessed. - Dominican, probably Italian, commonly but falsely called B. da Bologna, while the oldest documents call… -
Bartolomeo da Palazzolo
BARTOLOMEO da PALAZZOLO. - Augustinian penitent, b. in 1430, d. at Brescia on 3 Oct. 1502. He was an example of lofty virtues among the… -
Bartolomeo da Simeri, Saint (BARTOLOMEO DA SIMÈRI, SANTO)
BARTOLOMEO DA SIMERI, SAINT. - Organizer of Basilian monastic life in southern Italy after the Norman conquest. From a life of B., dating… -
Bartolomeo de Martyribus, Venerable (BARTOLOMEO DE MARTYRIBUS, VENERABILE)
BARTOLOMEO DE MARTYRIBUS, Venerable. - Dominican reformer, b. in Lisbon in May 1514, where he was baptized in the church of St. Mary of the… -
Bartolomeo di Trento
BARTOLOMEO di TRENTO. - Dominican, hagiographer of the 13th century, b. at Trent, d. ca. 1251. In 1233 he assisted at the first translation… -
Bartolomeo do Quental, Venerable (BARTOLOMEO DO QUENTAL, VENERABILE)
BARTOLOMEO DO QUENTAL, Venerable. - Portuguese religious, b. at Fenaes in 1626 and d. at Lisbon in 1698. He founded in Portugal, in… -
Bartolomeo of Vicenza, also called of Breganze, Blessed (BARTOLOMEO DI VICENZA, DETTO ANCHE DI BREGANZE, BEATO)
BARTOLOMEO OF VICENZA, also called of Breganze, Blessed. - Dominican, b. Sept. 18, ca. 1200, d. at Vicenza in 1270; a celebrated preacher,… -
Bartolomeo the Younger, Saint (BARTOLOMEO IL GIOVANE, SANTO)
BARTOLOMEO THE YOUNGER, Saint. - He flourished between the 10th and 11th centuries and was the most illustrious disciple of St. Nilus, with… -
Bascape (A Basilica Petri), Carlo, Venerable (BASCAPÈ (A BASILICA PETRI), CARLO, VENERABILE)
BASCAPE (A Basilica Petri), Carlo, Venerable. - Barnabite, born of a noble family on 25 October 1550 at Melegnano, died on 6 October 1615…