Saints & Hagiography
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Catherine of Sweden, Saint (CATERINA DI SVEZIA, SANTA)
CATHERINE OF SWEDEN, Saint. - Daughter of the great Swedish saint, Bridget (v.), born in 1331 or 1332 and died on 24 March 1381. Very young… -
Ceadda (Chad), Abbot, Saint (CEADDA (CHAD) ABATE, SANTO)
CEADDA (Chad), Abbot, Saint. - Perhaps a native of Northumbria. The year of his birth is uncertain; he died, according to Bede, who is the… -
Cecilia, Saint (CECILIA, SANTA)
CECILIA, Saint. - Roman martyr, venerated on Nov. 22. She has her elogium in acts composed in the 5th-6th centuries, which present numerous… -
Ceolfrid, Saint (CEOLFRIDO, SANTO)
CEOLFRID, Saint. - Abbot of the two English monasteries of St. Peter at Wearmouth and St. Paul at Jarrow, in Northumberland; born in 642 in… -
Chantal, Jeanne Françoise Frémyot De, Saint (GIOVANNA FRANCESCA FRÉMYOT DE CHANTAL, SANTA)
CHANTAL, Jeanne Françoise Frémyot De, Saint. - B. at Dijon on 23 Jan. 1572, d. at Moulins on 13 Dec. 1641. Of noble birth, she married the… -
Christina Of Stommeln, Saint (CRISTINA DA STOMMELN, SANTA)
CHRISTINA OF STOMMELN, Saint. - Born in 1242 at Stommeln near Cologne, died there on 6 Nov. 1312. Her life up to 1286 was written by the… -
Christopher, Saint, Martyr (CRISTOFORO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
CHRISTOPHER, Saint, Martyr. - Venerated by the Greeks on 9 May; by the Latins on 25 July. The accounts of his life and martyrdom are… -
Chrodegang Of Metz, Saint (CRODEGANDO (CRODEGANDO) DI METZ, SANTO)
CHRODEGANG OF METZ, Saint. - Born at the beginning of the 8th century into a noble family of Brabant. In 742 Pepin appointed him bishop of… -
Chrysanthus and Daria, Saints, Martyrs (CRISANTO E DARIA, SANTI, MARTIRI)
CHRYSANTHUS AND DARIA, Saints, Martyrs. - They appear to have been killed during the 3rd century or at the beginning of the 4th. Their… -
Ciriaco, Largo and Smaragdo, Saints (CIRIACO, LARGO E SMARAGDO, SANTI)
CIRIACO, LARGO e SMARAGDO, santi. - At the seventh mile of the Via Ostiensis. In the Depositio Martyrum (v.) on August 8 are commemorated… -
Clare of Assisi, Saint (CHIARA D'ASSISI, SANTA)
CLARE OF ASSISI, Saint. - Foundress with St. Francis of the Order of the Poor Clares, called the Second Franciscan Order, b. at Assisi in… -
Clare of Montefalco, Saint (CHIARA DA MONTEFALCO, SANTA)
CLARE OF MONTEFALCO, Saint. - Augustinian, b. at Montefalco (province of Perugia) in 1268, d. there on 17 Aug. 1308. At the age of 6 she… -
Claudius, Asterius, Neon, Domnina and Theonilla, Saints (CLAUDIO, ASTERIO, NEONE, DOMNINA E TEONILLA, SANTI)
CLAUDIUS, Asterius, Neon, Domnina and Theonilla, Saints. - Martyrs of Aegea (in Cilicia) in 285; the Western martyrologies commemorate them… -
Clement Mary Hofbauer, Saint (CLEMENTE MARIA HOFBAUER, SANTO)
CLEMENT MARY HOFBAUER, SAINT. - B. Dec. 26, 1751 at Tasswitz (Austria), d. in Vienna on March 15, 1820. After a hard and laborious youth,… -
Clement of Ancyra, Martyr (CLEMENTE DI ANCIRA, MARTIRE)
CLEMENT OF ANCYRA, Martyr. - He is commemorated in all the martyrologies on 23 January. According to the Passio, a rhetorical and naively… -
Clement of Ohrid, Saint (CLEMENTE DI OCRIDA, SANTO)
CLEMENT OF OHRID, Saint. - Called "the Slav" or "the Bulgarian," bishop, d. in 916. He accompanied Sts. Cyril and Methodius on the mission… -
Clement, Saint (CLEMENTE, SANTO)
CLEMENT, Saint. - Byzantine hymnographer, who lived in the 9th century. It seems certain that he was a monk of Stoudion and not at… -
Clotilde, Saint (CLOTILDE, SANTA)
CLOTILDE, Saint. - Daughter of the Arian king Childeric, born in Lyon around 474, after the killing of her parents she was entrusted to the… -
Colette (Colet or Boylet, Nicolette), Saint (COLETTA (COELLET O BOYLET, NICOLETTE), SANTA)
COLETTE (Colet or Boylet, Nicolette), Saint. - Foundress of the Poor Clares known as Colettines, b. at Calceye, near Corbie, on 13 January… -
Columba (Colum), Saint (COLOMBA (COLUMBA), SANTO)
COLUMBA (Colum), Saint. - Of Jona, a great Irish saint of the 6th century, placed by the ancient hagiography of the island in a triad with… -
Columbanus (Colum, Colman, Columba, Palumba), Saint (COLOMBANO (COLUM, COLMAN, COLUMBA, PALUMBA), SANTO)
COLUMBANUS (Colum, Colman, Columba, Palumba), Saint. - Abbot of Luxeuil and Bobbio, b. in Ireland in the province of Leinster around 540,… -
Comgall, Saint (COMGAL, SANTO)
COMGALL, Saint. - Irish monk of the 6th century, of the Dal Araide, born in 517, he founded around 557 the famous monastery of Bangor on… -
Conrad Confalonieri of Piacenza, Saint (CORRADO CONFALONIERI DI PIACENZA, SANTO)
CONRAD CONFALONIERI OF PIACENZA, Saint. - Hermit and Franciscan tertiary, b. in 1290, d. 19 February 1351. Devoted to hunting in his youth,… -
Conrad of Parzham, Saint (CORRADO DA PARZHAM, SANTO)
CONRAD OF PARZHAM, SAINT. - Capuchin lay brother of the province of Bavaria, in the world John Biradorfer, b. Dec. 22, 1818, d. Apr. 21,… -
Conrad, Saint (CORRADO, SANTO)
CONRAD, SAINT. - Bishop of Constance. His noble parents entrusted him to the clergy of the cathedral of Constance, and Bishop Noting… -
Corbinian, Saint (CORBINIANO, SANTO)
CORBINIAN, Saint. - Bishop, one of the evangelizers of Germany, b. at Châtres-Arpajon near Melun under the reign of Clotaire III, around… -
Cornelius, Pope (CORNELIO, PAPA)
CORNELIUS, POPE. - The Lib. Pont. (I, p. 150), in its biography, calls him "natione Romanus"; G. B. De Rossi considered him a relative… -
Crisogonus, Saint (CRISOGONO, SANTO)
CRISOGONUS, Saint. - Martyr, celebrated on November 24. His story, according to the Passio, is linked to that of St. Anastasia. C. is… -
Crispin and Crispinian, Saints, Martyrs (CRISPINO E CRISPINIANO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
CRISPIN AND CRISPINIAN, Saints, Martyrs. - The information concerning them is uncertain and obscure. In the Auxerre recension of the… -
Crispina, Saint, Martyr (CRISPINA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
CRISPINA, Saint, Martyr. - Born at Thagora, but she suffered martyrdom by decapitation on 5 December 304 at Tebessa (Africa), where it has… -
Cunegunda, Saint (CUNEGONDA, SANTA)
CUNEGUNDA, SAINT. - Empress of Germany, daughter of Sigfrid count of Luxembourg, b. ca. 978, d. at Kaufungen near Kassel (Hesse) on 3 March… -
Cunibert, Saint (CUNIBERTO, SANTO)
CUNIBERT, Saint. - Bishop of Cologne, born of a noble Frankish family in the Moselle region toward the end of the 6th century, died at… -
Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, Saint (CUTBERTO DI LINDISFARNE, SANTO)
CUTHBERT OF LINDISFARNE, Saint. - A contemporary of Wilfrid, Theodore of Tarsus and Benedict Biscop, he belongs to the period of conflicts… -
Cyprian and Justina, Saints (CIPRIANO E GIUSTINA, SANTI)
CYPRIAN AND JUSTINA, Saints. - Martyrs, commemorated in the Roman liturgy on September 26 and in the Greek liturgy on October 2. It seems… -
Cyprian of Toulon, Saint (CIPRIANO DI TOLONE, SANTO)
CYPRIAN OF TOULON, Saint. - Bishop of Toulon, b. at Marseilles in 476 and d. in 546. A beloved disciple of St. Caesarius of Arles, he wrote… -
Cyprian, Zamblak (CIPRIANO, ZAMBLAK)
CYPRIAN, ZAMBLAK. - Dissident metropolitan venerated as a saint by the Russian Church on Sept. 17, b. at Tirnovo (Bulgaria), d. in 1406.… -
Cyricus and Julitta, Saints, Martyrs (QUIRICO E GIULITTA, SANTI, MARTIRI)
CYRICUS AND JULITTA, Saints, Martyrs. - The information concerning them is rather obscure. In the Hieronymian Martyrology they are… -
Cyril (Constantine) and Methodius, Saints (CIRILLO (COSTANTINO) E METODIO, SANTI)
CYRIL (Constantine) and Methodius, Saints. - Greek brothers, called "apostles of the Slavs"; they lived in the 9th century. I. AT… -
Cyril of Constantinople, Saint (CIRILLO DI COSTANTINOPOLI, SANTO)
CYRIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE, Saint. - Third general of the Order of Carmelites and formerly prior on Mount Carmel, where he died almost a… -
Cyrus and John, Saints, Martyrs (CIRO E GIOVANNI, SANTI, MARTIRI)
CYRUS AND JOHN, Saints, Martyrs. - The biographical information concerning them is extremely scanty. According to the legendary Passio, C.… -
Dagobert II, Saint, Martyr (DAGOBERTO II, SANTO, MARTIRE)
DAGOBERT II, Saint, Martyr. - Martyr, king of the Franks of Austrasia, son of Sigebert III and grandson of Dagobert I. On the death of his… -
Dalmatio, Saint (DALMAZIO, SANTO)
DALMATIO, Saint. - Archimandrite of the first monastery of Constantinople, d. c. 440. After having been a soldier under Theodosius I, he… -
Daniele and Companions, Saints (DANIELE E COMPAGNI, SANTI)
DANIELE AND COMPANIONS, SAINTS. - Franciscans, martyred in Ceuta in Morocco on 19 Oct. 1227. Their names are D., Agnello, Samuel, Donnulus,… -
Daniel, Saint (DANIELE, SANTO)
DANIEL, SAINT. - Stylite of the 5th century. The events of this anchorite's life are well known — he was the first to introduce into… -
Darius (DARIO)
DARIUS. - Name of three Persian kings, belonging to a cadet branch of the Achaemenids (v.). D. I. - King of Persia from 522 to 485 B.C.,… -
Dasius, Saint, Martyr (DASIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
DASIUS, SAINT, MARTYR. - He is commemorated in the Martirologio geronimiano on 5 Aug. and 4 Oct. as a martyr of Axiopolis, while the Passio… -
Datius, Saint (DAZIO, SANTO)
DATIUS, Saint. - He succeeded Magnus in the episcopal see of Milan around 530. In 535 a letter from Cassiodorus authorized him to take… -
David, Saint (DAVID, SANTO)
DAVID, Saint. - Bishop of Menevia (Mynyw in Wales) of the 6th century. In a 10th-century manuscript of the Annales Cambriae, it is said… -
Davino, Saint (DAVINO, SANTO)
DAVINO, Saint. - Born in Greater Armenia, around the year 1000, died in 1050. While still young he chose the life of solitude. He visited… -
Demetrianus, Saint (DEMETRIANO, SANTO)
DEMETRIANUS, Saint. - Bishop of Antioch, father of Domnus, who later occupied the same see. D. was elected bishop in 253, and in 256 was… -
Demetrius (Dimitri), Tuptalo (DEMETRIO (DIMITRI), TUPTALO)
DEMETRIUS (DIMITRI), TUPTALO. - Dissident bishop of Rostov, b. in 1651, d. in 1709, declared a saint by the Russian dissident Church in… -
Demetrius of Thessalonica, Saint (DEMETRIO DI TESSALONICA, SANTO)
DEMETRIUS OF THESSALONICA, Saint. - Martyr under Maximian around 306, whose cult, belatedly introduced to Thessalonica by the praetorian… -
Deogratias, Saint (DEOGRATIAS, SANTO)
DEOGRATIAS, Saint. - Elected bishop of Carthage in 454, with the favor of the emperor Valens, during the three years of his episcopate he… -
Diadochus of Photicea, Saint (DIADOCO DI FOTICEA, SANTO)
DIADOCHUS OF PHOTICEA, Saint. - The life of St. D., bishop of Photice, in ancient Epirus, has come down to us only through three texts: a… -
Diego Of Alcalá, Saint (DIEGO DI ALCALÁ, SANTO)
DIEGO OF ALCALÁ, Saint. - B. around 1400 at S. Nicolás del Puerto (Andalusia). Of obscure birth, he showed from childhood a great love of… -
Dionysius, Rusticus, and Eleutherius, Saints, Martyrs (DIONIGI, RUSTICO ED ELEUTERIO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
DIONYSIUS, Rusticus, and Eleutherius, Saints, Martyrs. — They are commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 9 October. The oldest… -
Dionysius, Saint (DIONIGI, SANTO)
DIONYSIUS, Saint. - He was bishop of Milan in 355 when the emperor Constantius convened the Council there at the suggestion of Pope… -
Dioscorus, Saint, Martyr (DIOSCORO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
DIOSCORUS, Saint, Martyr. - Son of a Christian lector of Cynopolis (Upper Egypt) and a tax collector, he was arrested by the curator of the… -
Dismas, the Good Thief, Saint (DISMAS, IL BUON LADRONE, SANTO)
DISMAS, the Good Thief, Saint. - From the Greek ὄναμή, "dying," he is the well-known figure who was converted at the point of death on… -
Dominic Loricato, Saint (DOMENICO LORICATO, SANTO)
DOMINIC LORICATO, Saint. - Camaldolese of the Congregation of Fonte Avellana, b. ca. 995 in the Piceno, on the Umbrian border, d. at… -
Dominic Of Silos, Saint (DOMENICO DI SILOS, SANTO)
DOMINIC OF SILOS, Saint. - Born at Cañas, province of Logroño (Spain), around the year 1000. Having become a Benedictine, he restored the… -
Dominic Of Sora, Saint (DOMENICO DI SORA, SANTO)
DOMINIC OF SORA, Saint. - Benedictine, born at Foligno in the second half of the 11th century, died at Sora on 22 January 1031. A monk at… -
Dominic, Saint (DOMENICO, SANTO)
DOMINIC, Saint. - Founder of the Order of Friars Preachers and of the Dominican Sisters, b. at Caleruega (Spain) ca. 1170. I. YOUTH AND… -
Domitius, Saint, Martyr (DOMIZIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
DOMITIUS, Saint, Martyr. - At the beginning of the 6th century a martyr D. is mentioned in a homily of Bishop Severus of Antioch, but… -
Donatus Of Besançon, Saint (DONATO DI BESANÇON, SANTO)
DONATUS OF BESANÇON, Saint. - Monastic legislator, d. before 660. Son of Duke Waldelen, he was a monk of Luxeuil and later became bishop of… -
Donatus, Saint (DONATO, SANTO)
DONATUS, Saint. - Bishop and patron of Arezzo. In an 11th-century Arezzo episcopal catalogue he occupies second place, after Satiro.… -
Dorothea, Saint, Martyr (DOROTEA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
DOROTHEA, Saint, Martyr. - She is commemorated on February 6. According to the Passio, largely legendary, she was arrested during the… -
Dorothee (DOROTEE)
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Dositheus, Saint (DOSITEO, SANTO)
DOSITHEUS, Saint. - Monk of Palestine, of the cenobium of St. Siridius near Gaza, died around 530, attended by St. Barsanuphius. The famous… -
Dunstan, Saint (DUNSTANO, SANTO)
DUNSTAN, Saint. - B. c. 925 (according to Toke [The Bosworth Psalter, ed. Gasquet-Bishop, London 1908, pp. 131-43] in 910), d. 19 May 988.… -
Eberhard I, Saint (EBERARDO I, SANTO)
EBERHARD I, SAINT. - B. c. 1085 of the noble lineage of Biburg and Hilpoltstein; d. at Salzburg on 22 June 1164. A Benedictine monk at… -
Ebner, Christina
EBNER, CHRISTINA. - Dominican mystic, b. in Nuremberg on 26 March 1277, d. at Engeltal on 27 Dec. 1356. Daughter of pious patricians, at… -
Economary (ECONOMARIA)
ECONOMARY. - The hunting scene with the vision of the Cross between the antlers of the stag is the iconographic motif preferred by artists,… -
Edesius, Saint, Martyr (EDESIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
EDESIUS, Saint, Martyr. - The story of this martyr is known to us from Eusebius; born at Araxa in Lycia around the middle of the 3rd… -
Edmond (EDMONDO)
EDMOND. - Born at Nuremberg in 840, died on 20 November 870. Of ancient Saxon royal stock, he professed Christianity from childhood; at the… -
Edmund Rich, Saint (EDMONDO RICH, SANTO)
EDMUND RICH, Saint. - Archbishop of Canterbury, b. ca. 1180, d. 16 Nov. 1240. Also called Edmund of Abingdon from his birthplace in the… -
Edward II, King Of England (EDOARDO II, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
EDWARD II, King Of England. - Firstborn son of E. I, b. at Carnarvon on 25 Apr. 1284, d. at Berkeley Castle (Gloucestershire) on 21 Sept.… -
Edward II the Martyr, King of England (EDOARDO [II] IL MARTIRE, RE D'INGHILTERRA)
EDWARD II THE MARTYR, King of England. - B. in 961-63, d. March 18, 978. Firstborn son of King Edgar and his first wife Æthelflæd, baptized… -
Egbbert, Saint (EGBERTO, SANTO)
EGBBERT, Saint. - Benedictine, perhaps a bishop, b. in 639 to a noble family in Northumbria (England), d. at the age of ninety on 24 April… -
Eligius, Saint (ELIGIO, SANTO)
ELIGIUS, SAINT. - Bishop of Noyon-Tournai (641-60). Born ca. 590 at Chaptelat near Limoges, into a Gallo-Roman family, a goldsmith and… -
Elijah Of Enna, Saint (ELIA D'ENNA, SANTO)
ELIJAH OF ENNA, Saint. - Greek-Sicilian monk of adventurous life, b. at Enna (Castrogiovanni) ca. 825, d. 17 Aug. 903. Made a slave by the… -
Elijah of Reggio, Called the Spelaiotes, Saint (ELIA DI REGGIO, DETTO LO SPELEOTA, SANTO)
ELIJAH OF REGGIO, Called the Spelaiotes, Saint. - Basilian ascetic, b. at Reggio Calabria (not at Bova) ca. 855, d. at Melicuccà on 11… -
Elijah, Saint (ELIA, SANTO)
ELIJAH, Saint. - Patriarch of Jerusalem, b. in 430, d. on 19 or 20 July 518. His life, closely bound up with that of St. Flavian II of… -
Elizabeth Called Rosa (ELISABETTA DETTA ROSA)
ELIZABETH CALLED ROSA. - 12th-century mystic, perhaps the daughter of Rudolph, count of Crépy, and of Adele, countess of Bar-sur-Aube.… -
Elizabeth of Schönau, Saint (ELISABETTA DI SCHÖNAU, SANTA)
ELIZABETH OF SCHÖNAU, Saint. - Benedictine nun and visionary, born probably into a noble family in 1129 in the Rhineland, perhaps at Bonn… -
Elizabeth of Thuringia, Saint (ELISABETTA DI TURINGIA, SANTA)
ELIZABETH OF THURINGIA, Saint. - Principal patroness of the Franciscan Third Order, and of Catholic charitable works. I. LIFE. - Born in… -
Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal, Saint (ELISABETTA, REGINA DI PORTUGALLO, SANTA)
ELIZABETH, Queen of Portugal, Saint. - Daughter of Peter III of Aragon and of Constance, granddaughter of the emperor Frederick II, related… -
Elzeario of Ariano, Saint (ELZEARIO DI ARIANO, SANTO)
ELZEARIO OF ARIANO, Saint. - E. de Sabran, baron of Ansoulis and count of Ariano (Benevento), Franciscan tertiary, born ca. 1285 at… -
Emerentiana, Saint, Martyr (EMERENZIANA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
EMERENTIANA, SAINT, MARTYR. - The martyrdom of E. is briefly described at the beginning of the appendix added to the legendary Passio of… -
Emeric of Hungary, Saint (EMMERICO D'UNGHERIA, SANTO)
EMERIC OF HUNGARY, SAINT. - Son of St. Stephen, king of Hungary, and of Gisela, sister of St. Henry II, king of Germany. Born in the year… -
Emidius, Saint, Martyr (EMIDIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
EMIDIUS, Saint, Martyr. - Unknown in Christian antiquity; the first reports appear in the 11th century, in papal and imperial documents.… -
Emilia Maria Guglielma de Rodat, Saint (EMILIA MARIA GUGLIELMA DE RODAT, SANTA)
EMILIA MARIA GUGLIELMA DE RODAT, Saint. - Foundress of the Sisters of the Holy Family, b. in the castle of Drouello (Rodez) on Sept. 6,… -
Emilia M. Guglielma de Rodat - Emma of Gurk (EMILIA M. GUGLIELMA DE RODAT- EMMA DI GURK)
EMILIA M. GUGLIELMA DE RODAT - EMMA DI GURK a new house, and also opposition and contradictions, which threatened to kill her work at its… -
Emiliana, Saint (EMILIANA, SANTA)
EMILIANA, Saint. - Aunt of St. Gregory the Great, she lived in sixth-century Rome and consecrated her virginity to God, together with her… -
Emilian, Saint (EMILIANI, SANTO)
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Emilian, Saint, Martyr (EMILIANO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
EMILIAN, Saint, Martyr. - A servant of a pagan of Durostorum in Moesia, in July 362, during a festival organized by the vicar of Thrace,… -
Emma (Hemma) of Gurk, Saint (EMMA (HEMMA) DI GURK, SANTA)
EMMA (Hemma) of Gurk, Saint. - Born in the second half of the 10th century, of a noble family, died at Gurk on 29 June 1945. After the… -
Emmeram, Saint (EMMERANO, SANTO)
EMMERAM, SAINT. - Missionary bishop in Bavaria or at the court of the Bavarian dukes in the 7th century or at the beginning of the 8th. His… -
Endeleichio Severo, Saint (ENDELECHIO SEVERO, SANTO)
ENDELEICHIO SEVERO, Saint. - Author of a bucolic poem: De mortibus bonni, perhaps written toward the end of the 4th century by a Christian… -
Engelbert I of Cologne, Saint (ENGELBERTO I DI COLONIA, SANTO)
ENGELBERT I OF COLOGNE, Saint. - B. c. 1185. Son of Count E. of Berg, he studied at the cathedral school of Cologne. In the conflict for… -
Erasmus, Saint (ERASMO, SANTO)
ERASMUS, Saint. - He is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on June 2. St. Gregory the Great, in a letter of October 500, attests… -
Erlembald Cotta, Saint (ERLEMBALDO COTTA, SANTO)
ERLEMBALD COTTA, SAINT. - A noble Milanese knight of the 11th century, a religious spirit and warrior, he placed all his work at the… -
Espero and Zoe, Saints, Martyrs (ESPERO E ZOE, SANTI, MARTIRI)
ESPERO AND ZOE, Saints, Martyrs. - They are commemorated together with their sons Theodulus and Cittacus on May 2. They were slaves of a… -
Ethelbert, King of Kent, Saint (ETELBERTO, RE DEL KENT, SANTO)
ETHELBERT, King of Kent, Saint. - The first Christian king in England, from 593 he had become head of the Confederation of the Anglo-Saxon… -
Ethelwold, Saint (ETELVOLDO, SANTO)
ETHELWOLD, Saint. - Bishop of Winchester, b. ca. 908, d. August 1, 984. First a monk at Glastonbury under St. Dunstan, ca. 954 by the will… -
Eulalia, Saint, Martyr (EULALIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
EULALIA, Saint, Martyr. - A Spanish virgin who suffered a cruel martyrdom at Mérida. It is celebrated, with legendary details, by… -
Eulogius of Córdoba, Saint (EULOGIO DI CORDOVA, SANTO)
EULOGIUS OF CÓRDOBA, Saint. - Spanish theologian and martyr of the 9th century. A pupil of the abbot Sperandeo, he distinguished himself by… -
Euphemia of Chalcedon, Saint, Martyr (EUFEMIA DI CALCEDONIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
EUPHEMIA OF CHALCEDON, Saint, Martyr. - The acts that have come down to us are not authentic (BHG, 619 ff.; BHL, 2708-14). E. was a virgin… -
Euphrosyne, Saint (EUFROSINA, SANTA)
EUPHROSYNE, Saint. - Daughter of Paphnutius, a distinguished personage of Alexandria, born around 413. Since her father wanted to force her… -
Euphrosyne the Younger, Saint (EUFROSINA GIUNIORE, SANTA)
EUPHROSYNE THE YOUNGER, Saint. - Virgin ascetic, b. in the Peloponnese ca. 854, d. at the age of 69, apparently in 923. Educated in… -
Eupolus, Saint, Martyr (EUPLO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
EUPOLUS, Saint, Martyr. - He was killed on 12 Aug. 304 in Catania, during the persecution of Diocletian. His cult spread between the 5th… -
Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata, Saint (EUSEBIO, VESCOVO DI SAMOSATA, SANTO)
EUSEBIUS, Bishop of Samosata, Saint. - He took part in the election of Meletius to the see of Antioch. At the Synod of Antioch of 363,… -
Eusebius of Cremona, Saint (EUSEBIO DI CREMONA, SANTO)
EUSEBIUS OF CREMONA, Saint. - Priest and disciple of St. Jerome. Born of a distinguished family of Cremona around the middle of the 4th… -
Eusebius of Vercelli, Saint (EUSEBIO DI VERCELLI, SANTO)
EUSEBIUS OF VERCELLI, Saint. - Born in Sardinia. In the Church of Rome he held the office of lector and later, around 345, he was appointed… -
Eustochium, Saint (EUSTOCHIO, SANTA)
EUSTOCHIUM, Saint. - Third-born daughter of the illustrious Roman matron Paula and of the senator Toxotius, she consecrated herself to God… -
Eustorgius, Saint (EUSTORGIO, SANTO)
EUSTORGIUS, Saint. - He is said to have been bishop of Milan between 343-50. He is remembered with praise by St. Athanasius and St. Ambrose… -
Euthymius the Great, Saint (EUTIMIO IL GRANDE, SANTO)
EUTHYMIUS THE GREAT, Saint. - Distinguished ascetic, b. at Melitene in Armenia in 377, d. in Palestine in 473. He owes his name to the fact… -
Euthymius the Younger, Saint (EUTIMIO IL GIOVANE, SANTO)
EUTHYMIUS THE YOUNGER, Saint. - Monk of Mount Athos, b. ca. 828, d. in 898. He founded the famous Peristerse monastery and had among his… -
Eutropius, Saint (EUTROPIO, SANTO)
EUTROPIUS, Saint. - Born in Marseille to a noble family in the first half of the 5th century. He spent a rather dissolute youth, but after… -
Eutychius, Saint (EUTICHIO, SANTO)
EUTYCHIUS, Saint. - Patriarch of Constantinople, b. ca. 512, d. April 22, 582. In 553 he was elected to the Byzantine see. He intervened… -
Eutychius, Saint, Martyr (EUTICHIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
EUTYCHIUS, Saint, Martyr. - Unknown to the most ancient hagiographic documents, he is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 2 July… -
Fabiole (FABIOLA)
FABIOLE. - Her biographer is St. Jerome in his letter to Oceanus, written precisely on the occasion of F.'s death. Of the most noble family… -
Fabius, Saint (FABIO, SANTO)
FABIUS, Saint. - Martyr under Diocletian in 303 or 304. According to the Passio (BHL, 2818) composed between the end of the 4th and the… -
Faithful of Sigmaringa, Saint (FEDELE DA SIGMARINGA, SANTO)
FAITHFUL OF SIGMARINGA, Saint. - Protomartyr of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin and of the S. Congregation of Propaganda Fide, b. at… -
Famiano, Saint (FAMIANO, SANTO)
FAMIANO, Saint. - B. at Cologne ca. 1090, d. 8 August 1150 at Gallese (Viterbo). Of a noble family, called Gerardo or Quardo at birth, in… -
Fantino of Calabria, Saint (FANTINO DI CALABRIA, SANTO)
FANTINO OF CALABRIA, Saint. - Basilian ascetic of the 10th century, who lived in the famous region of the Mercurion, between Calabria and… -
Fantino of Tauriano, Saint (FANTINO DI TAURIANO, SANTO)
FANTINO OF TAURIANO, Saint. - Patron of Tauriano, in Calabria, whom fragmentary and uncertain reports place in the 4th or 5th century.… -
Faustinus and Jovita, Saints, Martyrs (FAUSTINO E GIOVITA, SANTI, MARTIRI)
FAUSTINUS AND JOVITA, Saints, Martyrs. - The information concerning them is scanty and uncertain. They are certainly commemorated in the… -
Febronia, Saint, Martyr (FEBRONIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
FEBRONIA, Saint, Martyr. - The information about her personality and her martyrdom is uncertain; the earliest accounts are from the 7th… -
Felicissimus and Agapitus, Saints, Martyrs (FELICISSIMO E AGAPITO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
FELICISSIMUS AND AGAPITUS, Saints, Martyrs. - They are commemorated in the Depositio martyrum on 6 Aug. as buried in the cemetery of… -
Felicity, Saint, Martyr (FELICITA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
FELICITY, Saint, Martyr. - She is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 23 November as buried in the cemetery of Maximus on the… -
Felix and Adauctus, Saints, Martyrs (FELICE E ADAUTTO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
FELIX AND ADAUCTUS, SAINTS, MARTYRS. - The oldest and most reliable notice concerning them is a Damasan poem from which it is gathered that… -
Felix and Fortunatus, Saints, Martyrs (FELICE E FORTUNATO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
FELIX AND FORTUNATUS, SAINTS, MARTYRS. - Commemorated today in the Roman Martyrology on June 11, they were venerated solemnly in Aquileia… -
Felix, Bishop of Trier, Saint (FELICE, VESCOVO DI TREVIRI, SANTO)
FELIX, Bishop of Trier, Saint. - He was elected on the occasion of the Council assembled at Trier in 385 for the Priscillianist… -
Felix of Cantalice, Saint (FELICE DA CANTALICE, SANTO)
FELIX OF CANTALICE, SAINT. - A Capuchin lay brother of the Roman province, b. at Cantalice (Rieti) in 1515, he worked as a peasant until… -
Felix Of Nola, Saint (FELICE DI NOLA, SANTO)
FELIX OF NOLA, Saint. - Of a noble family originally from Syria, from childhood he consecrated himself to the Lord and was ordained a… -
Felix of Valois, Saint (FELICE DI VALOIS, SANTO)
FELIX OF VALOIS, Saint. - Cofounder of the Order of the Trinitarians, of whom there is no reliable biographical information. Born ca. 1127,… -
Ferreolus, Saint, Martyr (FERREOLO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
FERREOLUS, Saint, Martyr. - At the beginning of the persecution of Diocletian he was a tribune of the army at Vienne (France), where he… -
Ferrer, Vincent (Ferrer), Saint (VINCENZO FERRERI (FERRER), SANTO)
FERRER, Vincent (Ferrer), Saint. - Spanish Dominican, famous for his apostolic wanderings and thaumaturgic power, as well as for the part… -
Filarete of Calabria, Saint (FILARETE DI CALABRIA, SANTO)
FILARETE OF CALABRIA, Saint. - Basilian ascetic, b. in Palermo in 1020 to Calabrian parents who had been deported by the Saracens, d. 6… -
Filea and Filoromo, Saints, Martyrs (FILEA E FILOROMO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
FILEA AND FILOROMO, Saints, Martyrs. - In his youth Filea held important civil offices; rich, learned, and influential, he later became… -
Filibert, Saint (FILIBERTO, SANTO)
FILIBERT, Saint. - B. 616-20, d. 20 Aug. 685. Apostle and patron of the Vendée. Of a noble family, probably originally from Eauxe, he was… -
Fina (Seraphina), Saint (FINA (SERAFINA), SANTS)
FINA (SERAFINA), sants. - Virgin, b. at San Gimignano (Tuscany) in 1238 to Cambio and Imperia; she lived in the world as a model of modesty… -
Finnian Of Clonard (Finnian, Finlan, Findian), Saint (FINNIANO DI CLONARD (FINNIAN, FINLAN, FINDIAN), SANTO)
FINNIAN OF CLONARD (Finnian, Finlan, Findian), Saint. - Irish monk, b. at Myshall (County Carlow) around 470, and d. at Clonard, in 549 or… -
Fintan (Findan), Saint (FINTAN (FINDAN), SANTO)
FINTAN (Findan), Saint. - Benedictine, b. in Leinster (Ireland) at the beginning of the 9th century, d. at Rheinau in 878. Captured in a… -
Flavian, Saint (FLAVIANO, SANTO)
FLAVIAN, Saint. - Patriarch of Antioch, b. around 320, d. in 404. He soon embraced the ascetic life. During the Arian crisis he was always… -
Flavian, Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople (FLAVIANO, SANTO, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
FLAVIAN, Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople. - A upright and moderate man, he found himself bearing the episcopate in turbulent times… -
Florentina, Saint (FLORENTINA, SANTA)
FLORENTINA, Saint. - Sister of St. Leander, St. Fulgentius and St. Isidore, born at Cartagena, died around 612. In 554 she moved to… -
Florentius, Saint (FIORENZO, SANTO)
FLORENTIUS, Saint. - Bishop of Strasbourg, who lived in the 6th century and died c. 600. The legendary element abounds in the Vitae, all of… -
Floriano, Saint, Martyr (FLORIANO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
FLORIANO, Saint, Martyr. - He is commemorated on May 4. The Passio has come down to us in two recensions: a longer one from the 8th… -
Forty Martyrs Of Sebaste (QUARANTA MARTIRI DI SEBASTIA)
FORTY MARTYRS OF SEBASTE. - They are commemorated in the Greek and Latin Martyrologies on 9 March; their cult spread rapidly in the Church… -
Four Crowned Martyrs, Saints (CORONATI, QUATTRO, SANTI)
FOUR CROWNED MARTYRS, Saints. - Venerated on 8 November. The names in the Gregorian Sacramentary (five, not four) are: Claudius,… -
Francesca Clara da San Livino
FRANCESCA CLARA da SAN LIVINO. - Mystic, in the world Livina Sanders, b. in 1629, d. in 1652. At the age of 20 she became a nun in the… -
Frances of Rome, Saint (FRANCESCA ROMANA, SANTA)
FRANCES OF ROME, SAINT. - Born in Rome in 1384 to the noble Paolo Bussa de' Buxis de' Leoni and to Iacobella de' Roffredeschi, Ceccolella… -
Frances Xavier Cabrini, Saint (FRANCESCA SAVERIO CABRINI, SANTA)
FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI, SAINT. - B. at S. Angelo Lodigiano on 15 July 1850, d. at Chicago on 22 Dec. 1917. After a youth devoted to study… -
Francis Borgia (de Borja), Saint (FRANCESCO BORGIA (DE BORJA), SANTO)
FRANCIS BORGIA (de Borja), Saint. - Third prepostor general of the Society of Jesus, b. at Gandia (Spain) on 28 Oct. 1510, d. at Rome on 30… -
Francis Caracciolo, Saint (FRANCESCO CARACCIOLO, SANTO)
FRANCIS CARACCIOLO, SAINT. - Born at Villa S. Maria (Chieti) on 13 Oct. 1563 into a noble family, he lived an exemplary life in his… -
Francis de Geronimo, Saint (FRANCESCO DE GERONIMO, SANTO)
FRANCIS DE GERONIMO, Saint. - Jesuit, popular missionary, b. at Grottaglie (Taranto) on 17 Dec. 1642, d. at Naples on 11 May 1716. He first… -
Francis of Paola, Saint (FRANCESCO DI PAOLA, SANTO)
FRANCIS OF PAOLA, Saint. - Founder of the Order of Minims. Born at Paola in Calabria, on 27 March 1416. At the age of twelve he wore the… -
Francis of Siena (FRANCESCO DA SIENA)
FRANCIS OF SIENA. - Carmelite priest of the 14th century. While residing in Cremona, with apostolic vehemence and frankness he undertook to… -
Francis Solano, Saint (FRANCESCO SOLANO, SANTO)
FRANCIS SOLANO, Saint. - Famous Spanish Franciscan missionary, b. at Montilla (Andalusia), on 10 March 1549, d. at Lima (Peru) on 14 July… -
Francis Xavier (Don Francisco de Jasu y Xavier), Saint (FRANCESCO SAVERIO (DON FRANCISCO DE JASU Y XAVIER), SANTO)
FRANCIS XAVIER (Don Francisco de Jasu y Xavier), Saint. - Jesuit missionary and patron of the missions, b. in the castle of Xavier… -
Frediano, Saint (FREDIANO, SANTO)
FREDIANO, santo. - Bishop of Lucca, lived in the 6th century, born almost certainly in Ireland, perhaps of royal lineage. He was educated… -
Frideswinda, Saint (FRIDESWINDA, SANTA)
FRIDESWINDA, Saint. - Daughter of Prince Didan, born in Oxford toward the end of the 7th century. She withdrew at a very young age into a… -
Fridolino, Saint (FRIDOLINO, SANTO)
FRIDOLINO, santo. - Abbot of Säckingen, apostle of Germany in the Merovingian era (6th-7th century). His Irish origin is contested today.… -
Fructuosus, Saint, Martyr (FRUTTUOSO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
FRUCTUOSUS, Saint, Martyr. - Bishop of Tarragona, arrested on 16 January 250 together with the deacons Augurius and Eulogius, in… -
Frumentius, Saint (FRUMENZIO, SANTO)
FRUMENTIUS, SAINT. - Apostle of Abyssinia and first bishop of Aksum. Born at Tyre around 310-320, he reached Abyssinia in an unforeseen… -
Fulgenzio of Ruspe, Saint (FULGENZIO DI RUSPE, SANTO)
FULGENZIO OF RUSPE, Saint. - African bishop of the 5th-6th century. He was one of the most eminent figures among the bishops of his time… -
Gabriel of the Sorrows, Saint (GABRIELE DELL'ADDOLORATA, SANTO)
GABRIEL OF THE SORROWS, Saint. - Passionist, in the world Francesco Possenti, b. at Assisi on 1 March 1838, d. at Isola del Gran Sasso… -
Gaetano da Thiene, Saint (GAETANO DA THIENE, SANTO)
GAETANO DA THIENE, Saint. - Born of a noble Vicentine family in Oct. 1480, to Gaspare and Maria (Ist. Gab. Ist. nat.) GAETA, ARCHDIOCESE of… -
Galdino, Saint (GALDINO, SANTO)
GALDINO, Saint. - Archbishop of Milan (18 Apr. 1166-10 Apr. 1176). Of the Milanese family of the Valvarsi della Sala, he was chancellor and… -
Gallicanus, Saint, Martyr (GALLICANO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
GALLICANUS, Saint, Martyr. - He is commemorated on June 25. Unknown to the ancient martyrologies, he was introduced into them by Ado. In… -
Gallo, Saint (GALLO, SANTO)
GALLO, Saint. - Monk and missionary, b. in Ireland ca. 554 and d. at Arbon, near Lake Constance, on 16 Oct. 627 (or 628?). Given as an… -
Gaucherio, Saint (GAUCHERIO, SANTO)
GAUCHERIO, Saint. - Born shortly after the middle of the 11th century, at Melain, diocese of Rouen, died near Limoges around 1139-40. At… -
Gaudentius, Saint, Bishop of Brescia (GAUDENZIO, SANTO, VESCOVO DI BRESCIA)
GAUDENTIUS, SAINT, BISHOP OF BRESCIA. - Successor of Philaster, b. probably at Brescia, d. after 406 (perhaps around 410-11). As a pilgrim… -
Gaudentius, Saint, Bishop of Novara (GAUDENZIO, SANTO, VESCOVO DI NOVARA)
GAUDENTIUS, SAINT, BISHOP OF NOVARA. - He is commemorated on January 22. There exists a biography composed in the 8th century, but… -
Gebardo II, Bishop of Konstanz, Saint (GEBARDO II, VESCOVO DI COSTANZA, SANTO)
GEBARDO II, Bishop of Konstanz, Saint. - Born at Pfannenberg, near Bregenz, of a noble comital family, around the middle of the 10th… -
Geminiano, Saint (GEMINIANO, SANTO)
GEMINIANO, Saint. - Bishop of Modena in c. 344-96. In all probability he is the same Geminianus episcopus who in 390 at the Council of… -
Gemma Galgani, Saint (GEMMA GALGANI, SANTA)
GEMMA GALGANI, Saint. - Virgin, b. at Camigliano (Lucca) on 12 March 1878, d. at Lucca on 11 April 1903. Docile to the teachings of her… -
Genesius, Saint, Martyr (GENESIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
GENESIUS, Saint, Martyr. - Patron of theater artists. The hagiographic and martyrological sources record two martyrs of this name: one at… -
Genevieve, Saint (GENOVEFFA, SANTA)
GENEVIEVE, Saint. - She is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on Jan. 3. The biography composed between the 6th and 8th centuries… -
George, Saint, Martyr (GIORGIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
GEORGE, Saint, Martyr. - Venerated since antiquity both in the East and in the West. The sanctuary built over his tomb at Lydda (Diospolis)… -
Gerard Majella, Saint (GERARDO MAIELLA, SANTO)
GERARD MAJELLA, Saint. - Redemptorist, b. 23 April 1726 in Muro Lucano (Potenza) to an artisan family, d. at Materdomini on 16 October… -
Gerard of Brogne, Abbot, Saint (GERARDO DI BROGNE, ABATE, SANTO)
GERARD OF BROGNE, Abbot, Saint. - Born around 898 at Namur, of a noble Frankish family, died 3 October 959. While he was in the service of… -
Gerard of Csanád, Saint (GERARDO DI CSANÀD, SANTO)
GERARD OF CSANÁD, Saint. - Benedictine theologian, bishop and protomartyr of Hungary, b. in Venice to the Sagredo family at the end of the… -
Gerard of Monza, Saint (GERARDO DI MONZA, SANTO)
GERARD OF MONZA, Saint. - Also called, from the name of his family, Tintore or dei Tintori, b. at Monza ca. 1134, d. there on 6 June 1202.… -
Gerard (or Gerald) of Sauve-Majeure (Silva Maior), Saint, Abbot (GERARDO (O GERALDO) DI SAUVE-MAJERRE (SILVA MAIOR), SANTO, ABATE)
GERARD (or Gerald) of Sauve-Majeure (Silva Maior), Saint, Abbot. - Born at Corbie ca. 1025, died 5 April 1095. He was a Benedictine monk in… -
Gerard, Saint (GERARDO, SANTO)
GERARD, Saint. - Bishop of Toul, b. at Cologne in 935, d. at Toul on 23 April 994. He was a young cleric of the Chapter of St. Peter when… -
Gerasimus, Saint (GERASIMO, SANTO)
GERASIMUS, Saint. - Palestinian monk, d. 475. He was the founder of a great laura near the Jordan. According to an ancient tradition the… -
Gereon, Saint, Martyr (GEREONE, SANTO, MARTIRE)
GEREON, Saint, Martyr. - The information concerning him is uncertain and confused. St. Gregory of Tours recalls a splendid basilica in… -
Gerlach, Saint (GERLACH, SANTO)
GERLACH, Saint. - Knight, born at the beginning of the 12th century in the region of Fauquemont (Valkenburg, Holland). Having learned,… -
Germanus I, Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople (GERMANO I, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI, SANTO)
GERMANUS I, Saint, Patriarch of Constantinople. - Died in 733. When he was bishop of Cyzicus in 712 he yielded to imperial demands and… -
Germanus of Auxerre, Saint (GERMANO DI AUXERRE, SANTO)
GERMANUS OF AUXERRE, Saint. - Born at Auxerre around 378, died at Ravenna on 31 July 448. Of a noble and wealthy family, he completed his… -
Germanus, Saint, Bishop of Capua (GERMANO, SANTO, VESCOVO DI CAPUA)
GERMANUS, Saint, Bishop of Capua. - The information concerning him is scanty and uncertain. The oldest source that speaks of him is the… -
Germanus, Saint, Bishop of Paris (GERMANO, SANTO, VESCOVO DI PARIGI)
GERMANUS, Saint, Bishop of Paris. - Born in Autun toward the end of the 5th century. After escaping an attempt to poison him, he was… -
Gertrude of Nivelles, Saint (GERTRUDE DI NIVELLES, SANTA)
GERTRUDE OF NIVELLES, Saint. - B. ca. 626 at Nivelles (Belgium), d. there on 17 May 659 at the age of 33. Daughter of Pepin the Elder,… -
Gervasius and Protasius, Saints, Martyrs (GERVASIO E PROTASIO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
GERVASIUS AND PROTASIUS, Saints, Martyrs. - They are commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 19 June, the day of their translation… -
Giacinta Marescotti, Saint (GIACINTA MARESCOTTI, SANTA)
GIACINTA MARESCOTTI, Saint. - Roman virgin, daughter of Marcantonio Marescotti and Ottavia Orsini, born at Vignanello in 1586. She… -
Gilbert of Sempringham, Saint (GILBERTO DI SEMPRINGHAM, SANTO)
GILBERT OF SEMPRINGHAM, Saint. - Ascetic, founder of the Order of the Gilbertines, he occupies an important place in the revival of… -
Gilda the Wise, Saint (GILDA IL SAGGIO, SANTO)
GILDA THE WISE, Saint. - Breton monk, b. in Great Britain ca. 493, d. at Rhuys (Vannes) ca. 570. He is sometimes also called "Badonicus,"…