Saints & Hagiography
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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… -
Clet, François-Régis, Martyr, Blessed (CLET, FRANÇOIS-RÉGIS, MARTIRE, BEATO)
CLET, François-Régis, Martyr, Blessed. - Born in Grenoble on 19 Aug. 1748. As a boy he was distinguished for innocence, piety and a great… -
Clitherow, Margaret, Blessed, Martyr (CLITHEROW, MARGARET, BEATA, MARTIRE)
CLITHEROW, Margaret, Blessed, Martyr. - Called "the Pearl of York," born in York around 1552 to Thomas Middleton, a wax merchant and… -
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… -
Colin, Jean-Claude, Venerable (COLIN, JEAN-CLAUDE, VENERABILE)
COLIN, Jean-Claude, Venerable. - Founder of the Society of Mary (Marist Fathers), b. at St-Bonnet-le-Troncy (Lyons) on 7 Aug. 1790, d. on… -
Colli, Bonifacio de'
COLLI, BONIFACIO de'. - Cofounder of the Theatines, died in holiness at Venice on 28 Aug. 1558. Of the noble family of the C. of… -
Colombini, Giovanni, Blessed (COLOMBINI, GIOVANNI, BEATO)
COLOMBINI, Giovanni, Blessed. - Sienese, b. in 1304; a wealthy merchant and respected citizen, married to Biagia Cerretani (1342); urged by… -
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,… -
Comensoli, Gertrude
COMENSOLI, GERTRUDE. - Born at Biceno on Jan. 10, 1847, died at Bergamo on Feb. 18, 1903. Of a poor family, she worked for 13 years as a… -
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… -
Compiègne, The Martyrs of, Blessed (COMPIÈGNE, LE MARTIRI DI, BEATE)
COMPIÈGNE, The Martyrs of, Blessed. - They are the sixteen Carmelites of the convent of the city, guillotined in Paris on 17 July 1794 "for… -
Confessor (CONFESSORE (CONFESSOR))
CONFESSOR. - From the Latin confessor (from confiteri = to declare openly, a term proper to Christian Latin; Greek ὁμολογητής) is the title… -
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 Offida, Blessed (CORRADO DA OFFIDA, BEATO)
CONRAD OF OFFIDA, Blessed. - He was a Franciscan who revived the characteristic figures of the friars of the Fioretti. Born in Offida in… -
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 of Zähringen, Blessed (CORRADO DI ZÄHRINGEN, BEATO)
CONRAD OF ZÄHRINGEN, Blessed. - Cistercian, cardinal, also called of Urach (because he was the son of that Count Egino IV), b. in the last… -
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… -
Constantine Acropolita (COSTANTINO ACROPOLITA)
CONSTANTINE ACROPOLITA. - Greek writer, who lived at the end of the 13th century and the beginning of the 14th. Like his father George, he… -
Constantius da Fabriano, Blessed (COSTANZO DA FABRIANO, BEATO)
CONSTANTIUS DA FABRIANO, Blessed. - Dominican, born at the beginning of the 15th century in Fabriano to the humble family of Bernardo de… -
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… -
Corpi Santi
CORPI SANTI. - By these are meant those bodies that were taken from ancient cemeteries and placed in veneration as the bodies of previously… -
Corrado d'Ascoli, Blessed (CORRADO D'ASCOLI, BEATO)
CORRADO D'ASCOLI, Blessed. - Franciscan, b. at Ascoli on 18 Sept. 1234 to the nobles Francesco Milani and Agnese Saladini, d. there on 17… -
Cosma da Carboniano (Der Gomidas Kennmurjian), Blessed (COSMA DA CARBONIANO (DER GOMIDAS KENNMURGIAN), BEATO)
COSMA DA CARBONIANO (Der Gomidas Kennmurjian), Blessed. - Armenian, b. in Constantinople in 1656; d. in 1707. Married and parish priest of… -
Costanzo, Camillo, Blessed (COSTANZO, CAMILLO, BEATO)
COSTANZO, Camillo, Blessed. - Martyr in Japan, b. at Motta Bovalina (diocese of Gerace) in Calabria, in 1572, entered the Society of Jesus… -
Couderc, Marie-Victoire-Thérèse, Venerable (COUDERC, MARIE-VICTOIRE-THÉRÈSE, VENERABILE)
COUDERC, Marie-Victoire-Thérèse, Venerable. - Co-foundress of the Institute of Our Lady of the Retreat at the Cenacle (v. SUORE DEL… -
Coudrin, Pierre-Marie-Joseph
COUDRIN, PIERRE-MARIE-JOSEPH. - Born at Coussay-les-Bois (Poitiers) on 1 March 1768, died in Paris on 27 March 1837. After his studies at… -
Cresci, Pietro Da Foligno, Blessed (CRESCI, PIETRO DA FOLIGNO, BEATO)
CRESCI, Pietro Da Foligno, Blessed. - Austere ascetic, b. ca. the year 1243, d. July 18, 1323. He was a Franciscan tertiary, an intimate of… -
Crescitelli, Alberico, Venerable (CRESCITELLI, ALBERICO, VENERABILE)
CRESCITELLI, Alberico, Venerable. - Missionary, killed for the faith in the apostolic vicariate of Hanchung (China). Born at Altavilla… -
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… -
Crispin Of Viterbo, Blessed (CRISPINO DA VITERBO, BEATO)
CRISPIN OF VITERBO, Blessed. - Capuchin lay brother of the Roman province, in the world Pietro Fioretti, b. at Viterbo on 13 Nov. 1668, d.… -
Cristiana of Santa Croce (of Lucca), Blessed (CRISTIANA DA SANTA CROCE (DA LUCCA), BEATA)
CRISTIANA OF SANTA CROCE (of Lucca), Blessed. - Born of poor parents at S. Croce sull'Arno in 1240, died there on 4 January 1310. At… -
Cuénot, Étienne-Théodore, Blessed (CUENOT, ETIENNE-THÉODORE, BEATO)
CUÉNOT, Étienne-Théodore, Blessed. - Of the Paris Foreign Missions, titular bishop of Metellopolis, vicar apostolic of Eastern Cochinchina,… -
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… -
Cyril of Scythopolis (CIRILLO DI SCITOPOLI)
CYRIL OF SCYTHOPOLIS. - One of the best Greek hagiographers, known above all for the care he takes in documenting and specifying chronology… -
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.… -
Czesław of Poland (of Silesia), Blessed (CESLAO DI POLONIA (DI SLESIA), BEATO)
CZESŁAW OF POLAND (of Silesia), Blessed. - Dominican, b. in 1180 at Gross-Stein in Upper Silesia, d. at Wrocław on 15 July 1242. Late… -
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… -
Davanzo, Blessed (DAVANZATO, BEATO)
DAVANZO, Blessed. - Franciscan tertiary, b. at Poggibonsi in 1200, d. in 1295. In the very year (1221) in which St. Francis established the… -
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… -
Delehaye, Hippolyte
DELEHAYE, HIPPOLYTE. - Jesuit and Bollandist, distinguished renewer of the science of hagiography, b. at Antwerp (Belgium) on 19 Aug. 1859,… -
Deleloë, Jeanne de Saint-Matthieu
DELELOË, JEANNE de SAINT-MATTHIEU. - Benedictine mystic, b. in 1604 at Fauquembergues (diocese of Boulogne), entered in 1620 the monastery… -
Delgado y Cebrián, Clemente Ignacio, Blessed (DELGADO Y CEBRIAN, CLEMENTE IGNACIO, BEATO)
DELGADO Y CEBRIÁN, Clemente Ignacio, Blessed. - Dominican, b. 23 Nov. 1761 (according to others in 1762; in the brief of beatification:… -
Della Torre, Antonio, Blessed (DELLA TORRE, ANTONIO, BEATO)
DELLA TORRE, Antonio, Blessed. - A physician of great renown and great holiness, b. in Milan in 1424, he received his doctorate at the… -
Delphina de Glandèves, Blessed (DELFINA DE GLANDÈVES, BEATA)
DELPHINA DE GLANDÈVES, BLESSED. - Franciscan tertiary, wife of St. Elzéar, count of Ariano (v.). Born at Puimichel in Provence in 1284 to… -
Deluil-Martiny, Marie de Jésus (DELUIL MARTINY, MARIE DE JÉSUS)
DELUIL-MARTINY, MARIE DE JÉSUS. - Religious, foundress of the Daughters of the Heart of Jesus (v.), born in Marseille on 28 May 1841, and… -
De Matthias, Maria, Venerable (DE MATTHIAS, MARIA, VENERABILE)
DE MATTHIAS, Maria, Venerable. - Religious, foundress of the Adorers of the Most Precious Blood, b. at Vallecorsa (Frosinone) on 4 Feb.… -
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… -
Depositio Episcoporum
DEPOSITIO EPISCOPORUM. - It is a liturgical document included in the so-called Chronographer of the year 354 (v.). It contains a list of… -
Depositio Martyrum
DEPOSITIO MARTYRUM. - Like the preceding document, it is included in the so-called Chronographer of the year 354 (v.). It comprises a list… -
De Smedt, Charles
DE SMEDT, CHARLES. - Belgian Jesuit and historian, b. at Ghent on 6 April 1833, entered the novitiate in 1851, priest in 1863. Professor of… -
De Veuster, Damiaan
DE VEUSTER, DAMIAAN. - Born at Tremeloo (Belgium) on 3 January 1840. He entered the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts (known as that of… -
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… -
Diana d'Andalò, Blessed (DIANA D'ANDALÒ, BEATA)
DIANA D'ANDALÒ, Blessed. - Dominican, b. ca. 1200, d. at Bologna on 10(?) June 1236. Daughter of Andrea (Andalò) and niece of Pietro… -
Diego Giuseppe Da Cadice, Blessed (DIEGO GIUSEPPE DA CADICE, BEATO)
DIEGO GIUSEPPE da CADICE, beato. - Preacher and Capuchin writer of the province of Andalusia, b. at Cadiz on 30 March 1743, entered the… -
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… -
Di Netta, Vito Michele, Venerable (DI NETTA, VITO MICHELE, VENERABILE)
DI NETTA, Vito Michele, Venerable. - Born at Vallata (Avellino) on 26 February 1787, died on 3 December 1849. From the seminary of S.… -
Diomira Maria Del Verbo Incarnato, Venerable (DIOMIRA MARIA DEL VERBO INCARNATO, VENERABILE)
DIOMIRA MARIA del VERBO INCARNATO, venerabile. - Capuchin nun, in the world Maria Teresa Serri, b. in Genoa on 27 Feb. 1708 to Swiss… -
Dionigi Della Natività And Redento Della Croce, Blessed (DIONIGI DELLA NATIVITÀ E REDENTO DELLA CROCE, BESTI)
DIONIGI DELLA NATIVITÀ AND REDENTO DELLA CROCE, Blessed. - D. della N., Discalced Carmelite, in the world Pietro Berthelot, b. 12 Dec. 1600… -
Dionysius, Pope (DIONISIO, PAPA)
DIONYSIUS, POPE. - The anonymous author of the Liber Pontificalis, who reflects the historical mentality of the 6th century, asserts that… -
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… -
Di Rosa, Gennaro, Venerable (DI ROSA, GENNARO, VENERABILE)
DI ROSA, GENNARO, venerable - Priest, b. in Naples on 28 June 1823, d. there on 28 Feb. 1905. Ordained a priest on 29 March 1847, he… -
Di Rosa, Maria Crocifissa, Blessed (DI ROSA, MARIA CROCIFISSA, BEATA)
DI ROSA, Maria Crocifissa, Blessed. - In the world, Paolina Di Rosa, Foundress of the Ancelle della Carità (v.), born in Brescia to a noble… -
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… -
Domenica da Paradiso, Venerable (DOMENICA DA PARADISO, VENERABILE)
DOMENICA da PARADISO, venerabile. - Dominican mystic, b. 8 Sept. 1473 at Paradiso (whence the nickname) on the outskirts of Florence, d. at… -
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.… -
Donders, Peter, Venerable (DONDERS, PIETER, VENERABILE)
DONDERS, Peter, Venerable. - Priest, b. at Tilburg on 21 Oct. 1809, d. at Paramaribo on 15 Jan. 1887. At the age of 22 he entered the… -
Dorothea of Montau (Montoviensis), Blessed (DOROTEA DI MONTAU (MONTOVIENSIS), BEATA)
DOROTHEA OF MONTAU (Montoviensis), Blessed. - B. at Montau (near Marienburg, Prussia) on 6 February 1347, d. at Marienwerder on 25 June… -
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)
DOROTEE - v. SUORE DI S. DOROTEA. -
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… -
Dotti, Andrea, Blessed (DOTTI, ANDREA, BEATO)
DOTTI, Andrea, Blessed. - Priest, b. at Borgo Sansepolcro around 1250, d. 31 August 1315. At about the age of 28 he received the habit of… -
Droste zu Vischering, Maria (Maria of the Divine Heart) (DROSTE ZU VISCHERING, MARIA (MARIA DEL DIVIN CUORE))
DROSTE ZU VISCHERING, Maria (Maria of the Divine Heart). - A religious of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, born into a noble family at… -
Dubouché, Théodelinde
DUBOUCHÉ, THÉODELINDE. - In religion Marie-Thérèse du Coeur de Jésus, b. at Montauban (Tarn-et-Garonne) on 2 May 1809, d. at Paris on 30… -
Duchesne, Philippine-Rose, Blessed (DUCHESNE, PHILIPPINE-ROSE, BEATA)
DUCHESNE, Philippine-Rose, Blessed. - B. at Grenoble on 29 Aug. 1769, d. at St. Charles of Missouri on 18 Nov. 1852. In 1787 she entered… -
Du Frost de Lajemmerais, Widow d'Youville, Marie-Marguerite, Venerable (DU FROST DE LAJEMMERAIS, VEDOVA D'YOUVILLE, MARIE-MARGUERITE, VENERABILE)
DU FROST DE LAJEMMERAIS, Widow d'Youville, Marie-Marguerite, Venerable. — A woman eminent for holiness of life, strength of character and… -
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.… -
Du Sollier, Jean-Baptiste
DU SOLLIER, JEAN-BAPTISTE. - Bollandist hagiographer, b. at Herseaux (Flanders) on 28 Feb. 1669, d. at Antwerp on 27 June 1740. He entered… -
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… -
Ebner, Margareth, Besta
EBNER, MARGARETH, besta. - Dominican, b. around 1291 at Donauwörth (Swabia), d. June 20, 1351 at Medingen. A descendant of an illustrious… -
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… -
Edward the Confessor (EDOARDO [III] IL CONFESSORE)
EDWARD THE CONFESSOR. - B. at Islip (Oxfordshire) in 1002, d. 5 Jan. 1066 at Westminster. Son of King Ethelred and of Emma of Normandy,… -
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… -
Egidio Maria of Saint Joseph, Blessed (EGIDIO MARIA DI SAN GIUSEPPE, BEATO)
EGIDIO MARIA OF SAINT JOSEPH, BLESSED. - Francesco, in the world Francesco Antonio Pasquale, b. at Taranto on 16 Nov. 1729 to Cataldo… -
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 Reute, Blessed (ELISABETTA DI REUTE, BEATA)
ELIZABETH OF REUTE, Blessed. - Mystic, commonly called E. Bona, and "Betta the good," b. at Waldsee (Württemberg) on 25 Nov. 1386, d. at… -
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 the Holy Trinity, Venerable (ELISABETTA DELLA S.MA TRINITA, VENERABILE)
ELIZABETH OF THE HOLY TRINITY, Venerable. - Discalced Carmelite mystic, in the world Marie Joséphine Elisabeth Catcz, b. 18 July 1880 in… -
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)
EMILIANI, santo. -
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… -
Enselmini, Helen, Blessed (ENSELMINI, ELENA, BEATA)
ENSELMINI, Helen, Blessed. - Poor Clare, b. in 1208 in Padua to the noble E. family, d. at the Arcella near Padua on 4 November 1242. At… -
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… -
Errico, Gaetano, Venerable (ERRICO, GAETANO, VENERABILE)
ERRICO, GAETANO, venerable - Founder of the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts, b. at Secondigliano (Naples) on 19 Oct. 1791, d. there on 29… -
Escobar, Marina de, Venerable (ESCOBAR, MARINA DE, VENERABILE)
ESCOBAR, Marina de, Venerable. - Brigittine mystic, among the most significant figures of Catholic Spain in the early 17th century; b. at… -
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… -
Eugenius III, Pope (EUGENIO III, PAPA)
EUGENIUS III, POPE. - In the world Pietro Bernardo, b. in the environs of Pisa, d. at Tivoli on 8 July 1153. He was a canon of the… -
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 I, Patriarch of Constantinople (EUTIMIO I, PATRIARCA DI COSTANTINOPOLI)
EUTHYMIUS I, Patriarch of Constantinople. - B. around 834 at Seleucia (Isauria), d. in exile on 5 Aug. 917. A monk, he was confessor of the… -
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… -
Eve, Blessed (EVA, BEATA)
EVE, Blessed. - Recluse of St. Martin of Liège, b. ca. 1205 at Liège, d. there ca. 1265. A confidante of St. Juliana of Cornillon, she… -
Eymard, Pierre-Julien, Blessed (EYMARD, PIERRE-JULIEN, BEATO)
EYMARD, Pierre-Julien, Blessed. - Born at La Mure d'Isère (Grenoble) on 4 February 1811, died there on 1 August 1868. Having overcome… -
Faber (Favre, Lefèvre), Pierre, Blessed (FABER (FAVRE, LEFÈVRE), PIERRE, BEATO)
FABER (FAVRE, LEFÈVRE), PIERRE, beato. - Jesuit, b. 13 April 1506 at Villaret in Savoy. From 1525 he was a student at the Sorbonne in… -
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… -
Facchini, Elia, Blessed (FACCHINI, ELIA, BESTO)
FACCHINI, Elia, Blessed. - B. at Reno Centesc (Ferrara) on 2 July 1839, d. in China at Tai-Yuan-fu (Shansi) on 9 July 1900, a victim of 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… -
Falconi, Juan, Venerable (FALCONI, JUAN, VENERABILE)
FALCONI, Juan, Venerable. - Mercedarian, b. at Fifiana in 1596, d. in 1638. He was a professor at Segovia and at Alcalá. In his writings… -
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… -
Fanti, Bartolomeo, Blessed (FANTI, BARTOLOMEO, BEATO)
FANTI, Bartolomeo, Blessed. - Carmelite priest, b. in Mantua ca. 1415, d. in 1495. He took the Carmelite habit in 1433 in the convent of… -
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.… -
Fantosati, Antonino, Blessed (FANTOSATI, ANTONINO, BEATO)
FANTOSATI, Antonino, Blessed. - Born at S. Maria in Valle, a suburb of Trevi, on 16 Oct. 1842. At the age of 16 he entered the Franciscan… -
Fattore, Niccolò (Factor Nicolas), Blessed (FATTORE, NICCOLÒ (FACTOR NICOLAS), BEATO)
FATTORE, Niccolò (Factor Nicolas), Blessed. - Born in Valencia on 29 June 1537 to a Sicilian father, died there on 23 Dec. 1583. In 1557,… -
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… -
Felice Da Nicosia, Blessed (FELICE DA NICOSIA, BEATO)
FELICE DA NICOSIA, Blessed. - Lay brother Capuchin of the Messina province, b. at Nicosia (Enna) on 5 Nov. 1715, entered the novitiate at… -
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,… -
Ferdinand (Fernando) of Portugal, the Beato (FERDINANDO (FERNANDO) DI PORTOGALLO, BESTO)
FERDINAND (Fernando) of Portugal, the Beato. - Son of John I, King of Portugal, and of Philippa, daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of… -
Ferrari, Bartolomeo, Venerable (FERRARI, BARTOLOMEO, VENERABILE)
FERRARI, BARTOLOMEO, venerabile. - Cofounder of the Order of the Barnabites, b. in Milan in 1499, d. there on 25 Nov. 1544. After a serious… -
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…