Saints & Hagiography
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Theodore the Studite, Saint (TEODORO STUDITA, SANTO)
THEODORE THE STUDITE, Saint. - Byzantine ascetic and staunch defender of the veneration of images. B. at Constantinople ca. 759 and d. in… -
Theodosius of Pečersk, Saint (TEODOSIO DI PEČERSK, SANTO)
THEODOSIUS OF PEČERSK, Saint. - Founder of cenobitic life in Russia and first hegumen of the famous Laura of the Caves near Kiev. Born at… -
Theodosius the Cenobiarch, Saint (TEODOSIO IL CENOBIARCA, SANTO)
THEODOSIUS THE CENOBIARCH, Saint. - Founder of the monastery of St. Theodosius, on a height of the Judaean desert, and archimandrite of the… -
Theodotus of Ancyra, Saint, Martyr (TEODOTO DI ANCIRA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
THEODOTUS OF ANCYRA, Saint, Martyr. - He is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology and in the Synaxarion on May 18. The Passio, written by a… -
Theonestus, Tabra and Tabratha, Saints, Martyrs (TEONESTO, TABRA E TABRATHA, SANTI, MARTIRI)
THEONESTUS, Tabra and Tabratha, Saints, Martyrs. - The information concerning them is uncertain and obscure. The Roman Martyrology,… -
Theophanes the Confessor, Saint (TEOFANE IL CONFESSORE, SANTO)
THEOPHANES THE CONFESSOR, Saint. - B. ca. 760, d. March 12, 817. He was a monk and abbot of the monastery he founded, τοῦ μεγάλου Ἀγρῶν… -
Theophilact, Archbishop of Nicomedia, Saint (TEOFILATTO, ARCIVESCOVO DI NICOMEDIA, SANTO)
THEOPHILACT, Archbishop of Nicomedia, Saint. - B. c. 765, d. c. 840. He came to Byzantium around 780 and served Tarasius, while still a… -
Theophilus, Bishop of Caesarea, Saint (TEOFILO, VESCOVO DI CESAREA, SANTO)
THEOPHILUS, Bishop of Caesarea, Saint. - He was bishop of Caesarea in Palestine toward the end of the 2nd century, when Pope Victor (v.)… -
Theophilus de Angelis, Blessed (TEOFILO DE ANGELIS, BEATO)
THEOPHILUS DE ANGELIS, BLESSED. - Celestine monk, abbot of the hermitage of S. Spirito della Maiella, b. in Naples on 2 Oct. 1592, d. on 18… -
Theophilus of Corte, Saint (TEOFILO DA CORTE, SANTO)
THEOPHILUS OF CORTE, Saint. - Friar Minor, in the world Biagio dei Signori, b. at Corte (Corsica) on 30 Oct. 1676, d. at Fucecchio (diocese… -
Theotimus, Saint (TEOTIMO, SANTO)
THEOTIMUS, Saint. - Bishop of Tomi in Scythia, between the end of the 4th century and the beginning of the 5th century. He worked hard for… -
The Prodigy of the Blood of Saint G (IL PRODIGIO DEL SANGUE DI S. G)
THE MIRACLE OF THE BLOOD OF ST. JANUARIUS. - The name of St. Januarius is universally linked with the famous miracle of the liquefaction of… -
Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face (TERESA DEL BAMBIN GESÙ E DEL VOLTO SANTO)
TERESA OF THE CHILD JESUS AND OF THE HOLY FACE, saint - Last part of the letter of St. T. of the C. J. written on 27 Jan. 1897 to Brother… -
Thomas, Abbot of Farfa, Saint (TOMMASO, ABATE DI FARFA, SANTO)
THOMAS, Abbot of Farfa, Saint. - The historical and legendary tradition of the monastery of Farfa (v.) recalls with great veneration T. of… -
Thomas, Apostle, Saint (TOMMASO, APOSTOLO, SANTO)
THOMAS, APOSTLE, saint - Incredulity of St. Thomas. Detail of the mosaics of the upper zone of the right wall in the church of… -
Thomas Becket, Saint (TOMMASO BECKET, SANTO)
THOMAS BECKET, Saint. - Archbishop of Canterbury, b. in London on 21 Dec. 1117, d. at Canterbury on 29 Dec. 1170. At the Parliament of… -
Thomas, Bishop of Hereford, Saint (TOMMASO, VESCOVO DI HEREFORD, SANTO)
THOMAS, Bishop of Hereford, Saint. - In the world Thomas of Cantilupe, b. ca. 1218, d. near Montefiascone on 25 Aug. 1282. He was an… -
Thomas, Catherine, Saint (CATERINA THOMÁS, SANTA)
THOMAS, Catherine, Saint. - A regular canoness of the Order of St. Augustine, born at Valdemuza on the island of Majorca (Balearic Islands)… -
Thomas Elia (Hélye) of Biville, Blessed (TOMMASO ELIA (HÉLYE) DI BIVILLE, BEATO)
THOMAS ELIA (Hélye) of Biville, Blessed. - Priest, b. at Biville (Manche) in 1187, son of Elias and Matilda, d. in the castle of Vauville… -
Thomas of Celano (TOMMASO DA CELANO)
THOMAS OF CELANO. - Friar Minor, b. at Celano ca. 1190, d. around 1260 at S. Giovanni in Val de' Varri. He was perhaps already a man of… -
Thomas of Cori, Blessed (TOMMASO DA CORI, BEATO)
THOMAS OF CORI, Blessed. - Franciscan, in the world Francesco Antonio Placidi, b. at Cori on 4 June 1655, d. at Bellegra on 11 Jan. 1729.… -
Thomas of Jesus (de Andrada) (TOMMASO DI GESÙ (DE ANDRADA))
THOMAS OF JESUS (DE ANDRADA). - Augustinian mystic, b. in Lisbon to the Alvarez de Andrada family ca. 1530, d. in Morocco on 17 April 1582;… -
Thomas of Tolentino, Blessed Martyr (TOMMASO DA TOLENTINO, MARTIRE, BEATO)
THOMAS OF TOLENTINO, Blessed Martyr. - B. at Tolentino in the Marches ca. 1260, d. in India in 1321. Having entered the Franciscan Order,… -
Thomas of Villanueva, Saint (TOMMASO DA VILLANOVA, SANTO)
THOMAS OF VILLANUEVA, Saint. - Archbishop of Valencia, b. in 1488 at Fuenllana near Villanueva, d. at Valencia on 8 September 1555. Having… -
Thrasea, Saint, Martyr (TRASEA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
THRASEA, Saint, Martyr. - Bishop of Eumenia in Phrygia, who lived in the second half of the 2nd century. The Syriac Breviary and the… -
Thurston, Herbert
THURSTON, HERBERT. - Jesuit, hagiographer and liturgist, b. in London on 15 Nov. 1856, d. there on 3 Nov. 1939. Having entered the Order on… -
Tiburtius, Saint, Martyr (TIBURZIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
TIBURTIUS, Saint, Martyr. - He was laid to rest on the Via Labicana in the cemetery inter duas lauros. Nothing is known about his life or… -
Tiburtius, Valerian, and Maximus, Saints, Martyrs (TIBURZIO, VALERIANO E MASSIMO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
TIBURTIUS, Valerian, and Maximus, Saints, Martyrs. - The relationship between V. and T. is attested only by the Acta et passio beatissimae… -
Tikhon of Zadonsk (TICHON DI ZADONSK)
TIKHON OF ZADONSK. - One of the most prominent and popular figures in Russian hagiography. B. at Novgorod in 1724, d. at Zadonsk on 13 Aug.… -
Timon, Saint (TIMONE, SANTO)
TIMON, Saint. - One of the first seven deacons. He is mentioned in the account of the election of the deacons in Acts 6:1-6, but nothing is… -
Timothy, Saint, Martyr (TIMOTEO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
TIMOTHY, Saint, Martyr. — He is already commemorated in the Deponitio martyrum on August 22 on the Via Ostiense. On the same date he is… -
Timothy (Τιμόθεος), Saint (TIMOTEO (ΤΥΌΘΕΟΣ), SANTO)
TIMOTHY (Τιμόθεος), Saint. - Collaborator and beloved disciple of St. Paul, born at Lystra in Lycaonia to a pagan father and a Jewish (or… -
Titus (Τίτος), Saint (TITO (ΤΊΤΟΣ), SANTO)
TITUS (Τίτος), Saint. - A pagan by origin and perhaps a native of Antioch, he was a companion and effective collaborator of St. Paul,… -
Tolomeo and Lucio, Saints, Martyrs (TOLOMEO E LUCIO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
TOLOMEO AND LUCIO, Saints, Martyrs. - They died in 161 AD and are commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on September 19. The only author… -
Tommassuccio (Thomas Unzio) of Foligno, Blessed (TOMMASUCCIO (TOMMASO UNZIO) DA FOLIGNO, BEATO)
TOMMASSUCCIO (Thomas Unzio) of Foligno, Blessed. - Franciscan tertiary, author of a prophetic poem, b. at Valmaciniana (Nocera Umbra) in… -
Toribio, Alfonso de Mogrovejo, Saint (TORIBIO, ALFONSO DE MOGROVEJO, SANTO)
TORIBIO, Alfonso de Mogrovejo, Saint. - Born in 1538 (?), died on 23 March 1606. He was a student of jurisprudence at the University of… -
Torres Acosta, Maria Soledad, Blessed (TORRES ACOSTA, MARIA SOLEDAD, BEATA)
TORRES ACOSTA, Maria Soledad, Blessed. - In the world Emmanuela Bibiana, foundress of the Servants of Mary, Ministers of the Sick, b. in… -
Trento, Saint Simon of, Martyr (SIMONE DI TRENTO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
TRENTO, Saint Simon of, Martyr. - A child of 20 months (according to others, of two and a half years), son of a tanner of Trent, who… -
Trophimus, Archbishop of Arles, Saint (TROFIMO, PROTOVESCOVO DI ARLES, SANTO)
TROPHIMUS, Archbishop of Arles, Saint. - Died before 251-52, the time when his successor Marcian accepted the schism of Novatian, as is… -
Trophimus (Τρόφυμος, "Nourished", "Pupil"), Saint (TROFIMO (ΤΡΌΦΥΟΣ, «NUTRITO», «ALUNNO»), SANTO)
TROPHIMUS (Τρόφυμος, "Nourished", "Pupil"), Saint. – A Christian of Ephesus and companion of St. Paul, of whose arrest in 58 he was the… -
Tryphon and Respicio, Saints, Martyrs (TRIFONE E RESPICIO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
TRYPHON AND RESPICIO, Saints, Martyrs. - They are commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 10 November; the Greeks venerated only T. on 1… -
Turibius (Thoribus, Turribus), Saint (TURIBIO (THORIBUS, TURRIBUS), SANTO)
TURIBIUS (Thoribus, Turribus), Saint. - Bishop of Astorga (Galicia) in the middle of the 5th century. After being absent from his homeland… -
Twelve Brothers, Saints, Martyrs (DODICI FRATELLI, SANTI, MARTIRI)
TWELVE BROTHERS, Saints, Martyrs. - A very fabulous Passio, composed toward the end of the 8th century, speaks of twelve brothers, sons of… -
Ubaldo, Saint (UBALDO, SANTO)
UBALDO, Saint. - Restorer of canonical life and bishop of Gubbio, born there into a feudal family of Germanic origin between 1080 and 1085,… -
Uberto (Chugoberctus, Hugbertus), Saint (UBERTO (CHUGOBERCTUS, HUGBERTUS), SANTO)
UBERTO (Chugoberctus, Hugbertus), Saint. - Apostle of the Ardennes, he was bishop of Tongres-Maastricht (today the diocese of Liège) from… -
Ulric (Uodalric), Bishop of Augsburg, Saint (ULRICO (UDALRICO), VESCOVO DI AUGUSTA, SANTO)
ULRIC (Uodalric), Bishop of Augsburg, Saint. - Of the family of the counts of Dillingen, son of Ubald and Ditberga, b. at Augsburg… -
Ursmar, Saint (URSMARO, SANTO)
URSMAR, Saint. - Born at Floyon (Avesnes) in Thiérache on 27 July 644, he was placed at a very early age in the monastery of Lobbes… -
Usward (USUARDO)
USWARD. - Benedictine of St-Germain-des-Près (Paris), author of a martyrology, d. around 875-77, on January 13. Nothing is known of his… -
Valentine, Saint, Martyr (VALENTINO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
VALENTINE, Saint, Martyr. - The Hieronymian Martyrology under 14 February gives only «Interamnes via Flaminia miliario ab urbe LXIII natale… -
Valerian, Saint, Bishop (VALERIANO, VESCOVO, SANTO)
VALERIAN, Saint, Bishop. - He succeeded Fortunatian as bishop of Aquileia before 371. He took part in the Council that Pope Damasus held in… -
Valfrè, Sebastiano, Blessed (VALFRÈ, SEBASTIANO, BEATO)
VALFRÈ, Sebastiano, Blessed. - Oratorian, apostle of Turin, b. at Verduno (Alba) on 9 March 1629, d. at Turin on 30 Jan. 1710. Born into a… -
Vandregisilus (Wandril), Saint (VANDREGISILO (WANDRILLE), SANTO)
VANDREGISILUS (Wandril), Saint. - Benedictine, son of Duke Walchise and a relative of Pepin of Landen, born ca. 600 in the territory of… -
Vannini, Caterina, Venerable (VANNINI, CATERINA, VENERABILE)
VANNINI, Caterina, Venerable. - Nun, convert, known as the Thaïs of Siena, b. in Siena on 30 May 1562, d. on 30 July 1606. She soon yielded… -
Varano, Battista da, Blessed (VARANO, BATTISTA DA, BEATA)
VARANO, BATTISTA da, beata. - Mystic of the Order of St. Clare, born Camilla, in Camerino on 9 April 1458 to Giulio Cesare, lord of that… -
Varmondo, Blessed (VARMONDO, BEATO)
VARMONDO, blessed - Sermon by V. to the people against Arduino, Amedeo his brother and Eurardo, a figure not otherwise known, on the… -
Varmondo (Veremondo, Warmundus), Blessed (VARMONDO (VEREMONDO, WARMUNDUS), BEATO)
VARMONDO (Veremondo, Warmundus), Blessed. - Bishop of Ivrea from c. 969 to the first decades of the 11th century. Elected to the see of… -
Vartan (Vardan), Saint, Called the Great (VARTAN (VARDAN), SANTO, DETTO IL GRANDE)
VARTAN (Vardan), Saint, Called the Great. - Mamikonian prince, d. in 451. He governed Armenia from 415 to 418 and then, having been… -
Vedruna, Joaquína de, Blessed (VEDRUNA, JOAQUINA DE, BEATA)
VEDRUNA, Joaquína de, Blessed. - Foundress of the Carmelites of Charity, b. in Barcelona on 16 April 1783, d. at Vich on 28 Aug. 1854.… -
Venantius Fortunatus, Saint (VENANZIO FORTUNATO, SANTO)
VENANTIUS FORTUNATUS, Saint. - B. c. 530 near Treviso, d. at Poitiers shortly after 600. He studied at Ravenna, made a pilgrimage to the… -
Venantius, Saint, Martyr (VENANZIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
VENANTIUS, Saint, Martyr. - There are two better-known saints of this name: the first bishop of Salona (v.) and the martyr of Camerino… -
Venard, Jean-Théophane, Blessed (VENARD, JEAN-THÉOPHANE, BEATO)
VENARD, Jean-Théophane, Blessed. - B. Nov. 21, 1829 at St-Loup-sur-Thouet (Deux-Sèvres, France) and d. Feb. 2, 1861. Already a subdeacon,… -
Venerini, Rosa, Blessed (VENERINI, ROSA, BEATA)
VENERINI, Rosa, Blessed. - Foundress of the Maestre Pie, b. at Viterbo on 9 Feb. 1656, d. at Rome on 7 May 1728. Educated with Christian… -
Veraci, Croci Pissa (VERACI, CROCIPISSA)
VERACI, CROCI PISSA. - Camaldolese mystic of the monastery of Pratovecchio (diocese of Fiesole), b. 18 Oct. 1749 in Florence, d. there 16… -
Verdiana, Saint (VERDIANA, SANTA)
VERDIANA, Saint. - Recluse virgin, b. at Castelfiorentino in Tuscany (in 1182? 1187?), to parents of modest circumstances. For some time… -
Vernazza (Vernacia), Battista, Venerable (VERNAZZA (VERNACIA), BATTISTA, VENERABILE)
VERNAZZA (Vernacia), Battista, Venerable. - Mystic, b. in Apr. 1497 in Genoa, d. there on 9 May 1587, daughter of Ettore (ca. 1470-1524),… -
Veronica
VERONICA. - Name given, by metonymy, to the icon with the "Holy Face" of Christ, preserved among the major relics of the basilica of St.… -
Veronica Giuliani, Saint (VERONICA GIULIANI, SANTA)
VERONICA GIULIANI, SANTA. - Capuchin Poor Clare and mystical writer, b. 27 Dec. 1660 at Mercatello, d. 9 July 1727 in the monastery of the… -
Verzeri, Teresa Eustochio, Blessed (VERZERI, TERESA EUSTOCHIO, BEATA)
VERZERI, Teresa Eustochio, Blessed. - Foundress of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart, b. at Bergamo on 31 July 1801, d. there on 1 March… -
Vialar, Émilie de, Saint (VIALAR, EMILIE DE, SANTA)
VIALAR, Émilie de, Saint. - Foundress of the Institute of the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Apparition, b. at Gaillac (diocese of Albi) on… -
Viborada, Saint (VIBORADA, SANTA)
VIBORADA, Saint. - Virgin and martyr, a recluse near St. Gall (Switzerland), killed by the Hungarians in 926. After a devout pilgrimage to… -
Victor and Corona, Saints, Martyrs (VITTORE E CORONA, SANTI, MARTIRI)
VICTOR AND CORONA, Saints, Martyrs. - They are commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 14 May as martyrs of Egypt. Their names,… -
Victoria, Saint, Martyr (VITTORIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
VICTORIA, Saint, Martyr. - She is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on December 19; in the Roman Martyrology, however, according… -
Victor, Saint, Martyr (VITTORE, SANTO, MARTIRE)
VICTOR, Saint, Martyr. - He is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on July 21. Venantius Fortunatus mentions him (Carm., VIII, 3;… -
Victricius (Victoric), Bishop of Rouen, Saint (VITTRICIÒ (VICTRICIUS), VESCOVO DI ROUEN, SANTO)
VICTRICIUS (Victoric), Bishop of Rouen, Saint. - Born ca. 330 on the farthest frontiers of the Empire (Britain or Gaul?), bishop of Rouen… -
Viel, Placida, Blessed (VIEL, PLACIDA, BEATA)
VIEL, Placida, Blessed. - In the world Eulalia Vittoria, b. at Quettehou (diocese of Coutances) on 26 Sept. 1805, d. at St-Sauveur-le-Comte… -
Vigilius, Saint, Bishop of Trent, Martyr (VIGILIO, VESCOVO DI TRENTO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
VIGILIUS, Saint, Bishop of Trent, Martyr. - Died in 400 or 405, patron of the city and diocese of Trento. Born of a Roman family settled in… -
Villana dei Botti, Blessed (VILLANA DEI BOTTI, BEATA)
VILLANA DEI BOTTI, Blessed. - Dominican tertiary, b. in Florence in 1332, d. there on 28 February 1360. Daughter of a wealthy patrician,… -
Villani, Maria, Venerable (VILLANI, MARIA, VENERABILE)
VILLANI, MARIA, venerabile. - Dominican nun, b. in Naples on 18 Sept. 1584 to Giovanni, marquis della Polla, d. there on 26 March 1670.… -
Villeado (Uilhard), Saint (VILLEADO (UILHARD), SANTO)
VILLEADO (Uilhard), Saint. - First bishop of Bremen, b. in Northumberland ca. 740, d. at Brexen on the Weser on 8 November 789. A friend of… -
Vincent de Paul (or Depaul, as he signed; Italian de' Paoli), Saint (VINCENZO DE PAUL (O DEPAUL, COME EGLI SI FIRMAVA; ITAL. DE' PAOLI), SANTO)
VINCENT DE PAUL (or Depaul, as he signed; Italian de' Paoli), Saint. - B. at Pony near Dax in Gascony on 24 April 1585, d. at Paris on 27… -
Vincent, Orontius and Victor, Saints, Martyrs (VINCENZO, ORONZO E VITTORIO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
VINCENT, Orontius and Victor, Saints, Martyrs. - The Roman Martyrology commemorates them on 22 January, as victims of the persecution of… -
Vincent, Saint, Martyr (VINCENZO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
VINCENT, Saint, Martyr. - Spanish deacon, victim of the Diocletianic persecution probably in 304; he is among the few martyrs remembered in… -
Vincenza Gerosa, Saint (VINCENZA GEROSA, SANTA)
VINCENZA GEROSA, Saint. - Co-foundress of the Institute of the Sisters of Charity, or of the Child Mary, b. at Lovere (diocese of Brescia)… -
Vindicatio
VINDICATIO. - Term suggested by a text of St. Optatus of Milevis (De schismate Donatistarum, I, 16: PL 11, 917), by which it was intended… -
Virgil, Abbot-Bishop of Sankt Peter of Salzburg, Saint (VIRGILIO, ABATE-VESCOVO DI SANKT PETER DI SALISBURGO, SANTO)
VIRGIL, Abbot-Bishop of Sankt Peter of Salzburg, Saint. - V. (thus Latinized), or Fergil (Feregii), of Irish origin, born ca. 700, died 27… -
Vitale and Agricola, Saints, Martyrs (VITALE E AGRICOLA, SANTI, MARTIRI)
VITALE AND AGRICOLA, Saints, Martyrs. - They were respectively a slave and his master and were martyred for the Christian name at Bologna… -
Vitale and Valeria, Saints, Martyrs (VITALE E VALERIA, SANTI, MARTIRI)
VITALE AND VALERIA, Saints, Martyrs. - They are the titular saints respectively of the basilica of S. Vitale in Ravenna and of the church… -
Vitalis, Abbot of Sankt Peter and Bishop of Salzburg, Saint (VITALE, ABATE DI SANKT PETER E VESCOVO SALISBURGO, SANTO)
VITALIS, Abbot of Sankt Peter and Bishop of Salzburg, Saint. - A disciple of St. Rupert (v.), with whom he came to settle in Salzburg. He… -
Vito, Modesto and Crescenza, Saints, Martyrs (VITO, MODESTO E CRESCENZA, SANTI, MARTIRI)
VITO, MODESTO AND CRESCENZA, SAINTS, MARTYRS. - Commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on 15 June, they appear to be victims of the… -
Vittoriano, Saint (VITTORIANO, SANTO)
VITTORIANO, Saint. - B. c. 478, a great promoter of monastic life, d. abbot of Asán, 12 January 558. The Life of V., reassessed by Fita… -
Viviana (Bibiana), Saint, Martyr (BIBIANA (VIBIANA), SANTA, MARTIRE)
VIVIANA (Bibiana), Saint, Martyr. - The Passio relates that the Roman virgin B., together with her mother Dafrosa and her sister Demetria,… -
Vivina, Saint (VIVINA, SANTA)
VIVINA, Saint. - Flemish mystic, foundress (ca. 1120), through the donation of Duke Godfrey of Lorraine, and prioress of the Benedictine… -
Vladimir the Great, Saint (VLADIMIRO IL GRANDE, SANTO)
VLADIMIR THE GREAT, Saint. - Son of the Norman-Russian prince Sviatoslav and of Malfreda, a woman in the retinue of his wife; in opposition… -
Volpicelli, Caterina, Venerable (VOLPICELLI, CATERINA, VENERABILE)
VOLPICELLI, Caterina, Venerable. - Foundress of the Institute of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart, b. in Naples on 21 Jan. 1839; d. there… -
Wagner, Johann (Hans), Blessed (WAGNER, JOHANN (HANS), BEATO)
WAGNER, Johann (Hans), Blessed. - Hermit, b. at Riedlingen on the Danube (between Ulm and Sigmaringen), d. 19 May 1516. In 1476 he entered… -
Wala, Saint (WALA, SANTO)
WALA, Saint. - Benedictine, descended from the Carolingian royal family, b. ca. 755; d. at Bobbio on 31 Aug. 836. Educated in the palace… -
Walburga, Saint (VALBURGA, SANTA)
WALBURGA, Saint. - Sister of St. Willibrord and Wunibald. Of Anglo-Saxon origin, born around 710, died in her monastery on February 25,… -
Wenceslaus, Saint, Martyr (VENCESLAO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
WENCESLAUS, Saint, Martyr. - Duke of Bohemia, of the Přemyslid family, b. ca. 907, d. at Stará Boleslav, on 28 Sept. 935. Educated in the… -
Wilburga (Wildburgis), Blessed (VILBURGA (WILDBURGIS), BEATA)
WILBURGA (WILDBURGIS), BLESSED. - Virgin recluse at St. Florian (Upper Austria), born of a pious and well-to-do family at the beginning of… -
Wilfrid (Wilfrith), Saint, Bishop of York (VILFRIDO (VILFRID), VESCOVO DI YORK, SANTO)
WILFRID (Wilfrith), Saint, Bishop of York. - Born in Northumbria ca. 634, of a noble family, died in the monastery of Oudle (Murcia) on 12… -
Wilgefortis, Saint (WILGEFORTIS, SANTA)
WILGEFORTIS, Saint. - She is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 20 July as a virgin and martyr. The Bollandists, who were the first… -
William of Bourges, Saint (GUGLIELMO DI BOURGES, SANTO)
WILLIAM OF BOURGES, Saint. - Archbishop, b. at Arthel, county of Nevers, in the first half of the 12th century, d. in 1209. Of the family… -
William of Hirsau, Blessed (GUGLIELMO DI HIRSAU, BEATO)
WILLIAM OF HIRSAU, BLESSED. - Bavarian, d. 4 July 1091 at Hirsau. As a child he was an oblate at the monastery of St. Emmeram in… -
William of Volpiano, Saint (GUGLIELMO DI VOLPIANO, SANTO)
WILLIAM OF VOLPIANO, SAINT. - Benedictine abbot of St. Benignus of Dijon, b. in 962 to Count Robert of Volpiano on the island of San Giulio… -
Willibald (Willibaldus), Saint (VILLIBALDO (WILLIBALDUS), SANTO)
WILLIBALD (Willibaldus), Saint. - Benedictine, bishop of Eichstätt, b. 22 Oct. 700 into a noble Anglo-Saxon family, d. there 7 July c. 787.… -
Willibrord, Saint (VILLIBRORDO, SANTO)
WILLIBRORD, Saint. V. with the notice of his arrival in France (690), of his episcopal ordination in Rome (695) and of his age, 78 years… -
Willibrord (Willibrordus), Saint (VILLIBRORDO (UILLIBRORDUS), SANTO)
WILLIBRORD (Willibrordus), Saint. - Benedictine, apostle of the Frisians and first bishop of Utrecht, b. in Northumbria in 658 of an… -
Willigis (Willigiso), Saint (VILLIGISO (WILLIGISO), SANTO)
WILLIGIS (Willigiso), Saint. - Archbishop of Mainz, one of the best statesmen of the 10th century, b. at Schüningen to a poor family, d. at… -
Wolfgang (Wolfgango), Saint (VOLFANGO (WOLFGANO), SANTO)
WOLFGANG (Wolfgango), Saint. - Benedictine, bishop of Regensburg and abbot of St. Emmeram, b. around 924 in Swabia and d. at Pupping (Upper… -
Wulfida (Wulfhildis), Saint (VULFIDA (VULFHILDIS), SANTA)
WULFIDA (Wulfhildis), Saint. - At a very tender age she was offered to the Benedictine monastery of Wilton. Her beauty stirred the passion… -
Wulfram (Wulframus, Wulframm), Archbishop of Sens, Saint (VULFRAMNO (WULFRAMUS, WULFRAM), ARCIVESCOVO DI SENS, SANTO)
WULFRAM (Wulframus, Wulframm), Archbishop of Sens, Saint. - Apostle of the Frisians. He belonged to the Frankish military nobility. Born… -
Wulstan, Bishop of Worcester, Saint (VOLSTANO, VESCOVO DI WORCESTER, SANTO)
WULSTAN, Bishop of Worcester, Saint. - Benedictine monk, b. at Long Itchington, in Warwickshire (England) ca. 1008, d. at Worcester on 19… -
Wulstan (Vulstanus) of Winchester (VOLSTANO (VULSTANUS) DI WINCHESTER)
WULSTAN (Vulstanus) of Winchester. - Monk of the monastery of St. Peter (later St. Swithun) at Winchester, d. after 1906. His name appears… -
Wunibald (Wunnib., Wynnebaldus), Saint (VUNIBALDO (WUNNIB., WYNNEBALDUS), SANTO)
WUNIBALD (Wunnib., Wynnebaldus), Saint. - Of Anglo-Saxon origin, in 720 he went with his brother Willibald (v.) on a pilgrimage to Rome,… -
Yepes, Francisco De
YEPES, FRANCISCO de. - Carmelite tertiary, brother of St. John of the Cross, b. in 1530 at Fontiveros (Avila), d. on 30 Nov. 1607 at Medina… -
Yvette (Iutta, Ida, Ita) of Huy, Blessed (IVETTA (IUTTA, IDA, ITA) DI HUY, BEATA)
YVETTE (Iutta, Ida, Ita) of Huy, Blessed. - Widow and recluse, b. at Huy near Leiden in 1158, d. there on 13 January 1228. Even as a girl… -
Zachary, Patriarch Of Jerusalem, Saint (ZACCARIA, PATRIARCA DI GERUSALEMME, SANTO)
ZACHARY, Patriarch Of Jerusalem, Saint. - Born in the second half of the 6th century, died in 631. Little is known of his life. He was… -
Zanfredine (Zanferdini), Francesco, known as Cecco da Pesaro, Blessed (ZANFREDINE (ZANFERDINI), FRANCESCO, DETTO CECCO DA PESARO, BEATO)
ZANFREDINE (Zanferdini), Francesco, known as Cecco da Pesaro, Blessed. - Hermit of the Third Order of St. Francis, b. in 1270, d. at… -
Zeno, Bishop of Verona, Saint (ZENONE, VESCOVO DI VERONA, SANTO)
ZENO, Bishop of Verona, Saint. - Ecclesiastical writer of the 4th century. Of African origin, from Mauretania or more probably from… -
Zenobius (Zanobi), Saint (ZENOBIO (ZANOBI), SANTO)
ZENOBIUS (Zanobi), Saint. - Bishop of Florence, between the end of the 4th century and the first decades of the 5th century. Patron of the… -
Zeno, Saint, Martyr (ZENONE, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ZENO, Saint, Martyr. - He is remembered only by the Bern codex of the Hieronymian Martyrology on 14 February (Acta SS. Novembris, II, part… -
Zita (Cita), Saint (ZITA (CITA), SANTA)
ZITA (Cita), Saint. - Virgin of Lucca, b. at Monsagrati (Tuscany) in 1218, d. at Lucca on 27 April 1272, as the contemporary Vita attests… -
Zoticus, Saint, Martyr (ZOTICO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ZOTICUS, SAINT, MARTYR. - The martyr Z. is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on January 12 together with Castulus and on February…