Saints & Hagiography
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Abbondio, Saint (ABBONDIO, SANTO)
ABBONDIO, Saint. - Fourth bishop of Como, patron of the diocese. He is particularly known for the mission he carried out at Constantinople… -
Abbo of Fleury (Abbo or Abbo Floriacensis), Saint (ABBONE DI FLEURY (ABBO O ABO FLORIACENSIS), SANTO)
ABBO OF FLEURY (Abbo or Abbo Floriacensis), Saint. - Born in the territory of Orléans, between 945 and 950. By his pious parents he was… -
Abdon and Sennen, Saints, Martyrs (ABDON E SENNEN, SANTI, MARTIRI)
ABDON AND SENNEN, SAINTS, MARTYRS. - According to the Passio, which is of no historical value, they were kings of Persia, captured by… -
Abraham, Abbot of Clermont, Saint (ABRAMO, ABATE DI CLERMONT, SANTO)
ABRAHAM, Abbot of Clermont, Saint. - Born in a country on the Euphrates and died in 485. Having undertaken a journey to visit the… -
Abraham of Kaškar (ABRAMO DI KAŠKAR)
ABRAHAM OF KAŠKAR. - Born in the year 491 at Kashkar, today al-Wāšit, in Mesopotamia, he is called the Great and the father of monasticism… -
Abramo of Habran (or of Carrhes), Saint (ABRAMO DI HABRAN (O DI CARRHES), SANTO)
ABRAMO OF HABRAN (or of Carrhes), Saint. - Born in the diocese of Cyrrhus around the middle of the 4th century, he withdrew while still… -
Abramo Qidōnāya (or of Bēth Qidōnā) (ABRAMO QIDONĀYA (O DI BĒTH QIDONĀ))
ABRAMO QIDŌNĀYA (or of Bēth Qidōnā). - Born in 296 A.D. into a well-to-do family, he consented to marriage under pressure from his parents.… -
Acacius (Acathius Acacius), Saint, Martyr (ACACIO (ACATHIUS ACACIUS), SANTO, MARTIRE)
ACACIUS (Acathius Acacius), Saint, Martyr. - A soldier, probably a victim of the Diocletianic persecution. According to the Acts of his… -
Acacius (Achatinus, Acatius, also called Acatanghelus), Saint, Martyr (ACACIO (ACHATINS, ACACIUS, DETTO ANCHE ACATANGELO), SANTO, MARTIRE)
ACACIUS (Achatinus, Acatius, also called Acatanghelus), Saint, Martyr. - Confessor of the faith under the emperor Decius (250-51); he is… -
Adalard, Saint (ADALARDO, SANTO)
ADALARD, Saint. - Cousin of Charlemagne, born in Artois, probably at Huise near Audenarde in 733. After having lived a court life, whose… -
Adalbert, Abbot of São João de Tarouca (ADALBERTO, ABATE DI SAN GIOVANNI DI TAROUCA)
ADALBERT, Abbot of São João de Tarouca. - Sent to Portugal by St. Bernard, together with other monks, under the guidance of the abbot… -
Adalbert of Prague, Saint, Martyr (ADALBERTO DI PRAGA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ADALBERT OF PRAGUE, Saint, Martyr. - Of Czech nationality, he was called Vojtěch; among the Slavic peoples he is known and venerated under… -
Adalgar, Saint, Archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg (ADALGARO, SANTO, ARCIVESCOVO DI BREMA-AMBURGO)
ADALGAR, Saint, Archbishop of Bremen-Hamburg. - First a monk of the monastery of Corvey (Westphalia), he was chosen by St. Rimbert,… -
Adalgis, Saint (ADALGISO, SANTO)
ADALGIS, Saint. - Bishop of Novara. The diptychs of this church assign him 19 years of episcopate, which must have run from 830 or 831 to… -
Adamnan (Adamnanus; Latin Adamnanas, Adamnanas et Adamnanas; seems diminutive of Adam; erroneous Adamandus), Saint (ADAMNANO (ADAMNAN; LAT. ADAMNANAS, ADAMNANAS ET ADAMNANAS; SEMBRA DIMINUTIVO DI ADAM; ERRONEO ADAMANDUS), SANTO)
ADAMNANO (ADAMNAN; Lat. Adamnanus, Adamnanus and Adamnanus; apparently a diminutive of Adam; erroneously Adamandus), saint. - Irish monk,… -
Adamnus (ADAMANNO)
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Adelaide (Adelheid), Empress, Saint (ADELAIDE (ADELHEID), IMPERATRICE, SANTA)
ADELAIDE (Adelheid), Empress, Saint. - B. c. 931, d. at Selz, in Alsace, on 18 Dec. 999. Daughter of Rudolf II of Burgundy, she was the… -
Adolph, Saint (ADOLFO, SANTO)
ADOLPH, Saint. - Twenty-eighth bishop of Osnabrück (1216-24), b. ca. 1185 to the counts of Tecklenburg in Westphalia, d. there on 28 or 30… -
Adon, Saint (ADONE, SANTO)
ADON, Saint. - Archbishop of Vienne, in the Dauphiné. Of a noble family, born at the beginning of the 9th century, in the diocese, it… -
Adriano of Nicomedia, Saint, Martyr (ADRIANO DI NICOMEDIA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ADRIANO OF NICOMEDIA, Saint, Martyr. - According to the legendary Passio, A. was converted following the courageous bearing, during… -
Adriano of Nisida (ADRIANO DI NISIDA)
ADRIANO OF NISIDA. - Benedictine, of African origin, abbot of Nisida near Naples, d. in 709 (or 710?). Pope Vitalian wanted him as… -
Aelred (Aelred, Alred, Alred, Ealred, Ethelred) of Hexham, Saint (AELREDO (AELRED, ALRED, ALRED, EALRED, ETHELRED), DI HEXHAM, SANTO)
AELRED (Aelred, Alred, Alred, Ealred, Ethelred) of Hexham, Saint. - English writer, Cistercian abbot of Rievaulx, b. in 1110 at Hexham… -
Afra, Saint, Martyr (AFRA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
AFRA, Saint, Martyr. - Victim of the Diocletianic persecution in Augusta (Augsburg). The life (Conversio s. Afrae) is legendary; but the… -
Agape, Irene and Chione, Saints, Martyrs (AGAPE, IRENE E CHIONE, SANTE, MARTIRI)
AGAPE, Irene and Chione, Saints, Martyrs. - Sisters, martyred under the emperor Diocletian in 304 at Thessalonica. Feast on 3 April. When… -
Agapitus of Palestrina, Saint, Martyr (AGAPITO DI PALESTRINA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
AGAPITUS OF PALESTRINA, SAINT, MARTYR. - According to his legend, late and fabulous, he died a martyr at the age of 15, probably during the… -
Agatha, Saint, Martyr (AGATA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
AGATHA, Saint, Martyr. - One of the most popular heroines of Christian antiquity, martyred for the faith at Catania. The date of her… -
Agnes of Assisi, Saint (AGNESE DI ASSISI, SANTA)
AGNES OF ASSISI, Saint. - Younger sister of St. Clare, born in Assisi in 1197 and died there on 16 Nov. 1253. Fifteen days after Clare had… -
Agnes of Montepulciano, Saint (AGNESE DA MONTEPULCIANO, SANTA)
AGNES OF MONTEPULCIANO, Saint. - Dominican, b. at Gracciano Vecchio in 1274 (or 1268 or even earlier), d. at Montepulciano on 20 April… -
Agnes of Poitiers, Saint (AGNESE DI POITIERS, SANTA)
AGNES OF POITIERS, Saint. - Abbess of the 6th century, whose feast falls on 13 May. Educated by Queen Radegund, A. became the first abbess… -
Agnes, Saint, Martyr (AGNESE, SANTA, MARTIRE)
AGNES, Saint, Martyr. - Of this very famous Roman martyr, probably a victim of the Diocletianic persecution, no genuine acts survive;… -
Ahiai
AHIAI. - He was elected archbishop of Seleucia in 411 and died in 415 or 416. He had been a disciple of Abda, the founder of a monastery… -
Aidan (Aedán, Aidanus), Saint (AIDANO (AEDAN, AIDANUS), SANTO)
AIDAN (Aedán, Aidanus), Saint. - Irish monk, founder and first abbot-bishop of Lindisfarne. We know nothing of his youth. We find him as a… -
Aignan of Orléans, Saint (ANIANO DI ORLÉANS, SANTO)
AIGNAN OF ORLÉANS, Saint. - Successor of St. Evurtius on the episcopal see of Orléans, known above all in the memory of Sidonius… -
Ailerano (Aileranus, Aieranus, Eerianus), called the Wise, Saint (AILERANO (AILERANUS, AIERANUS, AIERANUS, EERIANUS), DETTO IL SAPIENTE, SANTO)
AILERANO (Aileranus, Aieranus, Eerianus), called the Wise, Saint. - Little is known of his life. He was a monk at Clonard (v.) and, it… -
Alban, Saint, Martyr (ALBANO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ALBANO, santo, martire. - Protomartyr of England, beheaded according to the Passio under Severus (ca. 200), according to later writers… -
Albert (Adalbert) of Oberaltaich (ALBERTO (ADALBERT) DI OBERALTAICH)
ALBERT (Adalbert) of Oberaltaich. - Benedictine monk, Bavarian, noble knight, b. in 1239, d. on 26 Nov. 1311. He was minister of the counts… -
Albert of Trapani, Saint (ALBERTO DA TRAPANI, SANTO)
ALBERT OF TRAPANI, Saint. - B. in this city in the 13th century (probably in 1212), d. near Messina on 7 Aug. 1306 or 1307, also called… -
Albertus Magnus (A. de Lauging [Lauingen], A. Teutonicus, A. of Cologne, A. Magnus), Saint, Doctor (ALBERTO MAGNO (A. DE LAUGING [LAUINGEN], A. TEUTONICUS, A. DI COLONIA, A. MAGNUS), SANTO, DOTTORE)
ALBERTUS MAGNUS (A. de Lauging [Lauingen], A. Teutonicus, A. of Cologne, A. Magnus), Saint, Doctor. - SUMMARY: 1. Life. - 2. The… -
Aldhelm (Aldhelmus or Althelm; Old English Ealdhelm (= Old Helmet), Saint (ALDELMO (ALDHELMUS O ALTHELMUS; ANGLOSASS. EALDHELM (= ANTICO ELMO), SANTO)
ALDHELM (Aldhelmus or Althelm; Old English Ealdhelm (= Old Helmet), Saint. - Of a royal Saxon family, born in Wessex around 640, perhaps in… -
Alexander, Bishop and Patron of Fiesole, Martyr (ALESSANDRO, VESCOVO E PATRONO DI FIESOLE, MARTIRE)
ALEXANDER, Bishop and Patron of Fiesole, Martyr. - Returning from Pavia, where he had gone to the emperor Lothair (associated with the… -
Alexander, Bishop of Jerusalem, Saint, Martyr (ALESSANDRO, VESCOVO DI GERUSALEMME, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ALEXANDER, Bishop of Jerusalem, Saint, Martyr. - Educated at the school of Alexandria, he was a disciple of Pantaenus and of Clement and a… -
Alexander, Evenzio and Teodulo, Saints, Martyrs (ALESSANDRO, EVENZIO E TEODULO, SANTI, MARTIRI)
ALEXANDER, Evenzio and Teodulo, Saints, Martyrs. - The Hieronymian Martyrology, the Gregorian Sacramentary and the Gelasian Sacramentary of… -
Alexander, Saint, Bishop of Constantinople (ALESSANDRO, VESCOVO DI COSTANTINOPOLI, SANTO)
ALEXANDER, Saint, Bishop of Constantinople. - Consecrated bishop of Byzantium between 313 and 317, d. in 336. He was a defender of… -
Alexander, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria (ALESSANDRO, PATRIARCA DI ALESSANDRIA, SANTO)
ALEXANDER, Saint, Patriarch of Alexandria. - He held the see from 312 to 326. When Arius, a member of his Church, began to spread among the… -
Alexander Sauli, Saint (ALESSANDRO SAULI, SANTO)
ALEXANDER SAULI, Saint. - Bishop of Aleria, b. in Milan on 15 Feb. 1534 to a noble Genoese family, d. at Calosso (Asti) on 11 Oct. 1592.… -
Alexius, Saint (ALESSIO, SANTO)
ALEXIUS, Saint. - According to the oldest version of the legend, which seems to contain the authentic history of the saint, he was an… -
Alferius, Saint (ALFERIO, SANTO)
ALFERIUS, Saint. - Founder and first abbot of the Cluniac monastery of Cava dei Tirreni, b. in 931, according to the life written in the… -
Alfio, Saint, Martyr (ALFIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ALFIO, Saint, Martyr. - They were from Lentini. This saint, with his two brothers Philadelphus and Cyrinus, is known to us from a late text… -
Alfonso Maria de' Liguori
ALFONSO MARIA DE' LIGUORI, saint - Profession of faith with autograph signature (1762) - Vatican Secret Archives. Fondo Processi… -
Alfonso Rodríguez, Saint (ALFONSO RODRIGUEZ, SANTO)
ALFONSO RODRÍGUEZ, Saint. - Spanish Jesuit, b. in Segovia on 25 July 1532. Having gone into commerce and married, after the death of his… -
Alipius, Saint (ALIPIO, SANTO)
ALIPIUS, Saint. - Bishop of Tagaste, disciple and very close friend of St. Augustine, to whom we owe almost everything we know about him.… -
Alipius, Stylite, Saint (ALIPIO, STILITA, SANTO)
ALIPIUS, Stylite, Saint. - Born at Adrianople in Paphlagonia at the beginning of the 6th century. Orphaned of his father at the age of… -
Almachus, Saint, Martyr (ALMACHO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ALMACHUS, Saint, Martyr. - The fuller manuscripts of the Hieronymian Martyrology have preserved under January 1 the following notice… -
Altmann, Saint (ALTMANNO, SANTO)
ALTMANN, Saint. - A native of Westphalia, he studied in Paris and was a professor at Paderborn. He was appointed by Henry III provost of… -
Amandus, Saint (AMANDO, SANTO)
AMANDUS, Saint. - Born in Aquitaine, to Serenus and Amantia, educated in a Benedictine monastery on the island of Yeu off the coast of… -
Ammonius, Saint (AMMONIO, SANTO)
AMMONIUS, Saint. - A descendant of a wealthy family of Alexandria, he was a hermit and the principal founder of the monastic colonies of… -
Amphion, Saint (ANFIONE, SANTO)
AMPHION, Saint. - Bishop of Epiphania in Cilicia, he took part in the Councils of Ancyra (314), Neocaesarea (314), and Nicaea (325). An… -
Anargyri (ANÀRGIRI)
ANARGYRI. - This is what the Greek Church calls the saints who, according to hagiographic writings, practiced medicine without payment… -
Anastasia, Saint, Martyr (ANASTASIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
ANASTASIA, Saint, Martyr. - This concerns a martyr, venerated on 25 December, whose center of veneration was at Sirmium. Moreover, the late… -
Anastasius, Apostle Of The Macarians, Saint (ANASTASIO, APOSTOLO DEI MACIARI, SANTO)
ANASTASIUS, Apostle Of The Macarians, Saint. - The personality of A. is still debated. Some identify him with a certain Radla, a Czech, a… -
Anastasius Magundat, Saint, Martyr (ANASTASIO MAGUNDAT, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ANASTASIUS MAGUNDAT, Saint, Martyr. - Persian monk and martyr, b. at Razech, d. in 628. After the Cross was carried off to Persia in 614,… -
Anastasius, Monk of Mont-Saint-Michel, Saint (ANASTASIO, MONACO DI MONT-SAINT-MICHEL, SANTO)
ANASTASIUS, Monk of Mont-Saint-Michel, Saint. - Despite the existing studies, some points about his life remain obscure. He was certainly… -
Anastasius of Salona, Saint, Martyr (ANASTASIO DI SALONA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ANASTASIUS OF SALONA, Saint, Martyr. - He lived in the 4th century, and seems to have been a native of Aquileia, where he practiced the… -
Anastasius of Sinai, Saint (ANASTASIO SINAITA, SANTO)
ANASTASIUS OF SINAI, Saint. - Priest and hegumen of Mount Sinai, d. after 700, honored as a saint by the Byzantine Church on April 21. A… -
Anastasius the Elder, Saint (ANASTASIO IL VECCHIO, SANTO)
ANASTASIUS THE ELDER, Saint. - Patriarch of Antioch (559-99). He occupied the patriarchal see (559) following the death of Domnus, and was… -
Anastasius the Younger, Saint (ANASTASIO IL GIOVANE, SANTO)
ANASTASIUS THE YOUNGER, Saint. - Patriarch of Antioch (599-610), successor of Anastasius the Elder. A letter of St. Gregory the Great… -
Andrea da Spoleto
ANDREA da SPOLETO. - Born at Cascia around 1481. In his disorderly youth he was the head of a faction. He entered the Order of Friars… -
Andrew Avellino, Saint (ANDREA AVELLINO, SANTO)
ANDREW AVELLINO, Saint. - Born in 1521 at Castronuovo (now Castronuovo di S. Andrea, in the province of Potenza), into a noble family of… -
Andrew Hubert Fournet, Saint (ANDREA UBERTO FOURNET, SANTO)
ANDREW HUBERT FOURNET, Saint. - B. on 6 Dec. 1752 at Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé, in Poitou, d. at La Puye on 13 May 1834. Enrolled in 1772 at… -
Andrew Salos, Saint (ANDREA SALOS, SANTO)
ANDREW SALOS, Saint. - A Scythian by birth but not a Slav, he lived from 880 to 946. Having come to Constantinople as a slave, his master,… -
Angela Merici, Saint (ANGELA MERICI, SANTA)
ANGELA MERICI, Saint. - Foundress of the Ursulines, b. at Desenzano sul Garda in 1474 to a humble peasant family, d. at Brescia on 27 Jan.… -
Angilbert, Saint (ANGILBERTO, SANTO)
ANGILBERT, Saint. - Abbot of Centula (Saint-Riquier), one of Charlemagne's principal auxiliaries and confidants and a disciple of Alcuin.… -
Anno, Saint (ANNONE, SANTO)
ANNO, Saint. - Archbishop of Cologne, b. ca. 1010 in Swabia, d. 4 December 1075. He became provost of the canons at Goslar and in 1056… -
Ansegisus, Saint (ANSEGISO, SANTO)
ANSEGISUS, Saint. - Benedictine, abbot of Fontenelle, b. perhaps near Saint-Rambert in the diocese of Lyon ca. 770 into an ancient noble… -
Anselm, Bishop of Lucca, Saint (ANSELMO, VESCOVO DI LUCCA, SANTO)
ANSELM, Bishop of Lucca, Saint. - Nephew of the famous Anselm of Baggio, later Pope Alexander II. Born in 1036, died at Mantua on 10 March… -
Anselm Of Aosta (ANSELMO D'AOSTA)
ANSELM OF AOSTA. - I. LIFE. - He was born at Aosta, in Piedmont, in 1033 or at the beginning of 1034, of a noble family. His father,… -
Anselm of Nonantola, Saint (ANSELMO DI NONANTOLA, SANTO)
ANSELM OF NONANTOLA, Saint. - Formerly duke of Friuli, brother of Giseltruda, wife of the Lombard king Aistulf. Having embraced the… -
Ansgar, Saint (ANSCARIO, SANTO)
ANSGAR, Saint. - Archbishop of Hamburg and Bremen, apostle of Scandinavia, b. in 801 in northern France, d. at Bremen on 3 February 865. He… -
Antelm, Saint (ANTELMO, SANTO)
ANTELM, Saint. - Bishop of Belley (France), b. in 1107 to a noble family in the castle of Chignin (Savoy), d. at Belley on June 26, 1178.… -
Anterus, Pope (ANTÈRO, PAPA)
ANTERUS, Pope. - Sepulchral inscription - Rome, cemetery of St. Callistus. (Int. Pont. Comm. d'Arc. note) a great solemnity by the mihado,… -
Anthony, Archbishop Of Novgorod (ANTONIO, ARCIVESCOVO DI NOVGOROD)
ANTHONY, Archbishop Of Novgorod. - Various political vicissitudes brought this monk, whose secular name was Dobrynia Jadrejkovič, in 1211… -
Anthony Mary Zaccaria, Saint (ANTONIO MARIA ZACCARIA, SANTO)
ANTHONY MARY ZACCARIA, Saint. - Founder of the Barnabites and of the Angelics, he died on 5 July 1539 at Cremona, where he had been born… -
Anthony the Pechersky, Saint (ANTONIO PECERSKIJ, SANTO)
ANTHONY THE PECHERSKY, Saint. - Father of Russian monasticism, b. at Liobecia, near Tchernigov, d. at Kiev on 7 May 1073; celebrated by the… -
Antimus, Bishop of Nicomedia (ANTIMO, VESCOVO DI NICOMEDIA)
ANTIMUS, Bishop of Nicomedia. - Prelate of that city in Bithynia, martyred at the beginning of the 4th century (3 Sept. 302?) during the… -
Antiochus (ANTIOCO)
ANTIOCHUS. - Commander of the army of Philip, king of Macedonia. His son Seleucus followed Alexander the Great to Asia and, after the… -
Antiochus, Saint, Martyr (ANTIOCO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ANTIOCHUS, Saint, Martyr. - In Sulci, on the island of St. Antiochus (Sardinia), the relics of a St. A. were venerated from as early as the… -
Antipas, Saint, Martyr (ANTIPA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
ANTIPAS, Saint, Martyr. - He suffered martyrdom at Pergamum, probably under Domitian, certainly at a date earlier than the Apocalypse of… -
Apollinare, Bishop of Ravenna, Saint (APOLLINARE, VESCOVO DI RAVENNA, SANTO)
APOLLINARE, Bishop of Ravenna, Saint. - He was the first to occupy the episcopal see of Ravenna; the presence of his 11th successor at the… -
Apollinare, Bishop of Valence, Saint (APOLLINARE, VESCOVO DI VALENCE, SANTO)
APOLLINARE, Bishop of Valence, Saint. - Son of the senator Isicius and brother of the poet St. Avitus, both bishops of Vienne. Born around… -
Apollonia, Saint, Martyr (APOLLONIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
APOLLONIA, Saint, Martyr. - An Alexandrian virgin, martyred in Alexandria in Egypt during a local uprising against the Christians, shortly… -
Apollonius the Senator, Saint, Martyr (APOLLONIO IL SENATORE, SANTO, MARTIRE)
APOLLONIUS THE SENATOR, Saint, Martyr. - Put to death in c. 185, a Roman senator according to St. Jerome, while Eusebius makes him a man… -
Archippus, Saint (ARCHIPPO, SANTO)
ARCHIPPUS, Saint. - Collaborator of St. Paul ("fellow soldier"), of Colossae. He was probably the son of Philemon and Apphia, with whom he… -
Areta, Saint (ARETA, SANTO)
ARETA, Saint. - An Arab of Nağrān, whose name al-Hārit was altered to Hirut in the Ethiopian Synaxarium (G. Sapeto, Viaggio e missione… -
Ariald, Saint (ARIALDO, SANTO)
ARIALD, Saint. - Leader of the reform movement in Milan, under the episcopate of Archbishop Guido da Velate (1045-71), the man elected by… -
Arianna, Saint, Martyr (ARIANNA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
ARIANNA, Saint, Martyr. - Called Maria in the Latin (BHL, 5422) and Syriac (BHO, 682) versions of the Greek Passio (BHG, 165), she was the… -
Aribert (Haribet, commonly Heribert), Saint (ARIBERTO (HARIBERT, COMUNEMENTE HERIBERT), SANTO)
ARIBERT (Haribet, commonly Heribert), Saint. - Son of Count Hugh of Worms, b. c. 970, d. 16 March 1021. Educated at Gorze and a counsellor… -
Aristace (Rastakes)
ARISTACE (RASTAKES). - Younger son of St. Gregory the Illuminator, educated in Caesarea of Cappadocia, he chose the eremitic life at a… -
Aristarchus, Saint (ARISTARCO, SANTO)
ARISTARCHUS, Saint. - A Christian of Thessalonica, converted from Judaism, companion and collaborator of St. Paul, with whom he appears at… -
Arnolfo, Saint (ARNOLFO, SANTO)
ARNOLFO, Saint. - Bishop of Metz, b. probably at Lay-Saint-Christophe near Nancy, ca. 582, d. at Habend (Remiremont) in 640 or 41. Of >… -
Arsacius, Saint (ARSACIO, SANTO)
ARSACIUS, Saint. - Confessor, died ca. 358 at Nicomedia. According to what Sozomen relates (Hist. eccl., IV, 16), he was Persian by birth,… -
Arsenius the Great (Ἀρσένιος ὁ Μέγας), Saint (ARSENIO, DETTO IL GRANDE (ἈΡΣΈΝΙΟΣ Ὁ ΜΈΓΑΣ), SANTO)
ARSENIUS THE GREAT (Ἀρσένιος ὁ Μέγας), Saint. - One of the most famous "desert fathers." Born in Rome of a senatorial family around 354. He… -
Asaph, Saint (ASAF, SANTO)
ASAPH, Saint. - Bishop of Glasgow, who lived in the 6th century. No literary text has survived concerning the history of this saint, but… -
Asella, Saint (ASELLA, SANTA)
ASELLA, SAINT. - Roman virgin, died at the beginning of the 5th century. St. Jerome praises her greatly, making known in his letter to… -
Asterius of Petra in Arabia, Saint (ASTERIO DI PETRA NELL'ARABIA, SANTO)
ASTERIUS OF PETRA IN ARABIA, Saint. - He took part with the 80 Eastern bishops in the Council of Sardica (autumn 343); but together with… -
Athanasius of Naples, Saint (ATANASIO DI NAPOLI, SANTO)
ATHANASIUS OF NAPLES, Saint. - Bishop of Naples from 22 Dec. 849 to 15 July 872; son of the famous Neapolitan duke Sergius and of Drosa,… -
Attilanus, Saint (ATTILANO, SANTO)
ATTILANUS, Saint. - Bishop of Zamora. When, at the end of the 9th century, Alfonso III, king of the Asturias (d. 910), reconquered from the… -
Audoen (Ouen), Saint (AUDOENO (OUEN), SANTO)
AUDOEN (OUEN), SAINT. - Born in 610 in the vicinity of Soissons, he was blessed as a child by St. Columbanus; while still young - he then… -
Audomar, Saint (AUDOMARO, SANTO)
AUDOMAR, SAINT. - Also called Omer, born in the vicinity of Coutances, died on November 1, 670. After embracing the monastic life at… -
Augustine, Bishop of Canterbury, Saint (AGOSTINO, VESCOVO DI CANTERBURY, SANTO)
AUGUSTINE, Bishop of Canterbury, Saint. - Apart from a vague notice by Leo III (PL 102, 1032) which calls him a companion (syncellus) of… -
Aunacario (Aunario), Saint (AUNACARIO (AUNARIO), SANTO)
AUNACARIO (Aunario), Saint. - From a noble family, educated at the court of Gontran, king of Burgundy, he was admitted to the sacred Orders… -
Aurea, Saint, Martyr (AUREA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
AUREA, Saint, Martyr. - The date of her martyrdom in Ostia is uncertain. The Passio of A., in Greek Chrysé, and the other Passiones in… -
Aurelio, Saint (AURELIO, SANTO)
AURELIO, Saint. - Bishop of Carthage and primate of the African Church from 392 to c. 429. While still a deacon he showed great charity… -
Auxiliaries, Saints (AUSILIATORI, SANTI)
AUXILIARIES, Saints. - This name designates a group of 14 saints to whose intercession the Christian people are accustomed to have recourse… -
Babaj Bar Nesibnaye (BĀBAJ BAR NĒSĪBNĀJĒ)
BABAJ BAR NESIBNAYE. - Nestorian monk of the 6th century, also called the Little, to distinguish him from Bābaj the Great, with whom he had… -
Babila, Saint, Martyr (BABILA, SANTO, MARTIRE)
BABILA, Saint, Martyr. - Bishop of Antioch, d. 250. He would be that bishop who did not allow the emperor Philip to enter the church except… -
Baedan, Saint, Abbot of Jona (BAEDAN, SANTO, ABATE DI JONA)
BAEDAN, Saint, Abbot of Jona. - He was the most illustrious of the numerous Irish saints of this name (at least about fifteen). Son of… -
Barbara, Saint, Martyr (BARBARA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
BARBARA, Saint, Martyr. - Concerning the life and martyrdom of B. no historical records worthy of credence have been preserved. The Passio… -
Barbato, Saint (BARBATO, SANTO)
BARBATO, Saint. - Born at Cerreto at the beginning of the 7th century, died on 19 February 682. His life, written in the 9th century, is… -
Barbaziano, Saint (BARBAZIANO, SANTO)
BARBAZIANO, Saint. - His cult was centered in Ravenna and Emilia in the 9th century, when a native of Ravenna wrote a life of him that has… -
Bardone di Oppershofen, Saint (BARDONE DI OPPERSHOFEN, SANTO)
BARDONE DI OPPERSHOFEN, Saint. - Archbishop of Mainz, b. around 980. A monk in the great abbey of Fulda, then abbot of several monasteries,… -
Barnabas (BARNABA)
BARNABAS. - A distinguished collaborator of the Apostles, especially associated with St. Paul. His name was Joseph, and he was surnamed B.… -
Barontus (Baron of Berry) (BARONTUS (BARON DU BERRY))
BARONTUS (BARON OF BERRY). - Monk of the 7th century; belonging to a noble family, he retired to a monastery after stormy life experiences.… -
Barsanuphius and John, Ascetics (BARSANUFIO E GIOVANNI, ASCETI)
BARSANUPHIUS AND JOHN, Ascetics. - B., also called Barsanupius or Barsanorius, but not to be confused with the namesake leader of the… -
Bartholomew (Gr. Bartholomáios, Bartholomaeus), Apostle, Saint (BARTOLOMEO (ΒΑΡΘΟΛΟΜΑΊΟΣ, BARTHOLOMAEUS), APOSTOLO, SANTO)
BARTHOLOMEW (Gr. Bartholomáios, Bartholomaeus), Apostle, Saint. - I. SACRED SCRIPTURE. - One of the twelve apostles in the New Testament,… -
Bartholomew, Saint (BARTOLOMEO, SANTO)
BARTHOLOMEW, Saint. - Benedictine abbot of Marmoutier (Tours) from about 1063, died in February 1084, known for his learning and reforming… -
Bartolomeo da Simeri, Saint (BARTOLOMEO DA SIMÈRI, SANTO)
BARTOLOMEO DA SIMERI, SAINT. - Organizer of Basilian monastic life in southern Italy after the Norman conquest. From a life of B., dating… -
Bartolomeo the Younger, Saint (BARTOLOMEO IL GIOVANE, SANTO)
BARTOLOMEO THE YOUNGER, Saint. - He flourished between the 10th and 11th centuries and was the most illustrious disciple of St. Nilus, with… -
Basil and Emmelia, Saints (BASILIO E EMMELIA, SANTI)
BASIL AND EMMELIA, Saints. - Parents of St. Basil and St. Gregory of Nyssa; B., the son of a wealthy and Christian family of Pontus, was a… -
Basilides, Saint, Martyr (BASILIDE, SANTO, MARTIRE)
BASILIDES, SAINT, MARTYR. - Of this martyr of Tuscia suburbicaria, buried at the twelfth mile of the Aurelia, near Lorium, between La… -
Basil of Saint Francis (BASILIO DI SAN FRANCESCO)
BASIL OF SAINT FRANCIS. - Discalced Carmelite (in the world Francesco de Quintal), missionary; b. in 1595 at Santarem (Portugal) and… -
Bassianus (Bassano), Saint (BASSIANO (BASSANO), SANTO)
BASSIANUS (BASSANO), SAINT. - He is the first historically documented bishop of Lodi (c. 374 - c. 409). As such he took part in 381 in the… -
Bathilde, Saint (BATILDE, SANTA)
BATHILDE, SAINT. - Queen of France, wife of Clovis II, she was the mother of Chlothar, Childeric and Theodoric (Thierry). Of Anglo-Saxon… -
Bellino, Saint (BELLINO, SANTO)
BELLINO, Saint. - From Padua, of the Bertaldo family. Already a priest in 1107, he was a canon and then archpriest of the Cathedral; exiled… -
Benedict, Archbishop of Milan, Saint (BENEDETTO, ARCIVESCOVO DI MILANO, SANTO)
BENEDICT, Archbishop of Milan, Saint. - The surname Crispo has been arbitrarily assigned to him; he occupied the see of Milan from March… -
Benedict Biscop (Baducino), Saint (BENEDETTO BISCOP (BADUCINO), SANTO)
BENEDICT BISCOP (Baducino), Saint. - Abbot of Wearmouth-Jarrow, b. in Northumbria of noble Anglo-Saxon stock around 628, d. 12 January 690.… -
Benedict, John, Isaac, Matthew, and Christian, Called the Five Polish Brothers, Saints (BENEDETTO, GIOVANNI, ISACCO, MATTEO E CRISTINO, DETTI ANCHE I CINQUE FRATELLI POLACCHI, SANTI)
BENEDICT, JOHN, ISAAC, MATTHEW and CHRISTINUS, also called the FIVE POLISH BROTHERS, saints. - Benedict, from Benevento, at first a priest,… -
Benedict Joseph Labre, Saint (BENEDETTO GIUSEPPE LABRE, SANTO)
BENEDICT JOSEPH LABRE, Saint. - Born at Amettes (Artois) on 26 March 1748. At the age of twelve he was sent to Erin, to a priest uncle, and… -
Benedict of Aniane, Saint (BENEDETTO D'ANIANE, SANTO)
BENEDICT of ANIANE, saint. - Benedictine, the second father of Western monasticism, b. ca. 750, d. at Cornelimünster near Aachen on 11… -
Benedict, Saint, Founder of the Benedictines (BENEDETTO, SANTO, FONDATORE DEI BENEDETTINI)
BENEDICT, saint, founder of the Benedictines. SUMMARY: I. His life and mission. - II. Iconography. - III. Medal. - IV. The Rule. I. THE… -
Benedict the Moor, Saint (BENEDETTO IL MORO, SANTO)
BENEDICT THE MOOR, Saint. - Born around 1526 in San Fratello near Messina, to descendants of ancestors who had been slaves, brought to… -
Benignus, Saint, Martyr (BENIGNO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
BENIGNUS, Saint, Martyr. - Venerated at Dijon; until the beginning of the 6th century he was known only to the peasants of the place; the… -
Benno, Bishop of Meissen, Saint (BENNONE, VESCOVO DI MEISSEN, SANTO)
BENNO, BISHOP OF MEISSEN, SAINT. - Of a Saxon comital family, brother of Count Christopher, he was a canon at Goslar when he was appointed… -
Berardo, Pietro, Accursio, Adiuto, Ottone, Saints (BERARDO, PIETRO, ACCURSIO, ADIUTO, OTTONE, SANTI)
BERARDO, Pietro, Accursio, Adiuto, Ottone, Saints. - Protomartyrs of the Franciscan Order: of whom Otto was a priest, Berard a subdeacon,… -
Bernadette Soubirous, Saint (MARIA BERNARDA SOUBIROUS, SANTA)
BERNADETTE SOUBIROUS, Saint. - In the world Bernadette, b. at Lourdes on 7 Jan. 1844, d. at Nevers on 16 Apr. 1879. She grew up in the… -
Bernard, Archdeacon Of Aosta, Saint (BERNARDO, ARCIDIACONO DI AOSTA, SANTO)
BERNARD, Archdeacon Of Aosta, Saint. - SUMMARY: I. Life. - II. Iconography and sacred representations. - III. Hospice of the Great St.… -
Bernardino Da Laredo
BERNARDINO DA LAREDO. - Franciscan mystic, b. in Seville in 1482, d. after Sept. 1540. After studying medicine, he entered the Observant… -
Bernardino Da Siena, Saint (BERNARDINO DA SIENA, SANTO)
BERNARDINO DA SIENA, Saint. - Friar Minor, distinguished for learning and holiness, for his original and highly effective preaching, for… -
Bernardino Realino, Saint (BERNARDINO REALINO, SANTO)
BERNARDINO REALINO, Saint. - Of the Society of Jesus. Born at Carpi on 1 December 1530, he pursued excellent studies at Carpi, Modena and… -
Bernardo Degli Uberti, Saint (BERNARDO DEGLI UBERTI, SANTO)
BERNARDO DEGLI UBERTI, Saint. - Born into a noble Florentine family around 1060, in 1075 he became a Vallombrosan monk in the monastery of… -
Bernice (Veronica), Prosdocia And Domnina, Saints, Martyrs (BERNICE (VERONICA), PRÔSDOCE E DOMNINA, SANTE, MARTIRI)
BERNICE (Veronica), Prosdocia And Domnina, Saints, Martyrs. - Their very peculiar martyrdom, which took place in Antioch, is attested by… -
Bernward, Saint (BERNWARD, SANTO)
BERNWARD, Saint. - Bishop of Hildesheim (c. 960 - 1022). A descendant of a noble Saxon family, he was received by his uncle Folkmar, later… -
Bertarius Of Montecassino, Saint (BERTARIO DI MONTECASSINO, SANTO)
BERTARIUS OF MONTECASSINO, Saint. - He is one of the most remarkable figures in Italy in the Carolingian era. Of probably Lombard stock -… -
Bertino, Saint (BERTINO, SANTO)
BERTINO, Saint. - Second abbot of Sithiu on the river Aa, where the Irish rule and customs of St. Columbanus were followed. He appears for… -
Bertoldo, Saint (BERTOLDO, SANTO)
BERTOLDO, Saint. - First prior general of the Carmelites, b. at Solignac (Limoges, France) and descended from the noble Malefaida family;… -
Bertulf Of Bobbio, Saint (BERTOLFO DI BOBBIO, SANTO)
BERTULF OF BOBBIO, Saint. - Born into a noble pagan Frankish family, he entered the monastery of Luxeuil. With Abbot Attala he went to… -
Bertulf Of Renty, Saint (BERTOLFO DI RENTY, SANTO)
BERTULF OF RENTY, Saint. - Born under Sigebert (639-56) of a pagan German family; having gone to Thérouanne (Belgium) and received Baptism… -
Bichier Des Ages, Jeanne Elisabeth, Saint (GIOVANNA ELISABETTA BICHIER DES AGES, SANTA)
BICHIER DES AGES, Jeanne Elisabeth, Saint. - Co-foundress of the Daughters of the Cross, called Sisters of St. Andrew, b. 5 July 1773, in… -
Bishop of Spoleto of Spes (SPES, VESCOVO DI SPOLETO)
BISHOP OF SPOLETO OF SPES. - Born toward the end of the 4th century, he governed the Church of Spoleto for 32 years, from 420 to about 452.… -
Blaise, Saint, Martyr (BIAGIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
BLAISE, Saint, Martyr. - The accounts of his life and martyrdom are uncertain and obscure. According to the widely circulated though highly… -
Boncuori (Buoncuori, Buoncuore, sometimes erroneously Bocardo), Saint (BONCUORI (BUONCUORI, BUONCUORE, TALVOLTA ERRONEAMENTE BOCARDO), SANTE)
BONCUORI (Buoncuori, Buoncuore, sometimes erroneously Bocardo), Saint. - Conventual Franciscan, born at Monte San Pietrangeli (province of… -
Boniface, Martyr, Saint (BONIFACIO, MARTIRE, SANTO)
BONIFACE, MARTYR, SAINT. - A martyr of this name is unknown to the ancient testimonies of the Roman tradition, although he is commemorated… -
Boniface, Saint, Martyr (BONIFACIO, SANTO, MARTIRE)
BONIFACE, Saint, Martyr. - Apostle of Germany, b. around 675 in Wessex, in Britain. In his family he bore the name Wymfrith, and from… -
Bononio, Saint (BONONIO, SANTO)
BONONIO, Saint. - Abbot of Lucedio in the Vercelli area, d. 1026. A Camaldolese monk, among the most fervent followers of St. Romuald, he… -
Boris and Gleb (BORIS E GLIEB)
BORIS AND GLEB. - Two of the twelve sons of St. Vladimir, prince of Russia, who at Baptism received the names Roman and David. After the… -
Bosone
BOSONE. - First bishop of Merseburg (968-70), one of the apostles of the Wends. He was a Benedictine monk at St. Emmeram in Regensburg when… -
Braulio of Saragossa, Saint (BRAULIO DI SARAGOZZA, SANTO)
BRAULIO OF SARAGOSSA, Saint. - Bishop of Saragossa, b. ca. 590, d. 651. From a distinguished Hispano-Roman family, he was educated at… -
Brendan (Brandan), Saint (BRENDANO (BRANDANO), SANTO)
BRENDAN (Brandan), Saint. - He belongs to the group of the great Irish monks of the 6th century. Patron saint of the Ciarraige, an ancient… -
Bridget of Kildare, Saint (BRIGIDA DI KILDARE, SANTA)
BRIDGET OF KILDARE, Saint. - Virgin, patroness and protectress of Ireland, second only to St. Patrick in the veneration of her people.… -
Bridget (Swedish and Latin Birgitta), Saint (BRIGIDA (SVED. E LAT. BIRGITTA), SANTA)
BRIDGET (Swedish and Latin Birgitta), Saint. - Foundress of the Brigittine Order of St. Saviour. I. LIFE. - She was born, it seems, in the… -
Brittone, Saint (BRITTONE, SANTO)
BRITTONE, Saint. - Bishop of Trier from 373 to 386; in 374 he took part in the Council of Valence. He took part in the Roman Council of 382… -
Brizio (Briccio, Briccius, Brisius), Saint (BRIZIO (BRICCIO, BRICCIUS, BRICCIUS, BRISIUS), SANTO)
BRIZIO (Briccio, Briccius, Brisius), Saint. - Bishop of Tours from 397 to 444. A disciple of St. Martin, he at first responded little to… -
Bruno (Brunone), Saint (BRUNO (BRUNONE), SANTO)
BRUNO (Brunone), Saint. - Founder of the Carthusians, b. at Cologne of the noble family Hartefaust (Latinized de duro pugno) around 1030,… -
Bruno of Carinthia, Saint (BRUNO DI CARINTIA, SANTO)
BRUNO OF CARINTHIA, Saint. - Bishop of Würzburg, b. toward the end of the 10th century, son of Duke Conrad of Carinthia, he came down into… -
Bruno of Querfurt, Saint (BRUNO DI QUERFURT, SANTO)
BRUNO OF QUERFURT, Saint. - B. in 974, d. 9 March 1009. Of noble lineage, he was the last of the Germanic Saxon apostles in Germany and in… -
Bruno of Segni, Saint (BRUNO DI SEGNI, SANTO)
BRUNO OF SEGNI, Saint. - Apparently a native of Asti and of noble lineage, b. between 1044 and 1048, d. at Segni on 18 July 1123. A student… -
Bruno the Great, Saint (BRUNO IL GRANDE, SANTO)
BRUNO THE GREAT, Saint. - Archbishop of Cologne, b. in the spring of 925, d. at Reims on 11 Oct. 965. The youngest son of Henry I of… -
Brynolphus, Bishop of Skara, Saint (BRYNOLPHUS, VESCOVO DI SKARA, SANTO)
BRYNOLPHUS, Bishop of Skara, Saint. - Born toward the middle of the 13th century and died on 6 February 1317. Belonging to one of the… -
Burchard of Würzburg, Saint (BURCARDO DI WÜRZBURG, SANTO)
BURCHARD OF WÜRZBURG, Saint. - Anglo-Saxon Benedictine, disciple and collaborator of St. Boniface (v.), in 741 he was ordained bishop of… -
Cadoc, Saint (CADOC, SANTO)
CADOC, Saint. - Of Llancarfan, a 6th-century Welsh saint, hermit, abbot, poet (an enthusiast of Virgil), and feudal lord at the same time.… -
Caedmon, Saint (CAEDMON, SANTO)
CAEDMON, Saint. - Benedictine and the first Christian English poet, d. between 670 and 680. As for the name, there has been talk of a… -
Caesarius of Nazianzus, Saint (CESARIO DI NAZIANZO, SANTO)
CAESARIUS OF NAZIANZUS, Saint. - He lived in Cappadocia in the 4th century, was the brother of St. Gregory, the youngest of the family,… -
Caesarius, Saint (CESARIO, SANTO)
CAESARIUS, SAINT. - Martyr of Terracina in Campania. According to the Passio, written between the 5th and 6th centuries by an author who… -
Calasanz, Joseph, Saint (GIUSEPPE CALASANZIO, SANTO)
CALASANZ, Joseph, Saint. - Born at Peralta de la Sal, in Aragon, in 1556 or 1557, of a modest family but perhaps of ancient nobility; died… -
Calepodius (CALEPODIO)
CALEPODIUS. - No liturgical or topographical document bears witness to the cult rendered to C. as a martyr apart from the Passio s.… -
Camillo de Lellis, Saint (CAMILLO DE LELLIS, SANTO)
CAMILLO DE LELLIS, santo. - Born at Bucchianico di Chieti on 25 May 1550 into a noble Abruzzese family. As a boy, and then as a youth, he… -
Canadian-American Martyrs (CANADO-AMERICANI, MARTIRI)
CANADIAN-AMERICAN MARTYRS. - They form a group of eight Jesuit martyrs, six Fathers and two Coadjutor Brothers, missionaries among the… -
Canute IV, Saint, Martyr, King of Denmark (CANUTO IV, IL SANTO, MARTIRE, RE DI DANIMARCA)
CANUTO IV, the Saint, martyr, king of DENMARK. B. c. 1040. On the death of King Sven Estridson, his father, in 1076, he attempted to obtain… -
Canzio, Canziano, and Canzianilla, Saints (CANZIO, CANZIANO E CANZIANILLA, SANTI)
CANZIO, Canziano, and Canzianilla, Saints. - Aquileian martyrs of the end of the 3rd century or the beginning of the next, venerated on 31… -
Caprasio, Saint (CAPRASIO, SANTO)
CAPRASIO, Saint. - Hermit of Lérins, teacher and spiritual father of St. Honoratus, founder of the famous monastery of the same name. Late… -
Capreolus of Carthage, Saint (CAPREOLO CARTAGINESE, SANTO)
CAPREOLUS OF CARTHAGE, SAINT. - From 430 until the year of his death, July 437, he was archbishop of Carthage. Three letters of his are… -
Carpus, Papylus and Agathonice, Saints (CARPO, PÀPILO E AGATONICE, SANTI)
CARPUS, Papylus and Agathonice, Saints. - Martyred at Pergamum (Asia Minor), probably during the persecution of Decius (250-51). The acts… -
Carthagh (Carhach, Mo-Chuta), Saint (CARTHAGH (CARHACH, MO-CHUTA), SANTO)
CARTHAGH (Carhach, Mo-Chuta), Saint. - He was first abbot of the ancient monastery of Rathan (now Rahan), in the center of Ireland. As the… -
Cassian of Imola, Saint (CASSIANO D'IMOLA, SANTO)
CASSIAN OF IMOLA, Saint. - The place of birth and the time of death are unknown, just as the information regarding the circumstances of his… -
Cassian of Tangier, Saint (CASSIANO DI TANGERI, SANTO)
CASSIAN OF TANGIER, Saint. - He probably suffered martyrdom in 298. Although he is mentioned by Prudentius (Peristephanon, IV, 45), it… -
Castulo, Saint (CASTULO, SANTO)
CASTULO, Saint. - He is commemorated in the Hieronymian Martyrology on January 12 and March 26. A marginal note added to the De locis… -
Cataldo, Saint (CATALDO, SANTO)
CATALDO, santo. - Irish monk of the 7th century, director for several years of the great school of Lismore and then bishop of Rachau. He… -
Catherine of Alexandria, Saint, Martyr (CATERINA D'ALESSANDRIA, SANTA, MARTIRE)
CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA, Saint, Martyr. - Of this martyr, called Αικατερίνη, Ecaterina, Aecaterina, whence by aphaeresis Catherina or… -
Catherine of Genoa, Saint (CATERINA DA GENOVA, SANTA)
CATHERINE OF GENOA, Saint. - Born in Genoa in 1447, posthumously, to Giacomo Fieschi and Francesca di Negro, and died there on 14 (or 15)… -
Catherine of Jesus (CATERINA DI GESÙ)
CATHERINE OF JESUS. - Discalced Carmelite, in the world C. de Nicolas, b. at Bordeaux on 5 April 1589, d. at Paris in the odour of sanctity… -
Catherine of Siena, Saint (CATERINA DA SIENA, SANTA)
CATHERINE OF SIENA, Saint. - Dominican, b. at Siena in 1347 (25 March according to tradition), d. at Rome on 29 Apr. 1380. Her father…