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Albertus Magnus
Albertus Magnus, O.P. (1193/1206 – November 15, 1280), also known as Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, is a Catholic saint.
Albertus Magnus, O.P. (1193/1206 – November 15, 1280), also known as Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, is a Catholic saint.
Alexander of Jerusalem
Saint Alexander of Jerusalem (died 251 AD) is venerated as a Martyr and Saint by both the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Roman Catholic Church.
Saint Alexander of Jerusalem (died 251 AD) is venerated as a Martyr and Saint by both the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Roman Catholic Church.
Alphonsus Maria de Liguori
Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (September 27, 1696 – August 1, 1787) was an Italian Catholic bishop, spiritual writer, scholastic philosopher and theologian, and founder of the Redemptor...
Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (September 27, 1696 – August 1, 1787) was an Italian Catholic bishop, spiritual writer, scholastic philosopher and theologian, and founder of the Redemptor...
Ambrose
Aurelius Ambrosius, better known in English as Saint Ambrose, was a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century.
Aurelius Ambrosius, better known in English as Saint Ambrose, was a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century.
Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm of Canterbury, also called of Aosta for his birthplace, and of Bec for his home monastery, was a Benedictine monk, a philosopher, and a prelate of the church who held the office o...
Anselm of Canterbury, also called of Aosta for his birthplace, and of Bec for his home monastery, was a Benedictine monk, a philosopher, and a prelate of the church who held the office o...
Anthony of Padua
Anthony of Padua or Anthony of Lisbon, O.F.M., was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order.
Anthony of Padua or Anthony of Lisbon, O.F.M., was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order.
Athanasius of Alexandria
Athanasius of Alexandria, also referred to as St. Athanasius the Great, St. Athanasius I of Alexandria, St Athanasius the Confessor and St Athanasius the Apostolic, was t...
Athanasius of Alexandria, also referred to as St. Athanasius the Great, St. Athanasius I of Alexandria, St Athanasius the Confessor and St Athanasius the Apostolic, was t...
Augustine of Hippo
Augustine of Hippo ( or ; Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; November 13, 354 – August 28, 430), also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Ble...
Augustine of Hippo ( or ; Aurelius Augustinus Hipponensis; November 13, 354 – August 28, 430), also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Ble...
Basil of Caesarea
Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, was the Greek bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor.
Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, was the Greek bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor.
Bede
Bede, also referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede, was an English monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth and of its companion monastery, Saint Pa...
Bede, also referred to as Saint Bede or the Venerable Bede, was an English monk at the Northumbrian monastery of Saint Peter at Monkwearmouth and of its companion monastery, Saint Pa...
Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian order.
Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cist was a French abbot and the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian order.
Bonaventure
Bonaventure, born John of Fidanza, was an Italian medieval scholastic theologian and philosopher.
Bonaventure, born John of Fidanza, was an Italian medieval scholastic theologian and philosopher.
Catherine of Siena
Saint Catherine of Siena, T.O.S.D, was a tertiary of the Dominican Order, and a Scholastic philosopher and theologian.
Saint Catherine of Siena, T.O.S.D, was a tertiary of the Dominican Order, and a Scholastic philosopher and theologian.
Cyril of Alexandria
Cyril of Alexandria (c. 376 – 444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444.
Cyril of Alexandria (c. 376 – 444) was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444.
Cyril of Jerusalem
Cyril of Jerusalem was a distinguished theologian of the early Church.
Cyril of Jerusalem was a distinguished theologian of the early Church.
Diodorus of Tarsus
Diodore of Tarsus (Greek Διόδωρος; died ca.
Diodore of Tarsus (Greek Διόδωρος; died ca.
Dionysius the Areopagite
Dionysius the Areopagite (Greek ') was a judge of the Areopagus who, as related in the Acts of the Apostles,, was converted to Christianity by the preaching of the Apostle Paul during the...
Dionysius the Areopagite (Greek ') was a judge of the Areopagus who, as related in the Acts of the Apostles,, was converted to Christianity by the preaching of the Apostle Paul during the...
Doctor of the Church
Doctor of the Church is a title given by a variety of Christian churches to individuals whom they recognize as having been of particular importance, particularly regarding their contribution to ...
Doctor of the Church is a title given by a variety of Christian churches to individuals whom they recognize as having been of particular importance, particularly regarding their contribution to ...
Eustathius of Antioch
Eustathius of Antioch, sometimes surnamed the Great, was a bishop and patriarch of Antioch in the 4th century.
Eustathius of Antioch, sometimes surnamed the Great, was a bishop and patriarch of Antioch in the 4th century.
Francis de Sales
Francis de Sales, T.O.M., A.O.F.M. Cap., was a Bishop of Geneva and is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
Francis de Sales, T.O.M., A.O.F.M. Cap., was a Bishop of Geneva and is honored as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
Fulgentius of Ruspe
Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe was bishop of the city of Ruspe, North Africa, in the 5th and 6th century who was canonized as a Christian saint.
Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe was bishop of the city of Ruspe, North Africa, in the 5th and 6th century who was canonized as a Christian saint.
Hierotheos the Thesmothete
Hierotheos the Thesmothete (θεσμοθέτης Ἱερόθεος) is the reputed first head and bishop of the Christian Athenians.
Hierotheos the Thesmothete (θεσμοθέτης Ἱερόθεος) is the reputed first head and bishop of the Christian Athenians.
Isidore of Seville
Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (c.
Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish: San Isidro or San Isidoro de Sevilla, Latin: Isidorus Hispalensis) (c.
Jerome
Saint Jerome (c.â¯347 – 30 September 420; (also Hierom or Jerom) (Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; ) was a Roman Christian priest, confessor, theologian and historian, and who became a ...
Saint Jerome (c.â¯347 – 30 September 420; (also Hierom or Jerom) (Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus; ) was a Roman Christian priest, confessor, theologian and historian, and who became a ...
John of Avila
Saint John of Ávila, Apostle of Andalusia was a Roman Catholic priest, Spanish preacher, scholastic author, religious mystic and saint.
Saint John of Ávila, Apostle of Andalusia was a Roman Catholic priest, Spanish preacher, scholastic author, religious mystic and saint.
John of Damascus
Saint John of Damascus (Arabic: يوحنا الدمشقي Yuḥannā Al Demashqi; Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Δαμασκηνός Iōannēs ho Damaskēnos; Latin: Iohannes Damascenus; also known as John Damascene, ...
Saint John of Damascus (Arabic: يوحنا الدمشقي Yuḥannā Al Demashqi; Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ Δαμασκηνός Iōannēs ho Damaskēnos; Latin: Iohannes Damascenus; also known as John Damascene, ...
John of the Cross
John of the Cross (San Juan de la Cruz) (24 June 1542 – 14 December 1591), born Juan de Yepes Álvarez, was a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, a Spanish mystic, Catholic saint, ...
John of the Cross (San Juan de la Cruz) (24 June 1542 – 14 December 1591), born Juan de Yepes Álvarez, was a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, a Spanish mystic, Catholic saint, ...
Lawrence of Brindisi
Lawrence of Brindisi, born Giulio Cesare Russo, was a Roman Catholic priest and a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.
Lawrence of Brindisi, born Giulio Cesare Russo, was a Roman Catholic priest and a member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.
Leander of Seville
Saint Leander of Seville, brother of the encyclopedist St. Isidore of Seville, was the Catholic Bishop of Seville who was instrumental in effecting the conversion to Catholicism of the Visigothi...
Saint Leander of Seville, brother of the encyclopedist St. Isidore of Seville, was the Catholic Bishop of Seville who was instrumental in effecting the conversion to Catholicism of the Visigothi...
Moses of Chorene
Moses of Chorene, also Moses of Khoren, Moses Chorenensis, or Movses Khorenatsi (Մովսես Խորենացի,, also written Movsēs Xorenac‘i, Movses Khorenats'i, scholars have arg...
Moses of Chorene, also Moses of Khoren, Moses Chorenensis, or Movses Khorenatsi (Մովսես Խորենացի,, also written Movsēs Xorenac‘i, Movses Khorenats'i, scholars have arg...
Nerses III the Builder
Nerses III the Builder (Ներսես Գ Շինող) was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 641 and 661.
Nerses III the Builder (Ներսես Գ Շինող) was the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church between 641 and 661.
Nerses of Lambron
Saint Nerses of Lambron (Ներսես Լամբրոնացի, Nerses Lambronatsi) (1153–1198) was the Archbishop of Tarsus in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia who is remembered as one of the most significant figur...
Saint Nerses of Lambron (Ներսես Լամբրոնացի, Nerses Lambronatsi) (1153–1198) was the Archbishop of Tarsus in the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia who is remembered as one of the most significant figur...
Nestorius
Nestorius was Archbishop of Constantinople from 10 April 428 to August 431.
Nestorius was Archbishop of Constantinople from 10 April 428 to August 431.
Patriarch Fravitta of Constantinople
Fravitta (also spelled Fravitas, Flavitas or Flavianus) (died 489) was the patriarch of Constantinople (488–489).
Fravitta (also spelled Fravitas, Flavitas or Flavianus) (died 489) was the patriarch of Constantinople (488–489).
Peter Canisius
Saint Petrus Canisius (8 May 1521 – 21 December 1597) was an important Jesuit who fought against the spread of Protestantism in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, (Czech Republic), and Switzerland.
Saint Petrus Canisius (8 May 1521 – 21 December 1597) was an important Jesuit who fought against the spread of Protestantism in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, (Czech Republic), and Switzerland.
Peter Chrysologus
Peter Chrysologus (Ἅγιος Πέτρος ὁ Χρυσολόγος, Petros Chrysologos meaning Peter the "golden-worded") (c.
Peter Chrysologus (Ἅγιος Πέτρος ὁ Χρυσολόγος, Petros Chrysologos meaning Peter the "golden-worded") (c.
Peter Damian
Saint Peter Damian, O.S.B. (Petrus Damiani, also Pietro Damiani or Pier Damiani; c. 1007 – February 21/22, 1072) was a reforming monk in the circle of Pope Gregory VII an...
Saint Peter Damian, O.S.B. (Petrus Damiani, also Pietro Damiani or Pier Damiani; c. 1007 – February 21/22, 1072) was a reforming monk in the circle of Pope Gregory VII an...
Petrus Canisius
Saint Petrus Canisius (8 May 1521 – 21 December 1597) was an important Jesuit who fought against the spread of Protestantism in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, (Czech Republic), and Switzerland.
Saint Petrus Canisius (8 May 1521 – 21 December 1597) was an important Jesuit who fought against the spread of Protestantism in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, (Czech Republic), and Switzerland.
Pope Leo I
Pope Leo I, also known as Leo the Great was the Bishop of Rome—the Pope—of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death on 10 November 461.
Pope Leo I, also known as Leo the Great was the Bishop of Rome—the Pope—of the Catholic Church from 29 September 440 to his death on 10 November 461.
Pope Sylvester I
Pope Sylvester I served as pope from 31 January 314 to 31 December 335, succeeding Pope Miltiades.
Pope Sylvester I served as pope from 31 January 314 to 31 December 335, succeeding Pope Miltiades.
Tantony
Tantony is a shorted form of the name of St. Anthony the Abbot, a prominent figure among the Desert Fathers.
Tantony is a shorted form of the name of St. Anthony the Abbot, a prominent figure among the Desert Fathers.
Teresa of Ávila
Saint Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, baptized as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada, (March 28, 1515October 4, 1582) was a prominent Spanish mystic, Roman Cathol...
Saint Teresa of Ávila, also called Saint Teresa of Jesus, baptized as Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y Ahumada, (March 28, 1515October 4, 1582) was a prominent Spanish mystic, Roman Cathol...
Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas, O.P., also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino, was an Italian Dominican priest of the Roman Catholic Church, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tra...
Thomas Aquinas, O.P., also Thomas of Aquin or Aquino, was an Italian Dominican priest of the Roman Catholic Church, and an immensely influential philosopher and theologian in the tra...
Three Holy Hierarchs
The Three Holy Hierarchs (Greek: Οι Τρείς Ιεράρχες) of Eastern Christianity refers to Basil the Great (known as Basil of Caesarea), Gregory the Theologian (known as Gregory of Nazianzus) and...
The Three Holy Hierarchs (Greek: Οι Τρείς Ιεράρχες) of Eastern Christianity refers to Basil the Great (known as Basil of Caesarea), Gregory the Theologian (known as Gregory of Nazianzus) and...
Thérèse of Lisieux
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, or Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, born Marie-Françoise-Thérèse Martin, was a French Carmelite nun.
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, or Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face, born Marie-Françoise-Thérèse Martin, was a French Carmelite nun.
Vardan Areveltsi
Vardan Areveltsi was a thirteenth century Armenian historian, geographer, philosopher and translator.
Vardan Areveltsi was a thirteenth century Armenian historian, geographer, philosopher and translator.