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9903eb11d2d86b0752d03b5b41d05650 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Ansgar | Saint Ansgar | Saint Ansgar
Saint Ansgar, Ansgar also spelled Anskar, or Anschar, (born probably 801, near Corbie, Austrasia [France]—died Feb. 3, 865, Bremen, Saxony [Germany]; canonized 865; feast day February 3), missionary of medieval Europe, first archbishop of Hamburg, and the patron saint of Scandinavia.
Of noble birth, Ans... |
1a0297c75e65dccec56b36eafe28a8f3 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Anterus | Saint Anterus | Saint Anterus
Saint Anterus, (born, Greece—died Jan. 3, 236, Rome; feast day January 3), pope for several weeks at the end of 235 and the beginning of 236. He was elected (possibly Nov. 21, 235) while St. Pontian, his predecessor, was condemned to the Sardinian mines. Anterus was soon prosecuted and sentenced to deat... |
c6ef4d959d6991c602bb219b0854075d | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Anthony-of-Egypt | St. Anthony of Egypt | St. Anthony of Egypt
St. Anthony of Egypt, also called St. Anthony the Great, Anthony also called Antony or Antonios, (born c. 251, Koma, near Al-Minyā, Heptanomis [Middle Egypt], Egypt—died January 17?, 356, Dayr Mārī Antonios hermitage, near the Red Sea; feast day January 17), religious hermit and one of the earlie... |
1f4baf87bd09230414d7e84f1ee6260b | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Anthony-of-Padua | St. Anthony of Padua | St. Anthony of Padua
St. Anthony of Padua, Anthony also spelled Antony, Italian Sant’Antonio da Padova, original name Fernando Martins de Bulhões, (born 1195, Lisbon, Portugal—died June 13, 1231, Arcella, Verona [Italy]; canonized 1232; feast day June 13), Franciscan friar, doctor of the church, and patron of the poor... |
36dc7580f1091d0938606b94b687e31f | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Barbara | St. Barbara | St. Barbara
St. Barbara, (died c. 200 ce; feast day December 4), legendary virgin martyr of the early church. Venerated as one of the 14 Auxiliary Saints (Holy Helpers), she is invoked in thunderstorms and is the patron saint of artillerymen and miners. Because Barbara’s authenticity is highly questionable and her leg... |
eac19dea8a504ee5dd4fd3474e471fe6 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Bartholomew | Saint Bartholomew | Saint Bartholomew
Saint Bartholomew, (flourished 1st century ad—died unknown date, traditionally Albanopolis, Armenia; Western feast day August 24; date varies in Eastern churches), one of the Twelve Apostles.
Apart from the mentions of him in four of the Apostle lists (Mark 3:18, Matt. 10:3, Luke 6:14, and Acts 1:13)... |
9fe4736f17335ff9cdc3d97709628e6a | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Bartholomew-Amidei | Saint Bartholomew Amidei | Saint Bartholomew Amidei
John Bonagiunta, Benedict dell’Antella, Bartholomew Amidei, Gerard Sostegni, and Ricoverus Uguccione. Formally Ordo Fratrum Servorum Sanctae Mariae (“Order of Friar Servants of St. Mary”), the order is a Roman Catholic congregation of mendicant friars dedicated to apostolic work.
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0fb7719718bff99e4e918086f92b8c99 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Bonaventure | Saint Bonaventure | Saint Bonaventure
Saint Bonaventure, Italian San Bonaventura, original name Giovanni Di Fidanza, (born c. 1217, Bagnoregio, Papal States—died July 15, 1274, Lyon; canonized April 14, 1482; feast day July 15), leading medieval theologian, minister general of the Franciscan order, and cardinal bishop of Albano. He wro... |
2b5502ba2b610e6fac1022453f758376 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Bonfilius | Saint Bonfilius | Saint Bonfilius
…Seven Holy Founders are Saints Bonfilius, Alexis Falconieri, John Bonagiunta, Benedict dell’Antella, Bartholomew Amidei, Gerard Sostegni, and Ricoverus Uguccione. Formally Ordo Fratrum Servorum Sanctae Mariae (“Order of Friar Servants of St. Mary”), the order is a Roman Catholic congregation of
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0adbdebdf1f331a40231d79d36d0661f | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Boniface | Saint Boniface | Saint Boniface
Saint Boniface, Latin Bonifatius, original name Wynfrid or Wynfrith, (born c. 675, Wessex, England—died June 5, 754, Dokkum, Frisia [now in the Netherlands]; feast day June 5), English missionary and reformer, often called the apostle of Germany for his role in the Christianization of that country. Boni... |
2c48f1c90bb1d50f8a5123585c0fa5a1 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Bruno-the-Carthusian | Saint Bruno the Carthusian | Saint Bruno the Carthusian
Saint Bruno the Carthusian, also called Saint Bruno Of Cologne, (born c. 1030, Cologne—died Oct. 6, 1101, La Torre monastery, Calabria; canonized 1514; feast day October 6), founder of the Carthusian order who was noted for his learning and for his sanctity.
Ordained at Cologne, in 1057 Bru... |
02475ea3cb97ad2a2105805247fcc432 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Bruno-the-Great | Saint Bruno the Great | Saint Bruno the Great
Saint Bruno the Great, (born 925, Cologne—died October 11, 965, Reims, Champagne; feast day October 11), archbishop of Cologne and coregent of the Holy Roman Empire.
The youngest son of King Henry I the Fowler of Germany and St. Matilda, and brother of Emperor Otto I the Great, Bruno was educated... |
b85680e16b2dc7c023b5d8f12dfd9f85 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Cajetan-of-Thiene | St. Cajetan of Thiene | St. Cajetan of Thiene
St. Cajetan of Thiene, Italian San Gaetano da Thiene, Thiene also spelled Tiene, (born October 1480, Vicenza, Republic of Venice—died August 7, 1547, Naples; canonized 1671; feast day August 7), Venetian priest who cofounded the Theatine order and became an important figure of the Catholic Counte... |
34c97ee797d9b768854b9dd9925ffea1 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Catherine-of-Sweden | Saint Catherine of Sweden | Saint Catherine of Sweden
Saint Catherine of Sweden, Swedish Sankta Katarina, original name Katarina Ulfsdotter, (born 1331/32, Sweden—died March 24, 1381, Vadstena; feast day March 24), daughter of St. Bridget of Sweden, whom she succeeded as superior of the Brigittines.
Catherine was married to Egard Lydersson von... |
9cb7c3c6f790194516c065e89aacb570 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Ceolfrith | Saint Ceolfrith | Saint Ceolfrith
Ceolfrith, prior and later his successor at Wearmouth, Benedict went to Rome c. 678, returning with an instructor in ecclesiastical music. In 682 he built the sister foundation of St. Paul at Jarrow, returning in 687 to Rome.
Benedict and Ceolfrith, abbot of Jarrow, brought books from the Continent and ... |
e3668bb505491d313f75b31de4261eb2 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Cyprian-Christian-bishop | St. Cyprian | St. Cyprian
St. Cyprian, Latin in full Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus, (born 200 ce, Carthage—died September 14, 258, Carthage; Western and Eastern feast day September 16; Anglican feast day September 26), early Christian theologian and bishop of Carthage who led the Christians of North Africa during a period of persecu... |
2d58e3553b1d1131414f239107b3a903 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Cyril-of-Jerusalem | Saint Cyril of Jerusalem | Saint Cyril of Jerusalem
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, (born c. 315, Jerusalem—died 386?, Jerusalem; feast day March 18), bishop of Jerusalem and doctor of the church who fostered the development of the “holy city” as a pilgrimage centre for all Christendom.
A senior presbyter when he succeeded Maximus as bishop (c. 350)... |
969a0011a2bb6e8b0836e6ae134a8f15 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Dionysius-of-Alexandria | Saint Dionysius of Alexandria | Saint Dionysius of Alexandria
Saint Dionysius of Alexandria, also called Saint Dionysius The Great, (born c. 200, Alexandria—died c. 265, Alexandria; feast day November 17), bishop of Alexandria, then the most important Eastern see, and a chief opponent of Sabellianism (q.v.).
A Christian convert, Dionysius studied in... |
897124796ec05e5d99a3caacdc38b253 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Dunstan-of-Canterbury | Saint Dunstan of Canterbury | Saint Dunstan of Canterbury
Saint Dunstan of Canterbury, (born 924, near Glastonbury, Eng.—died May 19, 988, Canterbury; feast day May 19), English abbot, celebrated archbishop of Canterbury, and a chief adviser to the kings of Wessex, who is best known for the major monastic reforms that he effected.
Of noble birth,... |
59e6bba4741f411e592c728dcc74129d | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Eleutherius | Saint Eleutherius | Saint Eleutherius
Saint Eleutherius, (born, Nicopolis, Epirus, Roman Empire [now in Greece]—died May 24, 189, Rome; feast day May 26), pope from about 175 to 189. During his pontificate the church was involved in a controversy over Montanism, a movement that arose in Asia Minor among Christians who believed that new ... |
23b588ad42262ca130ecf4ed5b406c30 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Elizabeth-Ann-Seton | St. Elizabeth Ann Seton | St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, née Elizabeth Ann Bayley, (born August 28, 1774, New York, New York [U.S.]—died January 4, 1821, Emmitsburg, Maryland, U.S.; canonized 1975; feast day January 4), first native-born American to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church. She was the founder of the Sisters... |
ec748cd5c7db2a19a957839ac9f1a08d | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Evaristus | Saint Evaristus | Saint Evaristus
Saint Evaristus, (born, Antioch?, Syria—died c. 107, Rome; feast day October 6), pope from c. 97 to c. 107 during the reign of the Roman emperor Trajan. He was the fifth pope and the immediate successor of St. Clement I. Though he is usually called a martyr, his martyrdom is unproved.
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08fc5aa22d4076c8fd99a372379e35f2 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Fabian | Saint Fabian | Saint Fabian
Saint Fabian, Latin Fabianus, (died Jan. 20, 250, Rome; feast day January 20), pope from 236 to 250. The successor to St. Anterus, Fabian was an outstanding administrator and one of the great popes of the early church. He supposedly divided Rome into seven districts assigned to the seven deacons and is sa... |
4f56eb2463e6947f955a7e6bb6426c93 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Felix-I | Saint Felix I | Saint Felix I
Saint Felix I, (died Dec. 30, 274, Rome; feast day May 30), pope from 269 to 274. Elected to succeed St. Dionysius, Felix was the author of an important dogmatic letter on the unity of Christ’s Person. He received the emperor Aurelian’s aid in settling a theological dispute between the anti-Trinitarian P... |
516fc8679b3f8d282d47fb6411ac2fd6 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Francis-Borgia | Saint Francis Borgia | Saint Francis Borgia
Saint Francis Borgia, Spanish San Francisco de Borjia, original name Francisco de Borja y Aragon, 4e duque (4th duke) de Gandīa, (born Oct. 28, 1510, Gandía, Spain—died Sept. 30/Oct. 1, 1572, Rome; canonized 1671; feast day October 10), Spanish nobleman who, as the third general of the Society of ... |
51da3e69fdd6dde90ef1cfa4f7db7b4d | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Gregory-III | Saint Gregory III | Saint Gregory III
Saint Gregory III, (born, Syria—died November 741; feast day November 28), pope from 731 to 741.
A priest when elected pope by acclamation, he was the last pope to seek approval of his election from the imperial exarch in Ravenna. His pontificate was one of the most critical in papal history. He was... |
4f3fd1a944310b2976e64ed1cd1381c1 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Gregory-of-Nyssa | Saint Gregory of Nyssa | Saint Gregory of Nyssa
Saint Gregory of Nyssa, Latin Gregorius Nyssenus, (born c. 335, Caesarea, in Cappadocia, Asia Minor [now Kayseri, Turkey]—died c. 394; feast day March 9), philosophical theologian and mystic, leader of the orthodox party in the 4th-century Christian controversies over the doctrine of the Trinity... |
170f41f69f007707e3d38413f16479b4 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Gregory-the-Illuminator | St. Gregory the Illuminator | St. Gregory the Illuminator
St. Gregory the Illuminator, (born 240, Vagarshapat [now Ejmiadzin], Armenia—died 332, Armenia; feast day September 30), according to tradition, the 4th-century apostle of Christianity in Armenia.
Semilegendary 5th-century Armenian chronicles describe Gregory as a Parthian prince who fled t... |
8e4a9c3ec27c74410be6afcaee21116e | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Hegesippus | Saint Hegesippus | Saint Hegesippus
Saint Hegesippus, (flourished 2nd century; feast day April 7), Greek Christian historian and champion of orthodoxy who opposed the heresy of Gnosticism (q.v.). His single known work, five books of memoirs, constitutes a prime source on the organizational structure and theological ferment of the primi... |
1aeb0782a726bb40058572cc9b5ed744 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Hermenegild | St. Hermenegild | St. Hermenegild
St. Hermenegild, Hermenegild also spelled Ermengild, (died April 13, 585, Tarragona, kingdom of the Visigoths [Spain]; canonized 1585; feast day April 13), Visigothic prince who is celebrated as a saint and martyr.
Hermenegild was the son of Leovigild of Spain and was brought up in the Arian heresy. In... |
c6e9931ca0d8c9dd7496e04ff70f9ee1 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Hugh-of-Cluny | Saint Hugh of Cluny | Saint Hugh of Cluny
Saint Hugh of Cluny, French Saint Hugues De Cluny, original name Hugues De Semur, (born 1024, Semur-en-Brionnais, Burgundy [France]—died April 29, 1109, Cluny, France; canonized 1120; feast day April 29), French abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Cluny (1049–1109), under whose direction medieva... |
f73e237bcb15aaf17c17702cdd4a77c4 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Innocent-Veniaminov | Saint Innocent Veniaminov | Saint Innocent Veniaminov
Saint Innocent Veniaminov, Russian Innokenty Veniaminov, original name Ivan Yevseyevich Veniaminov, (born Sept. 6 [Aug. 26, old style], 1797, Anginskoye, Irkutsk Province, Russian Empire—died April 12, [March 31, O.S.] 1879, Moscow; canonized Oct. 6, 1977), the most famous Russian Orthodox... |
4571d229a5f942e2de54d05c474110fe | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Isaac-the-Great | St. Isaac the Great | St. Isaac the Great
St. Isaac the Great, Isaac the Armenian, Sahak the Armenian, or Isaac the Parthian, Armenian Sahak, (born c. 345—died probably September 7, 439, Ashtishat, Armenia; Western feast day September 9; Eastern feast day November 20 (or 25); Armenian feast day February 10 (or two weeks before Lent). ), ce... |
c11ae9778f6a30f68db4b4244f93e1e5 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-La-Salle | Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle | Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle
Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, (born April 30, 1651, Reims, France—died April 7, 1719, Rouen; canonized 1900; feast day April 7), French educator and founder of the Brothers of the Christian Schools (sometimes called the de La Salle Brothers), the first Roman Catholic congregation of... |
047d4d6ba3bd259e91c5327feb0d7edb | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Jean-Baptiste-Marie-Vianney | St. John Vianney | St. John Vianney
St. John Vianney, in full Saint Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, also called Curé d’Ars, (born May 8, 1786, Dardilly, France—died August 4, 1859, Ars; canonized May 31, 1925; feast day August 4 [formerly August 9]), French priest who was renowned as a confessor and for his supernatural powers. He is the p... |
4e44ae7f78adf7b8d39f6974f7e3adc4 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Job | Saint Job | Saint Job
Saint Job, Russian Svyatoy Iov, (died June 19 [June 29, New Style], 1607, Staritsa, Russia; canonized Oct. 9, 1989), first Russian Orthodox patriarch of Moscow (1589–1605).
Until Job’s election, the head of the Russian church had held the title metropolitan of Moscow and was, at least nominally, subordinate ... |
e3225a9ff91367e0eba95ba8eb05bfb8 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-Bonagiunta | Saint John Bonagiunta | Saint John Bonagiunta
Bonfilius, Alexis Falconieri, John Bonagiunta, Benedict dell’Antella, Bartholomew Amidei, Gerard Sostegni, and Ricoverus Uguccione. Formally Ordo Fratrum Servorum Sanctae Mariae (“Order of Friar Servants of St. Mary”), the order is a Roman Catholic congregation of mendicant friars dedicated to apo... |
38b970e2f75e9994a1cb80bdcaccad51 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-Cassian | St. John Cassian | St. John Cassian
St. John Cassian, Latin Johannes Cassianus, also called Johannes Eremita or Johannes Massiliensis, (born 360, the Dobruja, Scythia—died 435, Marseille; Eastern feast day February 29 (observed on February 28 during non-leap years); Western feast day July 23), ascetic, monk, theologian, and founder and... |
43b8f71349b6b6dc5d16374c5c1f907a | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-Henry-Newman/Apologia-pro-Vita-Sua | Apologia pro Vita Sua | Apologia pro Vita Sua
From the sense of frustration engendered by these experiences Newman was delivered in 1864 by an unwarranted attack from Charles Kingsley upon his moral teaching. Kingsley in effect challenged him to justify the honesty of his life as an Anglican. And, though he treated Kingsley more severely than... |
94e1ac2bed107652676aabbc620be62b | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-of-Damascus | St. John of Damascus | St. John of Damascus
St. John of Damascus, also called Saint John Damascene, Latin Johannes Damascenus, (born c. 675, Damascus—died December 4, 749, near Jerusalem; Eastern and Western feast day December 4), Eastern monk and theological doctor of the Greek and Latin churches whose treatises on the veneration of sacre... |
c024b36f94a88014931a2aa658ceb619 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-John-of-Nepomuk | St. John of Nepomuk | St. John of Nepomuk
St. John of Nepomuk, also called John of Pomuk or John Nepomucen, Czech Svatý Jan Nepomucký, (born c. 1345, Nepomuk, Bohemia [now in Czech Republic]—died March 20, 1393, Prague; canonized 1729; feast day May 16), one of the patron saints of the Czechs who was murdered during the bitter conflict of ... |
f95e34f147839a591029bd5d3662ebf0 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Joseph-of-Arimathea | St. Joseph of Arimathea | St. Joseph of Arimathea
St. Joseph of Arimathea, (flourished c. 30 ce; Western feast day March 17, Eastern feast day July 31), according to all four Gospels, a secret disciple of Jesus, whose body he buried in his own tomb. In designating him a “member of the council,” Mark 15:43 and Luke 23:50 suggest his membership ... |
655f8190f6e83c16b8455a3800b99b4b | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Laurentius-of-Canterbury | Saint Laurentius of Canterbury | Saint Laurentius of Canterbury
Saint Laurentius of Canterbury, also called Lawrence, or Laurence, (died Feb. 2, 619, Canterbury, Kent, Eng.; feast day February 3), second archbishop of Canterbury, missionary who played a large part in establishing the Anglo-Saxon church.
In 597 Pope Gregory I the Great assigned Lauren... |
4977aa2382c0f948751f48118ba97f2a | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Lawrence | Saint Lawrence | Saint Lawrence
Saint Lawrence, Lawrence also spelled Laurence, (died 258, Rome [Italy]; feast day August 10), one of the most venerated Roman martyrs, celebrated for his Christian valour. He is the patron saint of the poor and of cooks.
Lawrence was among the seven deacons of the Roman church serving Pope Sixtus II, ... |
5ae6b303309af7b9ec2a1f0311bf6eb7 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Leander | Saint Leander | Saint Leander
Leander as archbishop of Sevilla (Seville) about 600, during a time when the Spanish church witnessed numerous councils, one of the greatest being the fourth Council of Toledo (633). Isidore headed this council, which, among other politico-religious matters, decreed union between church and state, tolerat... |
ad3a2d49fe24396a932dda779daafda9 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Leo-IV | Saint Leo IV | Saint Leo IV
Saint Leo IV, (born, Rome—died July 17, 855, Rome; feast day July 17), pope from 847 to 855.
A Benedictine monk, Leo served in the Curia under Pope Gregory IV and was later made cardinal priest by Pope Sergius II, whom he was elected to succeed. Leo rebuilt Rome after it had been sacked by the Saracens (... |
8239b85d7347bea48369af2b7a5644e3 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Leodegar | Saint Leodegar | Saint Leodegar
Leodegar (or Léger), bishop of Autun, of complicity in Childeric’s murder; the bishop’s tongue and lips were cut off before he was finally executed.
…Burgundy was led by Bishop Leodegar, who was assassinated about 679 (he was later canonized). Austrasia was governed by the Pippinid mayors of the palace, ... |
6896fc2e5a937a6998adecb42bd63c58 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Louis-Marie-Grignion-de-Montfort | Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort | Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort
Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, (born Jan. 31, 1673, Montfort-sur-Meu, Fr.—died April 28, 1716, St. Laurent-sur-Sèvre; canonized 1947; feast day April 28), French priest who promoted the devotion to the Virgin Mary and who founded the religious congregations of the Daught... |
c70003199d35df386ba3de9649dd413a | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Maksymilian-Maria-Kolbe | St. Maksymilian Maria Kolbe | St. Maksymilian Maria Kolbe
St. Maksymilian Maria Kolbe, also spelled Saint Maximilian Maria Kolbe, original name Rajmund Kolbe, (born January 8, 1894, Zduńska Wola, near Lodz, Russian Empire [now in Poland]—died August 14, 1941, Auschwitz [now Oświęcim]; feast day August 14), ; canonized October 10, 1982), Franciscan... |
b3ab7826e9af6e15e0d8e84262c876b2 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Marcellinus | St. Marcellinus | St. Marcellinus
St. Marcellinus, (born, Rome?—died October 304, Rome; feast day June 2), pope probably from 291/296 to 304, although the dates of his reign, as well as those of his predecessors Eutychianus and Gaius, are uncertain. His pontificate saw a long tranquil period terminated by a renewed and bloody persecut... |
7cbf1e32d7fb4a8668632f9a5c5d1a42 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Margaret-Mary-Alacoque | Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque | Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
…1682, Paray-le-Monial), Jesuit who assisted St. Margaret Mary Alacoque in establishing the devotion to the Sacred Heart.
…to a French Visitandine nun, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, in the late 17th century. Assisted by Claude de la Colombière, her confessor, she called for the establishment ... |
c5a0c2c2c648ea9c7e9fa10f7a3a0cb4 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Martin-of-Tours | St. Martin of Tours | St. Martin of Tours
St. Martin of Tours, (born 316, Sabaria, Pannonia [now Szombathely, Hungary]—died November 8, 397, Candes, Gaul [France]; Western feast day, November 11; Eastern feast day November 12), patron saint of France, father of monasticism in Gaul, and the first great leader of Western monasticism.
Of paga... |
688114929d3bb77903f47a6cc3c1aaaa | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Mary-MacKillop | St. Mary MacKillop | St. Mary MacKillop
St. Mary MacKillop, in full Saint Mary Helen MacKillop, also called Saint Mary of the Cross, (born January 15, 1842, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia—died August 8, 1909, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; canonized October 17, 2010; feast day August 8), religious figure, educator, and social r... |
66b9418b348e916a1a8a5c05d1194224 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Matthew | St. Matthew | St. Matthew
St. Matthew, also called St. Matthew the Evangelist, St. Matthew the Apostle, or Levi, (flourished 1st century ce, Palestine; Western feast day September 21, Eastern feast day November 16), one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and the traditional author of the first Synoptic Gospel (the Gospel Accord... |
792cbd0448eaa5480cbec283f8ad5936 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Maximus-the-Confessor | St. Maximus the Confessor | St. Maximus the Confessor
St. Maximus the Confessor, (born c. 580, Constantinople [now Istanbul, Turkey]—died August 13, 662, Lazica [now Tsageri, Georgia]; Eastern feast day January 21; Western feast day August 13), the most important Byzantine theologian of the 7th century whose commentaries on the early 6th-centur... |
3a722091e0ab07f539aaa7f51f74346a | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Miltiades | St. Miltiades | St. Miltiades
St. Miltiades, also spelled Melchiades, (born, Africa?—died January 10, 314, Rome [Italy]; feast day December 10), pope from 311 to 314.
Miltiades became the first pope after the edicts of toleration by the Roman emperors Galerius (ending the persecution of Christians), Maxentius (restoring church prope... |
6c1156f6743a88d8820fafd99bf84d12 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Nicodemus-the-Hagiorite | Saint Nicodemus the Hagiorite | Saint Nicodemus the Hagiorite
Saint Nicodemus the Hagiorite, also called Saint Nicodemus Of The Holy Mountain, (born 1748, Naxos Island, Ottoman Empire [now in Greece]—died July 14, 1809, Mount Athos; canonized May 31, 1955), Greek Orthodox monk and author of ascetic prayer literature. He was influential in reviving ... |
2123b0c546617c349c2e998177999b8a | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Nino | Saint Nino | Saint Nino
Nino, early in the 4th century. Thereafter, Georgia remained in the ecclesiastical sphere of Antioch and also under the influence of neighbouring Armenia. Its autocephaly was probably granted by the Eastern Roman emperor Zeno (474–491) with the consent of the patriarch of Antioch, Peter the…
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cbbf9e8bc99c318b6ae7b33cf5085afe | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Noe-Mawaggali | Saint Noe Mawaggali | Saint Noe Mawaggali
…Kaggwa, chief of Kigowa; and Noe Mawaggali, a Roman Catholic leader. The page Jean Marie Muzeyi was beheaded on January 27, 1887.
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3ad41f01446cf97aca10023c766624f8 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Norbert-of-Xanten | Saint Norbert of Xanten | Saint Norbert of Xanten
Saint Norbert of Xanten, (born c. 1080, Xanten, Duchy of Lower Lorraine [Germany]—died June 6, 1134, Magdeburg, Saxony; canonized 1582; feast day June 6, among Premonstratensians July 11), archbishop of Magdeburg and founder of the Premonstratensians (Norbertines, or White Canons), a congregat... |
13a815ceaa1f5efaea12c1b554ee62a4 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Nuno-Alvares-Pereira | Saint Nuno Álvares Pereira | Saint Nuno Álvares Pereira
Saint Nuno Álvares Pereira, also called Saint Nuno of Saint Mary, Nuno Álvares also spelled Nun’álvares, (born June 24, 1360, Bonjardim, Portugal—died April 1, 1431, Lisbon; canonized April 26, 2009; feast day November 6), outstanding Portuguese military leader, known also as the Holy Consta... |
a110fbb643d62a15d323fcc2b7ae23c8 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Paulinus | Saint Paulinus | Saint Paulinus
Saint Paulinus, (born 584?, Rome [Italy]—died 644, Rochester, Kent, Eng.; feast day October 10), Italian missionary who converted Northumbria to Christianity, became the first bishop of York, and was later made archbishop of Rochester.
In 601 Paulinus was sent with St. Mellitus (later first bishop of L... |
2fa14788d6bfdeff4e5d2ecbc793ea77 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Paulinus-of-Nola | Saint Paulinus of Nola | Saint Paulinus of Nola
Saint Paulinus of Nola, byname of Meropius Pontius Anicius Paulinus, (born ad 353, Burdigala, Gaul [now Bordeaux, France]—died June 22, 431, Nola, Italy; feast day June 22), bishop of Nola and one of the most important Christian Latin poets of his time.
Paulinus became successively a Roman sena... |
a9e45a672c22830453c739a64cfbfbb5 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Peter-Chrysologus | Saint Peter Chrysologus | Saint Peter Chrysologus
Saint Peter Chrysologus, (born c. 400/406, Imola, near Ravenna—died c. 450, Imola; feast day July 30), archbishop of Ravenna, whose orthodox discourses earned him the status of doctor of the church. The title Chrysologus (Golden Orator) was added to his name at a later date, probably to create ... |
eb5925763bec00e260e147b146691e70 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Peter-Claver | St. Peter Claver | St. Peter Claver
St. Peter Claver, Spanish San Pedro Claver, (born 1581, Verdú, Spain—died September 4, 1654, Cartagena, Colombia; canonized 1888; feast day September 9), Jesuit missionary to South America who, in dedicating his life to the aid of enslaved Africans, earned the title of “apostle of the Negroes.”
Peter ... |
20f8030f671ca01bcd5e38ffe349ae05 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Pius-I | Saint Pius I | Saint Pius I
Saint Pius I, (born, Aquileia, Venetia—died 155, Rome; feast day July 11), Latin pope from c. 142 to c. 155.
Pius was a slave, according to his supposed brother, the apostolic father Hermas. As pope, Pius combatted Gnosticism—a religious movement teaching that matter is evil and that emancipation comes th... |
004f815537e952e8532e1ef6fff771f3 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Quadratus | St. Quadratus | St. Quadratus
St. Quadratus, (flourished 2nd century; feast day May 26), the earliest known apologist for Christianity.
With only a fragment of his Apology for Christianity still extant, preserved in the Ecclesiastical History of the 4th-century scholar Eusebius of Caesarea, Quadratus has not been clearly identified.... |
61cd803e9c2fcba39594c9827460de8f | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Seraphim-of-Sarov | Saint Seraphim of Sarov | Saint Seraphim of Sarov
Saint Seraphim of Sarov, Russian Svyatoy Serafim Sarovsky, original name Prokhor Moshnin, (born July 19, 1759, Kursk, Russia—died Jan. 2, 1833, Sarov Monastery, Tambov; canonized 1903; feast day January 2), Russian monk and mystic whose ascetic practice and counseling in cases of conscience w... |
3bf39a11d52a4d947c754b6d97f8f890 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Silas | St. Silas | St. Silas
St. Silas, also called Saint Silvanus, (born, possibly Rome—died 50 ce; Western feast day July 13, Eastern feast day July 30), early Christian prophet and missionary, companion of St. Paul the Apostle.
It is generally believed that the Silas in Acts and the Silvanus in 2 Corinthians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, a... |
3de49212459712b1f5898a98fa217e08 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Simplicius | Saint Simplicius | Saint Simplicius
Saint Simplicius, (born, Tivoli, near Rome [Italy]—died March 10, 483, Rome; feast day March 10), pope from 468 to 483. He became Pope St. Hilary’s successor on March 3, 468, during a period that was turbulent ecclesiastically and politically.
During Simplicius’ pontificate the Eastern church was tor... |
8aa0ba220577d45884f9fba22e58ee3e | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Soter | Saint Soter | Saint Soter
Saint Soter, (born, Fondi, Latium [Italy]—died c. 175, Rome; feast day April 22), pope from about 166 to about 175.
Succeeding St. Anicetus as pope, Soter sent a letter and alms to the church of Corinth, whose bishop, St. Dionysius, replied in a letter that acknowledged Soter’s affection and theological ad... |
c3f75129d82b2a77ead8a540b88e6b19 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Timothy | Saint Timothy | Saint Timothy
Saint Timothy, (born, Lystra, Lycaonia [now Lusna, Tur.]—died ad 97, Ephesus [now in Turkey]; Western feast day January 24 [in Roman church January 26 with Titus], Eastern feast day January 22), disciple of St. Paul the Apostle, whom he accompanied on his missions; traditional martyr and first bishop of ... |
28dda84a1ccd28747a9aed1a1dcd95a0 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Veronica | St. Veronica | St. Veronica
St. Veronica, (flourished 1st century ce, Jerusalem; feast day July 12), renowned legendary woman who, moved by the sight of Christ carrying his cross to Golgotha, gave him her kerchief to wipe his brow, after which he handed it back imprinted with the image of his face. In Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism,... |
cc79e42cfcf610dad418509e037e469b | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Wilfrid | Saint Wilfrid | Saint Wilfrid
Saint Wilfrid, also called Wilfrid of York, (born 634, Northumbria, Eng.—died April 24, 709/710, monastery of Oundle, Mercia, Eng.; feast day October 12), one of the greatest English saints, a monk and bishop who was outstanding in bringing about close relations between the Anglo-Saxon Church and the pa... |
01618cfdfe7776160d77be521a8c985a | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Willibrord | Saint Willibrord | Saint Willibrord
Saint Willibrord, also called Willibrord of Utrecht, Willibrord also spelled Wilbrord, (born 658?, Northumbria, probably near York, England—died November 7, 739, Echternach, Austrasia; feast day November 7), Anglo-Saxon bishop and missionary, apostle of Friesland, and a patron saint of the Netherlands... |
3a4cff57766f55dcdbd38127410d7bae | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Zacharias | Saint Zacharias | Saint Zacharias
Saint Zacharias, English Zachary, (born, San Severino, duchy of Benevento [Italy]—died March 14/22, 752, Rome; feast day March 15), pope from 741 to 752.
The last of the Greek popes, Zacharias was supposedly a Roman deacon when he succeeded Pope St. Gregory III in November/December 741. His pontificate... |
ee7cd93f35324f12de564ccb2d2e7a35 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sakakura-Junzo | Sakakura Junzō | Sakakura Junzō
Sakakura Junzō, (born May 29, 1904, Gifu prefecture, Japan—died September 1, 1969, Tokyo), architect who was one of the first to combine 20th-century European architecture with elements from the traditional Japanese style.
Sakakura’s first outstanding work in an East-West blend was the Japanese pavilion... |
8fb35f8af3ac993e142b9f2572ba34cd | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sakari-Yrjo-Koskinen | Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen | Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen
Sakari Yrjö-Koskinen, original name Georg Zacharias Forsman, (born 1830, Vaasa, Fin.—died Nov. 13, 1903, Helsingfors), historian and politician, author of the first history of Finland in Finnish. Later he guided the Old Finn Party in its policy of compliance with Russia’s unconstitutional Russifi... |
7a2dc5bc75a13817f800821f29d38446 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sakurada-Jisuke-I | Sakurada Jisuke I | Sakurada Jisuke I
Sakurada Jisuke I, pseudonym Sato, (born 1734, Edo [now Tokyo], Japan—died 1806, Edo), kabuki dramatist who created more than 120 plays and at least 100 dance dramas.
After completing his studies with Horikoshi Nisōji in 1762, Sakurada moved to Kyōto to write plays for a theatre there. On his return... |
ae2cf75b4aae39a884ea90f2d90e3941 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Salah-Abd-al-Sabur | Ṣalāḥ ʿAbd al-Ṣabur | Ṣalāḥ ʿAbd al-Ṣabur
The modern Egyptian poet Ṣalāḥ ʿAbd al-Ṣabūr, for instance, depicts a rural preacher in his “Al-Nās fī bilādī” (1957; “The People in My Country”):
…Khalīl Ḥawī and the Egyptian Ṣalāḥ ʿAbd al-Ṣabūr, both as well acquainted with the classical canon of Arabic poetry as they were with recent trends in t... |
e4eadb7cd2dd1c397aa6e4631a39c75d | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Salah-Khalaf | Ṣalāḥ Khalaf | Ṣalāḥ Khalaf
Ṣalāḥ Khalaf, also called Abū ʿIyāḍ, (born 1933, Jaffa, Palestine [now Tel Aviv–Yafo, Israel]—died January 14, 1991, Tunis, Tunisia), Palestinian political activist who was a founding member of the Fatah faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and a close associate of PLO leader Yāsir ʿAraf... |
b834d726f4245ba71bff213b8552081e | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Salgado-de-Somoza | Salgado de Somoza | Salgado de Somoza
…jurist of the 17th century, Salgado de Somoza, elaborated detailed rules for the initiation and conduct of voluntary liquidation proceedings, which were styled “concourse of creditors.” His tract, entitled Labyrinthus Creditorum, influenced the course of Spanish law and also had great impact on the c... |
f61b6b33134ae4ef72bb17774cbbe4c9 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sali-Berisha | Sali Berisha | Sali Berisha
…president and was succeeded by Sali Berisha, the first democratic leader of Albania since Bishop Noli.
…of seats in parliament, and Berisha, who had been the dominant figure in Albanian politics since the fall of communism, conceded defeat. In 2014 Albania was granted candidate status for accession to the... |
2523e723ec6a693f534bb8df160dc9b4 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Salinguerra-Torelli | Salinguerra Torelli | Salinguerra Torelli
Salinguerra Torelli, (born c. 1160—died c. 1244, Venice [Italy]), 13th-century Italian ruler of Ferrara and brother-in-law and chief supporter of Ezzelino III da Romano, despot of Verona, a prominent leader of the Ghibelline (imperial) party.
Torelli was born into a noble family of Bolognese origin... |
9eef4f0a65f6709aa8b4cb390f3cbbc1 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sally-Morgan | Sally Morgan | Sally Morgan
(Kath Walker, Colin Johnson, Sally Morgan), and politics (Neville Thomas Bonner, senator, 1971–83, and Aden Ridgeway, senator from 1999).
Sally Morgan’s autobiography, My Place (1987), is a moving account of her discovery of her identity and family history. It is also social and cultural history. And Kim S... |
7c3f76d0fc85c6687db601788deea101 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Salman-ibn-Abd-al-Aziz | Salman ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAziz | Salman ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAziz
…crown prince by his brother, Salman ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAziz. Despite the formation of the Allegiance Council in 2006, the mechanisms for determining the line of succession beyond the surviving sons of Ibn Saud, all advanced in age, remained unclear.
…2015, and was succeeded by Salman. In his first s... |
9fa79055d6859793f6bc37d458ba6662 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Salo-Wittmayer-Baron | Salo Wittmayer Baron | Salo Wittmayer Baron
Salo Wittmayer Baron, (born May 26, 1895, Tarnow, Austria [now in Poland]—died Nov. 25, 1989, New York, N.Y., U.S.), Austrian-born American historian who spent much of his life compiling the multivolume magnum opus A Social and Religious History of the Jews (1937), originally published in three v... |
6f7830f91908791d0d096c531df35f3e | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Salomon-de-Brosse | Salomon de Brosse | Salomon de Brosse
Salomon de Brosse, (born 1571, Verneuil-sur-Oise, Fr.—died Dec. 9, 1626, Paris), most influential French architect of the early 17th century, whose works facilitated the development of the classical châteaus designed by the generation that followed him.
De Brosse was born into a family of Protestant... |
d08e24be818236b68f623956e45f66ab | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Salomon-van-Ruysdael | Salomon van Ruysdael | Salomon van Ruysdael
Salomon van Ruysdael, original name Salomon de Goyer, (born c. 1600, Naarden, United Provinces [Netherlands]—buried November 1, 1670, Haarlem), Dutch landscape painter in the Baroque style, uncle of the landscape artist Jacob van Ruisdael.
Originally named de Goyer, as was his brother Isaak (also ... |
e9830bc0712788042cc8aac33f3f94bc | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Salvador-de-Madariaga-y-Rojo | Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo | Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo
Salvador de Madariaga y Rojo, (born July 23, 1886, La Coruña, Spain—died Dec. 14, 1978, Locarno, Switz.), Spanish writer, diplomat, and historian, noted for his service at the League of Nations and for his prolific writing in English, German, and French, as well as Spanish.
The son of a S... |
7eb8a18bb1ac7ba29aeb7c1996f780f4 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Salvatore-Vigano | Salvatore Viganò | Salvatore Viganò
Salvatore Viganò, (born March 25, 1769, Naples, Kingdom of Naples [Italy]—died Aug. 10, 1821, Milan, Austrian Habsburg domain [Italy]), Italian dancer and choreographer whose innovations included the synthesis of dance and pantomime, which he called “coreodramma,” in highly dramatic ballets based on ... |
44616daddfb08c1646a7d5fd05965c10 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sam-Brownback | Sam Brownback | Sam Brownback
Sam Brownback, in full Samuel Dale Brownback, (born September 12, 1956, Garnett, Kansas, U.S.), American Republican politician, who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1995–96) and of the U.S. Senate (1996–2011) before becoming governor of Kansas (2011–18). He later served as ambassa... |
684d3fb1dc9e0d1af2d5080ad7227d87 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sam-Donaldson | Sam Donaldson | Sam Donaldson
Sam Donaldson, in full Samuel Andrew Donaldson, (born March 11, 1934, El Paso, Texas, U.S.), American television journalist best known for his long and distinguished career at ABC (the American Broadcasting Company), where he covered stories and conducted investigations of national and international inte... |
be32029b9b8919eb23091c1515b8ffb9 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sam-Nunn | Sam Nunn | Sam Nunn
Sam Nunn, in full Samuel Augustus Nunn, (born September 8, 1938, Macon, Georgia, U.S.), U.S. senator from Georgia (1972–97) and Democratic Party politician noted for his chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Armed Services and his authorship of several important pieces of legislation.
Nunn, whose father was... |
a5f8878e34079455ea945cd391da4e5f | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sam-Phillips-American-record-producer | Sam Phillips | Sam Phillips
…a few weeks when producer Sam Phillips at Sun Records, a local blues label, responded to his audition tape with a phone call. Several weeks worth of recording sessions ensued with a band consisting of Presley, guitarist Scotty Moore, and bassist Bill Black. Their repertoire consisted of the kind of…
…biog... |
28ebe6979e95648f22584e4dfb9d9a9f | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sam-Wood | Sam Wood | Sam Wood
Sam Wood, byname of Samuel Grosvenor Wood, (born July 10, 1883, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.—died September 22, 1949, Los Angeles, California), American filmmaker who was one of Hollywood’s leading directors in the 1930 and ’40s, during which time he made such classics as A Night at the Opera (1935), Good... |
60a5132f038036fa8220d8e8e8229261 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Samak-Sundaravej | Samak Sundaravej | Samak Sundaravej
Samak Sundaravej, (born June 13, 1935, Bangkok, Thai.—died Nov. 24, 2009, Bangkok), Thai journalist and politician who served as prime minister of Thailand for several months (January–September) in 2008. He was the first Thai prime minister to be democratically elected since the ousting of Thaksin Shi... |
bf17cb592f4d7a79b48bab6d6132f0bc | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sammy-Lee | Sammy Lee | Sammy Lee
Sammy Lee, original name Samuel Rhee, (born August 1, 1920, Fresno, California, U.S.—died December 2, 2016, Newport Beach, California), American diver, the first Asian American man to win an Olympic gold medal and the first diver to win consecutive Olympic gold medals in the platform event.
While growing up,... |
3900991bbe3ab983e042a2e7c8059ae6 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Samory | Samory | Samory
Samory, in full Samory Touré, (born c. 1830, near Sarranko, Upper Guinea [now in Guinea]—died June 2, 1900, Gabon, French Congo [now Gabon]), Muslim reformer and military leader who founded a powerful kingdom in West Africa and resisted French colonial expansion in the late 19th century.
In 1868 Samory, a membe... |
15a471aeee050be2bfa14d4e792a8ab4 | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Samuel-Abraham-Goudsmit | Samuel Abraham Goudsmit | Samuel Abraham Goudsmit
Samuel Abraham Goudsmit, (born July 11, 1902, The Hague—died Dec. 4, 1978, Reno, Nev., U.S.), Dutch-born U.S. physicist who, with George E. Uhlenbeck (q.v.), a fellow graduate student at the University of Leiden, Neth., formulated (1925) the concept of electron spin, leading to major changes i... |
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