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Justin Martyr, Saint Justin Martyr, Saint
Justin Martyr, Saint- Lengthy article on the life and teachings of the apologist. ...
John the Baptist, Saint John the Baptist, Saint
John the Baptist, Saint- Lengthy article on the Precursor. ...
Justus, Saint Justus, Saint
Justus, Saint- The first bishop of Rochester, and later the fourth archbishop of Canterbury, died possibly in 627. ...
John Climacus, Saint John Climacus, Saint
John Climacus, Saint- Sometimes called Scholasticus or the Sinaita. Article on the sixth-century Syrian abbot of Mt. Sinai. He is called "Climacus" because he wrote the spiritual classic "The Ladder of Divine Ascent," "K ...
Januarius, Saint Januarius, Saint
Januarius, Saint- Bishop of Beneventum, martyr, believed to have died in the Diocletian persecution, c. 305. Article has a lengthy discussion of the liquefaction of the saint's blood. ...
Joachim, Saint Joachim, Saint
Joachim, Saint- According to apocryphal literature, the father of Mary. ...
John of Beverley, Saint John of Beverley, Saint
John of Beverley, Saint- Benedictine bishop of Hexham and later of York, monastic founder, d. 721. ...
Joseph, Saint Joseph, Saint
Joseph, Saint- Information on the entire life of St. Joseph. ...
Juliana, Saint Juliana, Saint
Juliana, Saint- Martyred in the Diocletian persecution. The oldest notice says that she died near Naples; the notion that she lived in Nicomedia is strictly legendary. ...
Julian and Basilissa, Saints Julian and Basilissa, Saints
Julian and Basilissa, Saints- Husband and wife, of whom little is known except that he was martyred in the Diocletian persecution. According to later legend, Basilissa was the founder of a monastery. ...
John the Silent, Saint John the Silent, Saint
John the Silent, Saint- Or John Hesychastes. Monk, runaway bishop of Colonia, hermit, d. 558. ...
James the Less, Saint James the Less, Saint
James the Less, Saint- Identifies James the Less with James the Apostle, son of Alpheus, and with James the brother of the Lord. ...
John Chrysostom, Saint John Chrysostom, Saint
John Chrysostom, Saint- Long biographical article on this bishop and Doctor of the Church. ...
John Speed, Blessed John Speed, Blessed
John Speed, Blessed- Alias John Spence. Englishman, martyred for aiding St. John Boste. Bl. John was executed at Durham in 1593/4. ...
John of Parma, Blessed John of Parma, Blessed
John of Parma, Blessed- Franciscan, professor of theology, Minister General, peacemaker, d. 1289. ...
John Britton, Blessed John Britton, Blessed
John Britton, Blessed- Also called John Bretton. Short biography of the layman and martyr. ...
John Rigby, Saint John Rigby, Saint
John Rigby, Saint- Rigby, an unmarried layman, appeared in court on behalf of his employer's daughter and admitted that he was himself a Catholic. He was martyred in 1600. ...
John of the Cross, Saint John of the Cross, Saint
John of the Cross, Saint- Article on the life and teaching of this Discalced Carmelite associated with St. Teresa of Avila. Mystic, Doctor of the Church, d. 1591. ...
John Berchmans, Saint John Berchmans, Saint
John Berchmans, Saint- Biography of this Jesuit, always pious, who died in 1621 at the age of 22. ...
John Beche, Blessed John Beche, Blessed
John Beche, Blessed- Benedictine abbot. When Beche refused to grant that the king had any authority to confiscate St. John's Abbey, Colchester, he was thrown in the Tower on charges of treason. Though weak, he gained the ...
John Cantius, Saint John Cantius, Saint
John Cantius, Saint- Polish priest, professor of Sacred Scripture, d. 1473. ...
Joseph Calasanctius, Saint Joseph Calasanctius, Saint
Joseph Calasanctius, Saint- Priest, founder of the Piarists, d. 1648. ...
John Baptist de la Salle, Saint John Baptist de la Salle, Saint
John Baptist de la Salle, Saint- Essay on the founder of the Christian Brothers. ...
John Sarkander, Saint John Sarkander, Saint
John Sarkander, Saint- This priest was tortured for refusing to break the seal of confession, and died in prison in 1620. ...
John Adams, Blessed John Adams, Blessed
John Adams, Blessed- A convert to Catholicism, he was martyred at Tyburn in 1586. ...
Jean Louis Bonnard, Saint Jean Louis Bonnard, Saint
Jean Louis Bonnard, Saint- Short biography of the French missionary priest and martyr, d. 1852. ...
John Finch, Blessed John Finch, Blessed
John Finch, Blessed- A layman, raised Protestant. As a young man he converted to Catholicism, married, served as a catechist, and made his home a center of missionary activity. Captured, he was tortured and imprisoned fo ...
Jacopo de Voragine, Blessed Jacopo de Voragine, Blessed
Jacopo de Voragine, Blessed- Became a Dominican at a very early age, was a renowned preacher, provincial, and then Archbishop of Genoa. He died in about 1298. Biographical article. ...
John Ruysbroeck, Blessed John Ruysbroeck, Blessed
John Ruysbroeck, Blessed- Article on the Admirable Doctor, "undoubtedly the foremost of the Flemish mystics," author, who died in 1381. ...
John of Fermo, Blessed John of Fermo, Blessed
John of Fermo, Blessed- Also known as John of La Verna. Franciscan, a friend of Jacopone of Todi. John died in 1322. ...
John Ingram, Blessed John Ingram, Blessed
John Ingram, Blessed- English priest, tortured and twice imprisoned, martyred in 1594. ...
James Thompson, Blessed James Thompson, Blessed
James Thompson, Blessed- Also called James Hudson. Priest who was imprisoned and then martyred at York in 1582. ...
John Thulis, Blessed John Thulis, Blessed
John Thulis, Blessed- Lancashire priest and martyr, converted some of his fellow prisoners. Was executed together with Roger Wrenno in 1615 or 1616. ...
John Woodcock, Blessed John Woodcock, Blessed
John Woodcock, Blessed- Brief biography of the English Franciscan martyr, who died in 1646. ...
John Bodey, Blessed John Bodey, Blessed
John Bodey, Blessed- Short biography of the English layman and martyr, who died in 1583. ...
John Story, Blessed John Story, Blessed
John Story, Blessed- Or Storey. Member of Parliament, was arrested but escaped and became a Spanish subject. Kidnapped in Flanders, he was carried to the Tower, where he was tortured repeatedly. Died a martyr in 1571. ...
John Houghton, Saint John Houghton, Saint
John Houghton, Saint- Biography of the Carthusian martyr, who died in 1535, and details on some of his companions in martyrdom. ...
Jean-Gabriel Perboyre, Saint Jean-Gabriel Perboyre, Saint
Jean-Gabriel Perboyre, Saint- Vincentian priest, missionary to China, where he was tortured and martyred in 1840. ...
John Hambley, Blessed John Hambley, Blessed
John Hambley, Blessed- More than once this priest offered to conform to the state-mandated religion, but at last he died a martyr. ...
Josaphat Kuncevyc, Saint Josaphat Kuncevyc, Saint
Josaphat Kuncevyc, Saint- Lithuanian-born Basilian monk and Ruthenian Rite archbishop of Polotsk, writer. He loved to make profound bows while reciting the Jesus Prayer. Martyred in 1623. ...
Junípero Serra, Blessed Junípero Serra, Blessed
Junípero Serra, Blessed- Biography of the famed Franciscan priest, missionary to Mexico and California, who died in 1784. ...
Joanna of Portugal, Blessed Joanna of Portugal, Blessed
Joanna of Portugal, Blessed- Princess, Dominican, d. 1490. ...
John Joseph of the Cross, Saint John Joseph of the Cross, Saint
John Joseph of the Cross, Saint- Italian Franciscan priest, had the gift of miracles, d. 1739. ...
John Nelson, Blessed John Nelson, Blessed
John Nelson, Blessed- Jesuit priest, martyred at Tyburn in 1577/8. ...
John Baptist de Rossi, Saint John Baptist de Rossi, Saint
John Baptist de Rossi, Saint- Priest, canon, preacher, d. 1764. ...
John Felton, Blessed John Felton, Blessed
John Felton, Blessed- Arrested, imprisoned, and tortured for having attached a copy of the papal bull excommunicating the queen to the Bishop of London's door. He died a martyr in 1570. ...
Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, Saint Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, Saint
Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, Saint- The Curé of Ars, d. 1869. ...
John Southworth, Saint John Southworth, Saint
John Southworth, Saint- English priest, missionary to his native land, imprisoned several times, once deported, finally martyred for the crime of being a priest. He was executed at Tyburn, 28 June, 1654. ...
John Forest, Blessed John Forest, Blessed
John Forest, Blessed- English Franciscan, served as confessor to Queen Catherine, was burned at the stake at Smithfield in 1538. ...
Jerome Emiliani, Saint Jerome Emiliani, Saint
Jerome Emiliani, Saint- Soldier, priest, founder of the Order of Somascha, d. 1537. ...

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