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Socrates Socrates
Socrates- Greek philosopher. (469-399 B.C.) ...
Scaliger, Julius Caesar Scaliger, Julius Caesar
Scaliger, Julius Caesar- Article by Paul Lejay on this scholar's life and writings. ...
Scholasticism Scholasticism
Scholasticism- A term used to designate both a method and a system. It is applied to theology as well as to philosophy. ...
Sophists Sophists
Sophists- A group of Greek teachers who flourished at the end of the fifth century B.C. ...
Socinianism Socinianism
Socinianism- The body of doctrine held by one of the numerous Antitrinitarian sects to which the Reformation gave birth. ...
Simeon Simeon
Simeon- The second son of Jacob by Lia and patronymic ancestor of the Jewish tribe bearing that name. ...
Sophonias (Zephaniah) Sophonias (Zephaniah)
Sophonias (Zephaniah)- The ninth of the twelve Minor Prophets of the Canon of the Old Testament; preached and wrote in the second half of the seventh century B.C. ...
Saul Saul
Saul- First King of Israel. ...
Solomon Solomon
Solomon- The second son of David by his wife Bathsheba, and the acknowledged favourite of his father. ...
Sara Sara
Sara- Wife of Abraham and also his step-sister. ...
Sem (Shem) Sem (Shem)
Sem (Shem)- Son of Noe. ...
Samson Samson
Samson- Most famous of the Judges of Israel. ...
Spiritism Spiritism
Spiritism- History and methods of Spiritism (here distinguished from Spiritualism) and the dangers inherent in its practice and beliefs. ...
Saint Benedict, Medal of Saint Benedict, Medal of
Saint Benedict, Medal of- A medal, originally a cross, dedicated to the devotion in honour of St. Benedict. ...
Sexburga, Saint Sexburga, Saint
Sexburga, Saint- Biography of the seventh-century English widow and abbess. ...
Sixtus III, Pope Saint Sixtus III, Pope Saint
Sixtus III, Pope Saint- Reigned 432-440. ...
Senan, Saint Senan, Saint
Senan, Saint- Sixth-century Irish missionary, bishop, and confessor. Was revered even in his earthly life for his sanctity, being visited by Sts. Ciaran and Brendan. ...
Simon the Apostle, Saint Simon the Apostle, Saint
Simon the Apostle, Saint- Also known as Simon the Zealot. ...
Sechnall, Saint Sechnall, Saint
Sechnall, Saint- Bishop, nephew of St. Patrick. First Irish Christian to write Latin poetry. Died 457. ...
Sergius I, Pope Saint Sergius I, Pope Saint
Sergius I, Pope Saint- Reigned 687-701 ...
Sixtus I, Pope Saint Sixtus I, Pope Saint
Sixtus I, Pope Saint- Martyr, reigned for ten years in the very early part of the second century. ...
Swithin, Saint Swithin, Saint
Swithin, Saint- Bishop of Winchester (d. 862). One of the two trusted counsellors of Egbert, King of the West Saxons. ...
Sabina, Saint Sabina, Saint
Sabina, Saint- Martyr in 126 or 127, at Rome. ...
Simeon Stylites the Elder, Saint Simeon Stylites the Elder, Saint
Simeon Stylites the Elder, Saint- First and most famous of the hermits whose asceticism involved living atop a pillar. Died in 459. ...
Symphorosa, Saint Symphorosa, Saint
Symphorosa, Saint- Martyr, d. circa 138. According to legend, her seven sons were martyred with her, and her acts were extant in the fifth century, but today we have no reliable testimonies about her life and martyrdom. ...
Simplicius, Pope Saint Simplicius, Pope Saint
Simplicius, Pope Saint- Reigned 468-483; date of birth unknown; died 10 March, 483. ...
Simeon Stylites the Younger, Saint Simeon Stylites the Younger, Saint
Simeon Stylites the Younger, Saint- From Antioch. 521-597, lived on a pillar for 68 years. Also a brief mention of St. Simeon Stylites III. ...
Stephen, Saint Stephen, Saint
Stephen, Saint- On the deacon, and first Christian martyr. Article suitable for teenagers and adults. ...
Sixtus II, Pope Saint Sixtus II, Pope Saint
Sixtus II, Pope Saint- This is the St. Sixtus who is commemorated in the Eucharistic Prayer. Pope who was one of the first martyrs of the Valerian persecution, in 258. ...
Saturninus, Saint Saturninus, Saint
Saturninus, Saint- First bishop of Toulouse, third-century martyr. ...
Silvia, Saint Silvia, Saint
Silvia, Saint- The mother of St. Gregory the Great. She died in about 592. ...
Symmachus, Pope Saint Symmachus, Pope Saint
Symmachus, Pope Saint- Lengthy article on this pope, who died in 514. ...
Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrice, Saints Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrice, Saints
Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrice, Saints- Two brothers and their sister, all martyrs in the Diocletian persecution. ...
Sebastian, Saint Sebastian, Saint
Sebastian, Saint- Article on this Roman martyr of the late third or early fourth century. ...
Silverius, Pope Saint Silverius, Pope Saint
Silverius, Pope Saint- Son of Pope St. Hormisdas. Named pope while yet a subdeacon, to thwart the Monophysites. Exiled through a forgery of his political and religious enemies, died of starvation in prison, probably in 5 ...
Sergius and Bacchus, Saints Sergius and Bacchus, Saints
Sergius and Bacchus, Saints- Soldiers, martyred in the Diocletian persecution in about 303. Universally venerated in the East. ...
Siricius, Pope Saint Siricius, Pope Saint
Siricius, Pope Saint- Siricius condemned Jovinian, but this did not spare the pope from criticism by St. Jerome. ...
Sabbas, Saint Sabbas, Saint
Sabbas, Saint- St. Sabbas, or Sabas. Basilian monk, hermit, founded the monastery at Mar Saba near Jerusalem. Died 532. Article also mentions five other saints of this name. ...
Sylvester I, Pope Saint Sylvester I, Pope Saint
Sylvester I, Pope Saint- In office for 21 years, while Constantine was emperor. St. Sylvester died in 335. ...
Suitbert, Saint Suitbert, Saint
Suitbert, Saint- Born in England, studied in Ireland, accompanied St. Willibrord on his missionary journeys. Died in 713. ...
Samson, Saint Samson, Saint
Samson, Saint- Biography of this Welsh-born abbot, reluctant bishop, confessor. Died about 565. ...
Serapion, Saint Serapion, Saint
Serapion, Saint- Bishop and theological author. Died 211. ...
Spirituals Spirituals
Spirituals- A general term denoting several groups of Friars Minor, existing in the second half of the thirteenth and the beginning of the fourteenth centuries, who, in opposition to the main body of the order, pretended ...
Society of Jesus, The Society of Jesus, The
Society of Jesus, The- Comprehensive information about the past of the Jesuit order. ...
Schism, Western Schism, Western
Schism, Western- Only a temporary misunderstanding, even though it compelled the Church for forty years to seek its true head; it was fed by politics and passions, and was terminated by the assembling of the councils of ...
Sarum Rite Sarum Rite
Sarum Rite- The manner of regulating the details of the Roman Liturgy that obtained in pre-Reformation times in the south of England and was thence propagated over the greater part of Scotland and of Ireland. ...
Scotism and Scotists Scotism and Scotists
Scotism and Scotists- Article on the school of philosophy inspired by John Duns Scotus, and its proponents in the fourteenth through nineteenth centuries. ...
Seraphin of Montegranaro, Saint Seraphin of Montegranaro, Saint
Seraphin of Montegranaro, Saint- Late sixteenth-century Italian Capuchin. Had the gift of reading hearts. ...
Sylvester Gozzolini, Saint Sylvester Gozzolini, Saint
Sylvester Gozzolini, Saint- Founder of the Sylvestrines. Canon, hermit. Died 1267. ...
Stephen of Muret, Saint Stephen of Muret, Saint
Stephen of Muret, Saint- Founder of the Order of Grandmont. Died 1124. ...

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