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Canice, Saint Canice, Saint
Canice, Saint- Irish priest, monastic founder, missionary to Scotland, d. 600. ...
Cyprian of Carthage, Saint Cyprian of Carthage, Saint
Cyprian of Carthage, Saint- Long article on this bishop and martyr. ...
Ceadda, Saint Ceadda, Saint
Ceadda, Saint- Commonly known as St. Chad. Seventh-century bishop of Lichfield. ...
Cronan Cronan
Cronan- There are several Irish saints of this name. Brief biographies of some of them. ...
Columba of Terryglass, Saint Columba of Terryglass, Saint
Columba of Terryglass, Saint- A disciple of St. Finnian of Clonard, and himself taught St. Fintan. This St. Columba founded the monastery of Tirdaglas, and died of the plague in 552. ...
Clement I, Pope Saint Clement I, Pope Saint
Clement I, Pope Saint- Lengthy article on Clement I, also called Clemens Romanus, the fourth pope and the first of the Apostolic Fathers. ...
Caesarius of Nazianzus, Saint Caesarius of Nazianzus, Saint
Caesarius of Nazianzus, Saint- Physician, brother of St. Gregory of Nazianzus (the Theologian). Caesarius died in late 368 or early 369. ...
Clotilda, Saint Clotilda, Saint
Clotilda, Saint- Queen of the Franks, wife of King Clovis I and grandmother of St. Cloud. Devoted to St. Martin of Tours and instrumental in the conversion of the Franks, she died in 545. ...
Cosmas and Damian, Saints Cosmas and Damian, Saints
Cosmas and Damian, Saints- Short hagiography of these twins, physicians, and martyrs. They died on 27 September, probably in the year 287. ...
Colman Mac Lenine, Saint Colman Mac Lenine, Saint
Colman Mac Lenine, Saint- Founder and patron saint of the Diocese of Cloyne, poet, d. 601. ...
Cuthbert, Saint Cuthbert, Saint
Cuthbert, Saint- Biography of this soldier, monk, bishop of Lindisfarne, hermit. ...
Colman, Saint MacCathbad Colman, Saint MacCathbad
Colman, Saint MacCathbad- Bishop of Kilroot and a contemporary of St. Ailbe. ...
Colman, Saint Colman, Saint
Colman, Saint- Monk of Iona, bishop of Lindisfarne, later founded the Abbey and Diocese of Mayo, d. 676. ...
Clare of Assisi, Saint Clare of Assisi, Saint
Clare of Assisi, Saint- Cofounded the "Poor Clares" with St. Francis. She died in 1253. ...
Catherine of Alexandria, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Saint
Catherine of Alexandria, Saint- Article on the virgin and martyr. In the Middle Ages, one of the most popular saints. ...
Chrysogonus, Saint Chrysogonus, Saint
Chrysogonus, Saint- Martyr at Aquileia, probably during the Diocletian persecution. ...
Callistus I, Pope Saint Callistus I, Pope Saint
Callistus I, Pope Saint- Martyr, d. about 223. Also known as Callixtus or Calixtus. ...
Caius and Soter, Saints Caius and Soter, Saints
Caius and Soter, Saints- Popes, having their feast together on 22 April. ...
Christopher, Saint Christopher, Saint
Christopher, Saint- Article on this martyr, probably of the third century. Although Christopher has been a center of popular legend since the sixth century, all that can be known for certain is that he was a great martyr ...
Chromatius, Saint Chromatius, Saint
Chromatius, Saint- Bishop of Aquileia, anti-Arian theologian, tried to reconcile Rufinus and Jerome, d. 406 or 407. ...
Cedd, Saint Cedd, Saint
Cedd, Saint- Brother of St. Chad (Ceadda) and bishop of the East Saxons, d. 664. ...
Cletus, Pope Saint Cletus, Pope Saint
Cletus, Pope Saint- Says that "Cletus" is only another form of "Anacletus," briefly explains how the error of thinking the two names are two different popes came about, says that Cletus died in about 88. ...
Carthage, Saint Carthage, Saint
Carthage, Saint- Also known as Mochuda. Irish monk, priest, hermit, founder. He composed a monastic rule in Irish verse. Died in 637. ...
Conal, Saint Conal, Saint
Conal, Saint- Or Conall. Bishop of Drum, County Roscommon--now called Drumconnell, after the saint. Blood brother of St. Attracta. St. Conal died in about 500. ...
Columba of Sens, Saint Columba of Sens, Saint
Columba of Sens, Saint- Woman martyred towards the end of the third century. ...
Cyril and Methodius, Saints Cyril and Methodius, Saints
Cyril and Methodius, Saints- Also called Constantine and Methodius. Biography of these ninth-century brothers, Apostles of the Slavs. ...
Chrysanthus and Daria, Saints Chrysanthus and Daria, Saints
Chrysanthus and Daria, Saints- Martyrs at Rome, perhaps in 283 or 284. ...
Comgall, Saint Comgall, Saint
Comgall, Saint- Founder and abbot of the monastery of Bangor, d. 597 or 602. ...
Cyril of Jerusalem, Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Saint
Cyril of Jerusalem, Saint- Bishop, Doctor of the Church, d. 386. ...
Cyril of Alexandria, Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Saint
Cyril of Alexandria, Saint- Article on this Doctor of the Church, and anti-Nestorian theologian. ...
Colman, Saint Colman, Saint
Colman, Saint- First bishop and patron saint of Dromore. Born in Dalaradia c. 450, date of death uncertain. ...
Columbanus, Saint Columbanus, Saint
Columbanus, Saint- Irish-born abbot of Luxeuil and Bobbio, author of a monastic rule and of a penitential, d. 615. Biography. ...
Celestine I, Pope Saint Celestine I, Pope Saint
Celestine I, Pope Saint- Excommunicated Nestorius, sent St. Patrick to Ireland, d. 432. ...
Colman, Saint Elo Colman, Saint Elo
Colman, Saint Elo- Nephew of St. Columba. This St. Colman was the first abbot of Muckamore. He died at Lynally (Lann Elo) in 611. ...
Cyprian, Saint Cyprian, Saint
Cyprian, Saint- Bishop of Toulon, student and biographer of St. Caesarius of Arles. Cyprian died in 546. ...
Crispina, Saint Crispina, Saint
Crispina, Saint- African matron, martyred in Numidia in 304. ...
Cyprian and Justina, Saints Cyprian and Justina, Saints
Cyprian and Justina, Saints- Christians of Antioch martyred at Nicomedia, 26 September, 304. Already in the same century, quite a colorful legend arose about them. ...
Cornelius, Pope Saint Cornelius, Pope Saint
Cornelius, Pope Saint- Had to contend with the antipope Novatian. When persecution broke out, Cornelius was exiled, and he died a martyr in 253. ...
Caleb Caleb
Caleb- Six people with this name are described. ...
Caedmon, Saint Caedmon, Saint
Caedmon, Saint- Article on the laborer for the double monastery of Whitby, composer of hymns and other Biblical poems in Anglo-Saxon, who died between 670 and 680. ...
Caesarius of Arles, Saint Caesarius of Arles, Saint
Caesarius of Arles, Saint- Bishop, theologian, renowned as a popular preacher, wrote two monastic rules, died 543. ...
Ceolfrid, Saint Ceolfrid, Saint
Ceolfrid, Saint- Anglo-Saxon Benedictine, abbot of Wearmouth and Jarrow, d. 716. ...
Columba, Saint Columba, Saint
Columba, Saint- Also known as Columcille. Long article on the Irish-born monk, founder and abbot of Iona. He died in 597. ...
Catherine of Siena, Saint Catherine of Siena, Saint
Catherine of Siena, Saint- Third Order Dominican, hermit, reformer, mystic, d. 1380. Biographical article by Edmund G. Gardner. ...
Colman, Saint Colman, Saint
Colman, Saint- Hermit, monastic founder, bishop of Kilmacduagh, d. 632. ...
Conan, Saint Conan, Saint
Conan, Saint- Also known as Mochonna. Irish missionary and Bishop of the Isle of Man, d. 684. ...
Crispin and Crispinian, Saints Crispin and Crispinian, Saints
Crispin and Crispinian, Saints- Martyrs of the Diocletian persecution, d. 285 or 286. ...
Colman, Saint Colman, Saint
Colman, Saint- Abbot, d. about 595. This St. Colman was a contemporary of St. Aidan, and is sometimes confused with a later saint of the same name, Colman of Kilmacduagh. ...
Cassian, John, Saint Cassian, John, Saint
Cassian, John, Saint- Article on the monk and ascetic writer, who attempted to convey the teaching and way of life of the desert fathers and mothers to the fledgling monastic movement in Gaul. ...
Caswall, Edward Caswall, Edward
Caswall, Edward- Oratorian and poet, b. 15 July 1814, at Yately, Hampshire, of which place his father, the Rev. R. C. Caswall, was vicar; d. at the Oratory, Birmingham, 2 January, 1878. ...

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