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Athanasius, Saint Athanasius, Saint
Athanasius, Saint- Long article on the Bishop of Alexandria, confessor and Doctor of the Church. ...
Agricius, Saint Agricius, Saint
Agricius, Saint- Fourth-century bishop of Trier. ...
Apollinaris Claudius, Saint Apollinaris Claudius, Saint
Apollinaris Claudius, Saint- Second-century bishop of Hierapolis, apologist. ...
Ado of Vienne, Saint Ado of Vienne, Saint
Ado of Vienne, Saint- Benedictine monk, pilgrim, scholar, pastor, Archbishop of Vienne, d. 875. ...
Andrew, Saint Andrew, Saint
Andrew, Saint- The Apostle in Scripture and tradition. ...
Aldhelm, Saint Aldhelm, Saint
Aldhelm, Saint- Abbot of Malmesbury, bishop of Sherborne, poet, d. about 709. ...
Arnulf of Metz, Saint Arnulf of Metz, Saint
Arnulf of Metz, Saint- Frankish civil servant at the court of Austrasia, bishop of Metz, hermit, d. about 640. ...
Anne, Saint Anne, Saint
Anne, Saint- According to apocryphal literature, the mother of Mary. ...
Agatha, Saint Agatha, Saint
Agatha, Saint- Virgin and martyr, died at Catania in Sicily, probably in the Decian persecution (250-253). ...
Aengus, Saint (the Culdee) Aengus, Saint (the Culdee)
Aengus, Saint (the Culdee)- Irish hermit, hagiographer, poet, late eighth century. ...
Anschar, Saint Anschar, Saint
Anschar, Saint- Benedictine monk, missionary to Scandinavia, bishop of Hamburg, d. 865. ...
Alto, Saint Alto, Saint
Alto, Saint- Irish-born hermit and missionary in Bavaria, monastic founder, eighth century. ...
Abdon and Sennen, Saints Abdon and Sennen, Saints
Abdon and Sennen, Saints- Persian martyrs in the Decian persecution. Died in about 250. ...
Anastasia, Saint Anastasia, Saint
Anastasia, Saint- Article on this martyr, whose feast day is 25 December. Attracted a cultus at Rome in the late fifth century, and a sixth-century legend makes her a Roman matron, though martyred elsewhere. ...
Anselm, Saint Anselm, Saint
Anselm, Saint- Long biographical article on St. Anselm, monk, abbot, philosopher, theologian, Archbishop of Canterbury, Doctor of the Church. ...
Anthony of Padua, Saint Anthony of Padua, Saint
Anthony of Padua, Saint- Long article on the Augustinian canon turned Franciscan, priest, preacher, miracle worker, d. 1231. Known as "the Hammer of the Heretics." ...
Alexander of Jerusalem, Saint Alexander of Jerusalem, Saint
Alexander of Jerusalem, Saint- Alexander, Bishop of Cappadocia, imprisoned for his faith, served as coadjutor to the Bishop of Jerusalem. Exiled and again imprisoned, Alexander was tortured and died in prison in 251. ...
Alexander (Early Bishops) Alexander (Early Bishops)
Alexander (Early Bishops)- Profiles of six bishops of this name in the early Church. ...
Alexander, Saint Alexander, Saint
Alexander, Saint- Patriarch of Alexandria. Elected instead of the heresiarch Arius, who had been scheming to be made bishop. A man of great holiness, St. Alexander died in 326. ...
Apollinaris, Saint Apollinaris, Saint
Apollinaris, Saint- A first-century martyr, the bishop of Ravenna. ...
Amandus, Saint Amandus, Saint
Amandus, Saint- Hermit, missionary, bishop of Maastricht, monastic founder, d. about 690. ...
Alban, Saint Alban, Saint
Alban, Saint- First martyr of Britain, d. about 304. Biographical article. ...
Abbeloos, Jean Baptiste Abbeloos, Jean Baptiste
Abbeloos, Jean Baptiste- Orientalist. (1836-1906) ...
Alexander, Saint Alexander, Saint
Alexander, Saint- Called "The Charcoal Burner." Made bishop of Comana at the recommendation of St. Gregory Thaumaturgus. St. Alexander was martyred in the Decian persecution. ...
Aedan of Ferns, Saint Aedan of Ferns, Saint
Aedan of Ferns, Saint- Bishop and patron of Ferns, Ireland. (550-632) ...
Afra, Saint Afra, Saint
Afra, Saint- Martyred at Augsburg in the Diocletian persecution (c. 304) for refusing to participate in pagan rites. ...
Andrew, Saint Andrew, Saint
Andrew, Saint- Was stoned to death at Lampsacus, during the Decian persecution, along with his companion Paul. ...
Alfrida, Saint Alfrida, Saint
Alfrida, Saint- Daughter of King Offa of Mercia. Hermit at Crowland, fl. 795. ...
Arbogast, Saint Arbogast, Saint
Arbogast, Saint- Irish, traveled to the Continent and became a hermit, bishop of Strasburg, famous for miracles. He died in 678. ...
Anastasius, Saint Anastasius, Saint
Anastasius, Saint- A former magician and soldier, converted to Christianity, became a monk. He was martyred in 628. ...
Anatolius, Saint Anatolius, Saint
Anatolius, Saint- Patriarch of Constantinople, anti-Nestorian, anti-Eutychian. Some say he was killed by heretics in 458. ...
Anterus, Pope Saint Anterus, Pope Saint
Anterus, Pope Saint- Also known as Anteros, pope for less than 2 months, d. in 236. Short biographical article. ...
Abban of Magheranoidhe, Saint Abban of Magheranoidhe, Saint
Abban of Magheranoidhe, Saint- Irish monastic founder, d. 620. ...
Adrian of Canterbury, Saint Adrian of Canterbury, Saint
Adrian of Canterbury, Saint- African-born Benedictine abbot, d. 710. ...
Alexius, Saint Alexius, Saint
Alexius, Saint- Tries to untangle the story of the Man of God. According to tradition, a fifth-century Roman who became a beggar in Edessa. He is honored as a confessor of the Faith. ...
Alcuin, Blessed Alcuin, Blessed
Alcuin, Blessed- Lengthy article on the educator, scholar, theologian, liturgist, who died in 804. ...
Anicetus, Pope Saint Anicetus, Pope Saint
Anicetus, Pope Saint- Biography of this martyr, a contemporary of St. Polycarp and of the heretic Marcion. ...
Anastasius Sinaita, Saint Anastasius Sinaita, Saint
Anastasius Sinaita, Saint- Profile of the seventh-century abbot of the monastery of Mt. Sinai, vociferous opponent of the Monophysites and Monothelites, writer. ...
Andrew the Scot, Saint Andrew the Scot, Saint
Andrew the Scot, Saint- Brother of St. Bridget the Younger and archdeacon of Fiesole, d. about 877. ...
Aldric, Saint Aldric, Saint
Aldric, Saint- Bishop of Le Mans, d. 856. ...
Assumption of Mary, Feast of the Assumption of Mary, Feast of the
Assumption of Mary, Feast of the- The principal feast of the Blessed Virgin. ...
Annunciation, The Annunciation, The
Annunciation, The- In the sixth month after the conception of St. John the Baptist by Elizabeth, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to the Virgin Mary. ...
Anacletus, Pope Saint Anacletus, Pope Saint
Anacletus, Pope Saint- Third pope, a martyr, d. about 91. May be the same person as Pope St. Cletus. ...
Albigenses Albigenses
Albigenses- A neo-Manichæan sect that flourished in southern France in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. ...
Adoptionism Adoptionism
Adoptionism- The theory that the man Jesus at some point in time became the Son of God only by adoption. Strictly speaking, refers to an eighth-century Spanish heresy, but the term is also used to cover similar beliefs. ...
Arianism Arianism
Arianism- Founded by Arius, belief asserting that Christ was not God like the Father, but a creature made in time. Rejected by the Council of Constantinople (381). ...
Apollinarianism Apollinarianism
Apollinarianism- Fourth-century Christological heresy propounded by Apollinaris of Laodicea. The theory that Jesus had a human body and soul, but that the Logos took the place of the human spirit or mind in Jesus. Solemn ...
Act of Settlement (Irish) Act of Settlement (Irish)
Act of Settlement (Irish)- 1662 act passed by the Irish Parliament to bring in Protestant settlers in Munster, Leinster, and Ulster. ...
Australia Australia
Australia- Includes history, education, and religious statistics. ...
Aegidius of Assisi, Blessed Aegidius of Assisi, Blessed
Aegidius of Assisi, Blessed- Better known in English as Brother Giles. One of the first followers of St. Francis of Assisi, he died in 1262. ...

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