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Anthony Page, Blessed Anthony Page, Blessed- Biographical sketch of the English priest and martyr, who died in 1593. Andrew Avellino, Saint Andrew Avellino, Saint- Canon lawyer, priest, reformer, Theatine, d. 1608. Arnold Janssen, Saint Arnold Janssen, Saint- Short biography of the founder of the Society of the Divine Word. Andrea Dotti, Blessed Andrea Dotti, Blessed- Servite priest, miracle worker, d. 1315. 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. Australia Australia- Includes history, education, and religious statistics. 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. 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 … 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). 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 ter… Albigenses Albigenses- A neo-Manichæan sect that flourished in southern France in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Anacletus, Pope Saint Anacletus, Pope Saint- Third pope, a martyr, d. about 91. May be the same person as Pope St. Cletus. 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. Assumption of Mary, Feast of the Assumption of Mary, Feast of the- The principal feast of the Blessed Virgin. Aldric, Saint Aldric, Saint- Bishop of Le Mans, d. 856. Andrew the Scot, Saint Andrew the Scot, Saint- Brother of St. Bridget the Younger and archdeacon of Fiesole, d. about 877. 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. Anicetus, Pope Saint Anicetus, Pope Saint- Biography of this martyr, a contemporary of St. Polycarp and of the heretic Marcion. Alcuin, Blessed Alcuin, Blessed- Lengthy article on the educator, scholar, theologian, liturgist, who died in 804. 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 Fai… Adrian of Canterbury, Saint Adrian of Canterbury, Saint- African-born Benedictine abbot, d. 710. Abban of Magheranoidhe, Saint Abban of Magheranoidhe, Saint- Irish monastic founder, d. 620. Anterus, Pope Saint Anterus, Pope Saint- Also known as Anteros, pope for less than 2 months, d. in 236. Short biographical article. Anatolius, Saint Anatolius, Saint- Patriarch of Constantinople, anti-Nestorian, anti-Eutychian. Some say he was killed by heretics in 458. Anastasius, Saint Anastasius, Saint- A former magician and soldier, converted to Christianity, became a monk. He was martyred in 628. Arbogast, Saint Arbogast, Saint- Irish, traveled to the Continent and became a hermit, bishop of Strasburg, famous for miracles. He died in 678. Alfrida, Saint Alfrida, Saint- Daughter of King Offa of Mercia. Hermit at Crowland, fl. 795. Andrew, Saint Andrew, Saint- Was stoned to death at Lampsacus, during the Decian persecution, along with his companion Paul. Afra, Saint Afra, Saint- Martyred at Augsburg in the Diocletian persecution (c. 304) for refusing to participate in pagan rites. Aedan of Ferns, Saint Aedan of Ferns, Saint- Bishop and patron of Ferns, Ireland. (550-632)