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Daniel, Saint, and Companions Daniel, Saint, and Companions- Franciscan missionaries and martyrs, d. 10 October, 1227. Damien, Father (Joseph de Veuster) Damien, Father (Joseph de Veuster)- Biography of the Belgian missionary priest to the leper colony on Molokai. Delphine, Blessed Delphine, Blessed- Third Order Franciscan, the wife of St. Elzéar. She died in 1358. Donatists Donatists- The Donatist schism in Africa began in 311 and flourished just one hundred years, until the conference at Carthage in 411, after which its importance waned. Docetæ Docetæ- Docetism, from the Greek "dokeo" (to seem, to appear) was the contention that Christ merely seemed to be human and only appeared to be born, to suffer, and to die. Already… Denis, Saint Denis, Saint- Bishop of Paris, martyred along with his deacons Rusticus and Eleutherius in about 275. Demetrius, Saint Demetrius, Saint- The first bishop of Alexandria of whom anything is known. Appointed Origen as head of the Catechetical School and later condemned him for being ordained to the p… Damasus I, Pope Saint Damasus I, Pope Saint- Damasus, who had to contend with an antipope, condemned Apollinarianism, and persuaded St. Jerome to undertake the revision of the Latin Bible, died in 384. Donnan, Saint Donnan, Saint- Three or possibly four Irish saints of this name lived in the sixth and seventh centuries. Diarmaid, Saint Diarmaid, Saint- Brief biographies of two Irish saints of this name. The first mentioned was Archbishop of Armagh, and died in 851 or 852. The second, St. Diarmaid the Just, was a… Dionysius, Pope Saint Dionysius, Pope Saint- Elected towards the end of a wave of persecution. Dionysius opposed the errors of the Sabellians and Marcionites, and died in 268. David, Saint David, Saint- Also known as Dewi or Degui. Biography of this bishop and confessor, the patron saint of Wales. Deusdedit, Pope Saint Deusdedit, Pope Saint- Also known as Pope Adeodatus I, d. 618. Deicolus, Saint Deicolus, Saint- Or Dichuil. Elder brother of St. Gall and missionary companion of St. Columbanus. Deicolus died in 625. Disibod, Saint Disibod, Saint- Irish-born abbot and bishop, d. 700. Darerca, Saint Darerca, Saint- Sister of St. Patrick and the mother of many saints. Dunchadh, Saint Dunchadh, Saint- Abbot of Iona, confessor, d. 717. Also known as St. Dunichad, Duncad, or Donatus. Dubric, Saint Dubric, Saint- Welsh bishop and confessor, d. 612. Also called St. Dubricius or Dyfrig. Dionysius, Saint Dionysius, Saint- Bishop of Corinth about 170. Dichu, Saint Dichu, Saint- The son of an Ulster chieftain, was the first convert of St. Patrick in Ireland. Dinooth, Saint Dinooth, Saint- Founder and first abbot of Bangor on the Dee, fl. 500-542. Dominic, Saint Dominic, Saint- Biography of the founder of the Order of Preachers, d. 1221. Deusdedit, Saint Deusdedit, Saint- First Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury, d. 664. Dionysius of Alexandria, Saint Dionysius of Alexandria, Saint- Also called Dionysius the Great. Bishop, d. 264 or 265. Desiderius of Cahors, Saint Desiderius of Cahors, Saint- Bishop of Cahors, promoted monasticism, d. 655. Dunstan, Saint Dunstan, Saint- Long biographical essay on this tenth-century Anglo-Saxon archbishop and confessor. Debbora Debbora- Prophetess and judge, wife of Lapidoth and endowed by God with prophetic gifts which secured for her the veneration of the divided Israelitic tribes and gave her great au… Daniel Daniel- The hero and traditional author of the book which bears his name. Dan Dan- The fifth son of Jacob, being the elder of the two sons born to him by Bala, the handmaid of Rachel, and the eponymous ancestor of the tribe bearing the same name. David, King David, King- In the Bible the name David is borne only by the second king of Israel, the great-grandson of Boaz and Ruth.