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Epiphanius of Salamis, Saint Epiphanius of Salamis, Saint- Biographical article on the fourth-century monk and bishop. Ethelbert, Saint Ethelbert, Saint- King of Kent, a worshipper of Odin well into his adulthood, converted to Christianity, d. 616. Biography. Eustachius and Companions, Saints Eustachius and Companions, Saints- Second-century Roman martyrs. Euphrasia (Eupraxia), Saint Euphrasia (Eupraxia), Saint- A desert mother, died after 410. Edward the Martyr, Saint Edward the Martyr, Saint- King of England, assassinated at the age of 16 or 17 at the behest of his stepmother. St. Edward was murdered in 979. Eusebius, Saint Eusebius, Saint- Anti-Arian bishop of Samosata, martyr, d. 379 or 380. Eimhin, Saint Eimhin, Saint- Abbot and Bishop of Ros-mic-Truin, d. first half of the sixth century. Some believe that Eimhin is the author of the Tripartite Life of St. Patrick. Elined, Saint Elined, Saint- British princess, virgin, and martyr, fl. c. 490. Venerated especially in Wales. Etheldreda, Saint Etheldreda, Saint- Queen of Northumbria, twice married for reasons of state, d. 679. Biography. Elphege, Saint Elphege, Saint- Also called Alphege or Godwine. Hermit, abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury, martyred in 1012. Biographical article. Eulogius of Alexandria, Saint Eulogius of Alexandria, Saint- Patriarch of Alexandria. Argued against Novatians, and against Nestorius and Eutyches. Eulogius died in 607. Ernan, Saint Ernan, Saint- Some people count more than two dozen saints of this name. Article tries to distinguish four of them. Ewald, Saints Ewald, Saints- Both saints named Ewald (or Hewald)--Ewald the Black and Ewald the Fair--were Northumbrian priests, martyred in Old Saxony about 695. Eoghan, Saints Eoghan, Saints- Some details on five Irish saints of this name. Egwin, Saint Egwin, Saint- Third bishop of Worcester, founded the Benedictine monastery of Evesham, d. 717 or 720. Emerentiana, Saint Emerentiana, Saint- Virgin and martyr, d. at Rome in the third century. Eugendus, Saint Eugendus, Saint- Fourth abbot of Condat, d. 510. Also called St. Augendus, Oyand, or Oyan. Eusebius, Saint Eusebius, Saint- A Roman presbyter, confessor, d. possibly in 357. Eligius, Saint Eligius, Saint- Or Eloi. Bishop of Noyon-Tournai, founded several monasteries, d. 660. Edward the Confessor, Saint Edward the Confessor, Saint- Short biography of the King of England, who died in 1066. Ethelwold, Saint Ethelwold, Saint- Bishop of Winchester, called "father of monks," d. 984. Emmeram, Saint Emmeram, Saint- Late seventh-century missionary to Bavaria, where he was martyred. Eata, Saint Eata, Saint- Second bishop of Hexham, d. 686. Edwin, Saint Edwin, Saint- Biography of the first Christian King of Northumbria, who died in 633. Also known, in Latinized form, as Aeduini. Evaristus, Pope Saint Evaristus, Pope Saint- Sometimes called Aristus. Martyr, died about 107. Euphrosyne, Saint Euphrosyne, Saint- According to the Vitae Patrum, passed as a man and lived in a men's monastery for 38 years. She died in about 470. Eustathius, Saint Eustathius, Saint- Anti-Arian bishop of Antioch, died in exile, probably in 360. Exuperius, Saint Exuperius, Saint- Or Exsuperius. Early fifth-century bishop of Toulouse. Eleutherius (Eleutheros), Pope Saint Eleutherius (Eleutheros), Pope Saint- Native of Nicopolis, served as deacon in the Roman Church, d. about 189. Egbert, Saint Egbert, Saint- A Northumbrian by birth, became a monk in Ireland, died in 729 at the age of 90.