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John Berchmans, Saint John Berchmans, Saint- Biography of this Jesuit, always pious, who died in 1621 at the age of 22. John of the Cross, Saint John of the Cross, Saint- Article on the life and teaching of this Discalced Carmelite associated with St. Teresa of Avila. Mystic, Doctor of the Church, d. 1591. John Rigby, Saint John Rigby, Saint- Rigby, an unmarried layman, appeared in court on behalf of his employer's daughter and admitted that he was himself a Catholic. He was martyred in 1600. John Britton, Blessed John Britton, Blessed- Also called John Bretton. Short biography of the layman and martyr. John of Parma, Blessed John of Parma, Blessed- Franciscan, professor of theology, Minister General, peacemaker, d. 1289. John Speed, Blessed John Speed, Blessed- Alias John Spence. Englishman, martyred for aiding St. John Boste. Bl. John was executed at Durham in 1593/4. John Chrysostom, Saint John Chrysostom, Saint- Long biographical article on this bishop and Doctor of the Church. James the Less, Saint James the Less, Saint- Identifies James the Less with James the Apostle, son of Alpheus, and with James the brother of the Lord. John the Silent, Saint John the Silent, Saint- Or John Hesychastes. Monk, runaway bishop of Colonia, hermit, d. 558. Julian and Basilissa, Saints Julian and Basilissa, Saints- Husband and wife, of whom little is known except that he was martyred in the Diocletian persecution. According to later legend, Basilissa was the fou… Juliana, Saint Juliana, Saint- Martyred in the Diocletian persecution. The oldest notice says that she died near Naples; the notion that she lived in Nicomedia is strictly legendary. Joseph, Saint Joseph, Saint- Information on the entire life of St. Joseph. John of Beverley, Saint John of Beverley, Saint- Benedictine bishop of Hexham and later of York, monastic founder, d. 721. Joachim, Saint Joachim, Saint- According to apocryphal literature, the father of Mary. Januarius, Saint Januarius, Saint- Bishop of Beneventum, martyr, believed to have died in the Diocletian persecution, c. 305. Article has a lengthy discussion of the liquefaction of the saint's bl… John the Almsgiver, Saint John the Almsgiver, Saint- Also called John Eleemosynarius. Patriarch of Alexandria, d. 616. John Climacus, Saint John Climacus, Saint- Sometimes called Scholasticus or the Sinaita. Article on the sixth-century Syrian abbot of Mt. Sinai. He is called "Climacus" because he wrote the spiritual … Justus, Saint Justus, Saint- The first bishop of Rochester, and later the fourth archbishop of Canterbury, died possibly in 627. John the Baptist, Saint John the Baptist, Saint- Lengthy article on the Precursor. Justin Martyr, Saint Justin Martyr, Saint- Lengthy article on the life and teachings of the apologist. Julius I, Pope Saint Julius I, Pope Saint- A Roman, anti-Arian, supporter of St. Athanasius. Julius died in 352. John the Evangelist, Saint John the Evangelist, Saint- Brother of James and son of Zebedee. Joseph of Arimathea, Saint Joseph of Arimathea, Saint- All that is known for certain concerning him is derived from the canonical Gospels. James the Greater, Saint James the Greater, Saint- What can be known of St. James, son of Zebedee and brother of John, from Scripture. Also discusses the tradition that St. James preached in Spain and tha… John Damascene, Saint John Damascene, Saint- Lengthy biographical article on the last of the Greek Fathers. Juliana of Norwich, Blessed Juliana of Norwich, Blessed- Biographical article on this fourteenth-century English anchoress, mystic, author. By Edmund Gardner. Jude, Epistle of Saint Jude, Epistle of Saint- One of the so-called antilegomena; but, although its canonicity has been questioned in several Churches, its genuineness has never been denied. John I, Pope Saint John I, Pope Saint- A Tuscan, was warmly received in Constantinople, but upon his return to Rome, was imprisoned by King Theodoric. Pope John died in prison in 526. Jarlath, Saint Jarlath, Saint- Studied under St. Benen, founded a college at Cloonfush, was noted for his fasting, died about 540. John and Paul, Saints John and Paul, Saints- Roman martyrs, c. 362.