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Julian of Eclanum Julian of Eclanum- Born about 386; died in Sicily, 454; the most learned among the leaders of the Pelagian movement and Bishop of Eclanum near Beneventum. Jacob of Jüterbogk Jacob of Jüterbogk- Theologian and canonist, born of poor parents near Jüterbogk, Brandenburg, Germany, 1381; died at Erfurt in 1465. Jacquier, François Jacquier, François- French mathematician and physicist, born at Vitry-le-Francois, 7 June, 1711; died at Rome, 3 July, 1788. Julian the Apostate Julian the Apostate- Roman emperor 361-63, b. at Constantinople in 331, d. 26 June, 363, son of Julius Constantius, the half-brother of Constantine the Great. Jesus Christ, Origin of the Name of Jesus Christ, Origin of the Name of- Article examines the name Jesus and Christ separately. Joseph Oriol, Saint Joseph Oriol, Saint- Earned a doctorate in theology, served as a parish priest, renowned for gifts of prophecy and miracles. St. Joseph died in 1702. John Nepomucene, Saint John Nepomucene, Saint- Biography of the vicar general of the Archdiocese of Prague, who was tortured and then thrown into the Moldau and drowned, by order of King Wenceslaus IV, … John Capistran, Saint John Capistran, Saint- Lawyer, governor, ambassador, became a Franciscan priest and a renowned preacher, died in 1456. John of Sahagun, Saint John of Sahagun, Saint- Spanish canon, became an Augustinian hermit, d. 1479. John Colombini, Blessed John Colombini, Blessed- Sienese husband and father whose life was transformed by reading the life of St. Mary of Egypt. Founder of the Jesuati. He died in 1367. John Lloyd, Saint John Lloyd, Saint- Welsh priest and martyr, executed at Cardiff in 1679. Article also has information on his fellow martyr the Jesuit Philip Evans. John Sugar, Blessed John Sugar, Blessed- Also called John Suker. English priest, was martyred on the same day as a layman, the Bl. Robert Grissold, in 1604 after spending a year in prison. Juliana of Liège, Saint Juliana of Liège, Saint- Devoted to the Blessed Sacrament, lobbied for the institution of the feast of Corpus Christi, d. 1258. Jean de Brébeuf, Saint Jean de Brébeuf, Saint- Biographical article on the Jesuit missionary and martyr. John de Britto, Saint John de Britto, Saint- Portuguese Jesuit missionary to India, martyr, d. 1693. John Shert, Blessed John Shert, Blessed- Very brief biographical profile of the English priest, martyred in 1581. John Cornelius and Companions, Blessed John Cornelius and Companions, Blessed- Cornelius, born of Irish parents in Cornwall, studied for the priesthood at Reims. For 10 years he worked as a missionary in England till h… John Wall, Saint John Wall, Saint- Biography of the English Franciscan priest and missionary, martyred in 1679. James Duckett, Blessed James Duckett, Blessed- Convert to Catholicism, publisher and bookseller, martyred in 1601. Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer zu Gleifheim, Blessed Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer zu Gleifheim, Blessed- Bishop of Trent, d. 1860. John Payne, Saint John Payne, Saint- English priest, tortured and martyred on completely fabricated charges of conspiracy to murder the queen. Executed in 1582. John of God, Saint John of God, Saint- Portuguese shepherd, soldier, bookseller, finally found his niche caring for the health of the poor in Granada, became de facto founder of a religious order, d… John Almond, Saint John Almond, Saint- Biographical sketch of the martyr. Joseph of Cupertino, Saint Joseph of Cupertino, Saint- Mystic from a very young age, priest, d. 1663. Biographical article. Joseph Lambton, Blessed Joseph Lambton, Blessed- Yorkshire man, a priest, martyred at Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1592. Joseph Anchieta, Blessed Joseph Anchieta, Blessed- Short biography of this famous Jesuit missionary to Brazil. John Duns Scotus, Blessed John Duns Scotus, Blessed- Called "Doctor Subtilis," Franciscan, philosopher, d. 1308. John Buckley, Saint John Buckley, Saint- Alias John Jones. Welsh Franciscan priest, martyred at Tyburn in 1598. James of the Marches, Saint James of the Marches, Saint- Surnamed Gangala, civil lawyer, Franciscan priest, d. 1476. John Lockwood, Blessed John Lockwood, Blessed- Short biographical article on the English priest and martyr.