Saints, CHR-GRE
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Chrysostom, St. John
St. John Chrysostom ; Western feast day September 13; Eastern feast day November 13) was an early Church Father,......
Chŏng Yak-jong, Saint
Saint Chŏng Yak-jong ; canonized 1984) was one of the most eminent leaders in the early propagation of Roman Catholicism......
Ciaran of Clonmacnoise, Saint
Saint Ciaran of Clonmacnoise ; feast day September 9) was an abbot who was one of the most illustrious founders......
Clare of Assisi, St
St. Clare of Assisi ; canonized 1255; feast day August 11) was an abbess and founder of the Poor Clares (Clarissines),......
Clement I, St
St. Clement I ; feast day November 23) was the fourth pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, from 88 to......
Clement of Alexandria, St.
St. Clement of Alexandria ; Western feast day November 23; Eastern feast day November 24) was a Christian Apologist,......
Clitherow, St. Margaret
St. Margaret Clitherow ; canonized 1970; feast days March 25 and October 25) was one of the Forty Martyrs of England......
Clotilda, Saint
Saint Clotilda ; feast day June 3) was the queen consort of Clovis I, king of the Franks, in whose momentous conversion......
Colette, St
St. Colette ; canonized 1807; feast day March 6) was a Franciscan abbess, reformer of the Poor Clares and founder......
Colman Of Lindisfarne, Saint
Saint Colman of Lindisfarne ; feast day, Scottish diocese of Argyll and the Isles February 18, elsewhere August......
Columba, St
St. Columba ; feast day June 9) is an Irish saint who is credited with having had a main role in the conversion......
Columban, St
St. Columban ; feast day November 23) was an Irish Christian abbot and writer and one of the greatest missionaries......
Constantine I
Constantine I was the first Roman emperor to profess Christianity. He not only initiated the evolution of the empire......
Cornelius, St.
St. Cornelius ; feast day September 16) was the pope from 251 to 253. Cornelius was a Roman priest who was elected......
Cosmas and Damian, Saints
Saints Cosmas and Damian were martyrs and patron saints of physicians. They were brothers, perhaps twins, but little......
Cottolengo, Saint Giuseppe
Saint Giuseppe Cottolengo ; canonized 1934; feast day April 29) was the founder of the Societies of the Little......
Crispin and Crispinian, Saints
Saints Crispin and Crispinian, (both b. traditionally Rome—d. c. 286, possibly Soissons, Fr.; feast day October......
Cunibert, Saint
Saint Cunibert ; feast day November 12) was a prelate, bishop of Cologne and chief minister of King Sigebert III......
Cuthbert, Saint
Saint Cuthbert ; feast day March 20) was the bishop of the great Benedictine abbey of Lindisfarne (or Holy Island),......
Cyprian, Saint
Saint Cyprian ; feast day September 16) was the metropolitan of Moscow in 1381–82 and 1390–1406. Educated in Greece,......
Cyprian, St.
St. Cyprian was an early Christian theologian and bishop of Carthage who led the Christians of North Africa during......
Cyril of Alexandria, St
St. Cyril of Alexandria ; Western feast day June 27; Eastern feast day June 9) was a Christian theologian and bishop......
Cyril of Jerusalem, St
St. Cyril of Jerusalem ; feast day March 18) was an early Christian bishop of Jerusalem who fostered the development......
Dagobert II
Dagobert II ; feast day December 23) was a Merovingian Frankish king of Austrasia. The son of Sigebert III, Dagobert......
Daimbert
Daimbert was the first archbishop of Pisa, Italy, who, as patriarch of Jerusalem, played a major role in the First......
Damasus I St
St. Damasus I ; feast day December 11) was the pope, the head of the Roman Catholic Church, from October 1, 366,......
Damien of Molokai, St
St. Damien of Molokai ; canonized October 11, 2009; feast day May 10) was a Belgian priest who devoted his life......
David, St
St. David ; feast day March 1) was a 6th-century bishop who is revered as the patron saint of Wales. Little is......
Denis, St
St. Denis ; feast day: Western church, October 9; Eastern church, October 3) was allegedly the first bishop of......
Deusdedit, Saint
Saint Deusdedit was the pope from 615 to 618. His pontificate is chiefly noteworthy for an unsuccessful resumption......
Dionysius of Alexandria, St.
St. Dionysius of Alexandria ; feast day November 17) was the bishop of Alexandria, then the most important Eastern......
Dionysius, St.
St. Dionysius ; feast day December 6) was the pope from 259/260 to December 26, 268. While a presbyter during the......
Dioscorus
Dioscorus was a Christian patriarch of Alexandria and eastern prelate who was deposed and excommunicated by the......
Dominic, St
St. Dominic ; canonized July 3, 1234; feast day August 8) was the founder of the Order of Friars Preachers (Dominicans),......
Duchesne, St. Rose Philippine
St. Rose Philippine Duchesne ; canonized July 3, 1988; feast day November 18) was a French Roman Catholic nun and......
Dunstan of Canterbury, Saint
Saint Dunstan of Canterbury ; feast day May 19) was an English abbot, celebrated archbishop of Canterbury, and......
Edmund of Abingdon, St.
St. Edmund of Abingdon ; feast day November 16) was a distinguished scholar and outspoken archbishop of Canterbury,......
Edward
Edward ; feast day March 18) was the king of England from 975 to 978. His reign was marked by a reaction against......
Edward
Edward ; canonized 1161; feast day originally January 5, now October 13) was the king of England from 1042 to 1066.......
Eleutherius, St.
St. Eleutherius ; feast day May 26) was the pope from about 175 to 189. During his pontificate the church was involved......
Elizabeth of Hungary, St
St. Elizabeth of Hungary ; canonized 1235; feast day November 17) was a princess of Hungary whose devotion to the......
Elizabeth of Portugal, St.
St. Elizabeth of Portugal ; canonized 1625; feast day July 4) was the daughter of Peter III of Aragon and the wife......
Elizabeth, St
St. Elizabeth was, in the New Testament, the mother of St. John the Baptist and a relative of the Virgin Mary.......
Ephraem Syrus, Saint
Saint Ephraem Syrus ; Western feast day June 9, Eastern feast day January 28) was a Christian theologian, poet,......
Epiphanius of Constantia, Saint
Saint Epiphanius of Constantia ; feast day May 12) was a bishop noted in the history of the early Christian church......
Erasmus, St.
St. Erasmus ; feast day June 2) was an early Christian bishop and martyr. He is one of the patron saints of sailors......
Escrivá de Balaguer, Josemaría, St.
St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer ; canonized October 6, 2002; feast day June 26) was a Spanish prelate of the......
Eudes, St. John
St. John Eudes ; canonized 1925; feast day August 19) was the founder of two Roman Catholic religious orders: the......
Eugenikos, Markos
Markos Eugenikos was a Greek Orthodox metropolitan of Ephesus (near modern Selçuk, Tur.) and theologian who led......
Eugenius I, Saint
Saint Eugenius I ; feast day June 2) was the pope from 654 to 657. He was elected while his predecessor, Pope St.......
Eugenius III, Blessed
Blessed Eugenius III ; beatified 1872) ; feast day July 8) was the pope from 1145 to 1153. Possibly a member of......
Eusebius of Samosata, Saint
Saint Eusebius of Samosata ; feast day: Eastern Church, June 22; Western Church, June 21) was a Christian martyr......
Eusebius of Vercelli, St.
St. Eusebius of Vercelli ; feast day August 2) was a noted supporter of St. Athanasius of Alexandria and restorer......
Eusebius, Saint
Saint Eusebius ; feast day August 17, formerly September 26) was the pope from April 18 to Aug. 17, 309/310. His......
Eustace, St.
St. Eustace ; Western feast day September 2, Eastern feast day November 2) was one of the most famous early Christian......
Eustathius of Antioch, Saint
Saint Eustathius of Antioch ; feast day: Western Church, July 16; Eastern Church, February 21) was a bishop of......
Eustathius of Thessalonica
Eustathius of Thessalonica was a metropolitan (archbishop) of Thessalonica (c. 1175–94), humanist scholar, author,......
Euthymius the Great, St
St. Euthymius the Great ; feast day January 20) was an ascetic and one of the great fathers of Eastern Orthodox......
Eutychian, Saint
Saint Eutychian ; feast day December 7) was the pope from 275 until his death in 283. He succeeded Pope St. Felix......
Evaristus, St.
St. Evaristus ; feast day October 6) was the pope from approximately 97 to about 107 during the reign of the Roman......
Ewostatewos
Ewostatewos was an Ethiopian saint and founder of one of the two great Ethiopian monastic communities. Ewostatewos......
Fabian, St
St. Fabian ; feast day January 20) was the pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, from 236 to 250. After......
Faustus of Riez, St.
St. Faustus of Riez ; feast day in southern France, September 28) was the bishop of Riez, France, who was one of......
Felix I, Saint
Saint Felix I ; feast day May 30) was the pope from 269 to 274. Elected to succeed St. Dionysius, Felix was the......
Felix III, Saint
Saint Felix III ; feast day March 1) was the pope from 483 to 492. He succeeded St. Simplicius on March 13. Felix......
Felix IV, Saint
Saint Felix IV ; feast day January 30) was the pope from 526 to 530. He was elected on July 12 as the choice of......
Felix of Valois, St
St. Felix of Valois ; feast day November 20) was a legendary religious hermit who, with St. John of Matha, has......
Ferdinand III
Ferdinand III ; canonized February 4, 1671; feast day May 30) was the king of Castile from 1217 to 1252 and of......
Flavian, Saint
Saint Flavian ; feast day February 18) was the patriarch of Constantinople from 446 to 449, who opposed the heretical......
Frances of Rome, St
St. Frances of Rome ; canonized 1608; feast day March 9) was the founder of the Oblate Congregation of Tor de’......
Francis of Assisi, St
St. Francis of Assisi ; canonized July 16, 1228; feast day October 4) was the founder of the Franciscan religious......
Francis of Paola, St
St. Francis of Paola ; canonized 1519; feast day April 2) was the founder of the Minim friars, a severely ascetic......
Francis of Sales, St
St. Francis of Sales ; canonized 1665; feast day January 24) was a Roman Catholic bishop of Geneva who was active......
Fridolin of Säckingen, Saint
Saint Fridolin of Säckingen ; feast day March 6) was an Irish-born missionary who is said to have established churches......
Frumentius, Saint
Saint Frumentius ; feast day October 27 in the Roman Catholic Church; November 30 in Eastern Orthodox churches;......
Fulbert of Chartres, Saint
Saint Fulbert of Chartres ; feast day April 10) was a French bishop of Chartres who developed the cathedral school......
Fulgentius of Ruspe, Saint
Saint Fulgentius of Ruspe ; feast day January 1) was an African bishop of Ruspe and theological writer who defended......
Fursey, Saint
Saint Fursey ; feast day January 16) was a monk, visionary, and one of the greatest early medieval Irish monastic......
Gaius, St.
St. Gaius ; feast day April 22) was the pope from 283 (possibly December 17) to 296. Nothing about him is known......
Gall, Saint
Saint Gall ; feast day October 16) was an Irish monk who helped spread Irish influence while introducing Christianity......
Gelasius I, St
St. Gelasius I ; feast day November 21) was the pope, leader of the Roman Catholic Church, from 492 ce to 496 ce.......
Geneviève, St.
St. Geneviève ; feast day January 3) was the patron saint of Paris, who allegedly saved that city from the Huns.......
Gennadius I of Constantinople, Saint
Saint Gennadius I of Constantinople ; feast day August 25) was a Byzantine theologian, biblical exegete, and patriarch.......
Gerard, St.
St. Gerard ; feast day September 24) was a Venetian Benedictine monk, one of the chief Christian evangelizers of......
Germanus I, Saint
Saint Germanus I ; feast day May 12) was a Byzantine patriarch of Constantinople and theologian who led the orthodox......
Germanus of Auxerre, Saint
Saint Germanus of Auxerre ; feast day: Wales, August 3; elsewhere, July 31) was a Gallic prelate who was twice......
Germanus of Paris, Saint
Saint Germanus of Paris ; feast day May 28) was an abbot, bishop, and one of France’s most revered saints, who......
Gilbert of Sempringham, Saint
Saint Gilbert of Sempringham ; canonized 1202; feast day February 4, feast day in Northampton and Nottingham February......
Gotthard, Saint
Saint Gotthard ; canonized 1131; feast day May 4) was an abbot and archbishop, who helped foster the development......
Gregory II, Saint
Saint Gregory II ; feast day February 11) was the pope from 715 to 731. Before his election (May 19) he had served......
Gregory III, Saint
Saint Gregory III ; feast day November 28) was the pope from 731 to 741. A priest when elected pope by acclamation,......
Gregory of Narek, St
St. Gregory of Narek ; feast day February 27) was a Christian poet and theologian who is generally considered the......
Gregory of Nazianzus, St
St. Gregory of Nazianzus ; Eastern feast day January 25 and 30; Western feast day January 2) was a 4th-century......
Gregory of Nyssa, Saint
Saint Gregory of Nyssa ; feast day March 9) was a philosophical theologian and mystic, leader of the orthodox party......
Gregory of Tours, St.
St. Gregory of Tours ; feast day November 17) was a bishop and writer whose Ten Books of Histories (often wrongly......
Gregory Thaumaturgus, St
St. Gregory Thaumaturgus ; feast day November 17) was a Greek Christian apostle of Roman Asia and champion of orthodoxy......
Gregory the Great, St
St. Gregory the Great ; Western feast day, September 3 [formerly March 12, still observed in the East]) was the......
Gregory the Illuminator, St.
St. Gregory the Illuminator ; feast day September 30) was, according to tradition, the 4th-century apostle of Christianity......
Gregory VII, St
St. Gregory VII ; canonized 1606; feast day May 25) was the pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, from......
Gregory X, Blessed
Blessed Gregory X ; beatified September 12, 1713; feast days January 28, February 4) was the pope, the leader of......