Saints, SIX-ZOS
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Sixtus II, St.
St. Sixtus II ; feast day August 7) was the pope from 257 to 258, and is one of the early Roman church’s most venerated......
Sixtus III, Saint
Saint Sixtus III ; feast day March 28) was the pope from 432 to 440. A chief Roman priest when he succeeded Pope......
Soter, St.
St. Soter ; feast day April 22) was the pope from about 166 to about 175. Succeeding St. Anicetus as pope, Soter......
St. Anne
St. Anne, the mother of the Virgin Mary, according to tradition derived from certain apocryphal writings. St. Anne......
St. Dymphna
St. Dymphna ; feast day May 15) was an Irish virgin martyr who is venerated as the patron saint of people with......
St. George
St. George ; feast day April 23) was an early Christian martyr who during the Middle Ages became an ideal of martial......
Stanislaus of Kraków, St
St. Stanislaus of Kraków ; canonized 1253; feast day April 11, feast day in Kraków May 7) was the bishop of Kraków......
Stein, Edith
Edith Stein ; canonized October 11, 1998; feast day August 9) was a Roman Catholic convert from Judaism, Carmelite......
Stephen I
Stephen I ; canonized 1083; feast day August 16) was the first king of Hungary, who is considered to be the founder......
Stephen I, St.
St. Stephen I ; feast day August 2) was the pope from 254 to 257. He was a priest when consecrated, probably on......
Stephen of Perm, Saint
Saint Stephen of Perm ; feast day April 26) was one of the most successful and dynamic missionaries of the Russian......
Stephen, St
St. Stephen ; feast day December 26) was a Christian deacon in Jerusalem who is believed to have been the first......
Suso, Heinrich
Heinrich Suso was one of the chief German mystics and leaders of the Friends of God (Gottesfreunde), a circle of......
Swithin, St
St. Swithin ; feast day July 15) is a celebrated Anglo-Saxon saint who was bishop of Winchester, England, and a......
Sylvester I, St
St. Sylvester I ; Western feast day December 31, Eastern feast day January 2) was the pope, the leader of the Roman......
Symeon the New Theologian, Saint
Saint Symeon the New Theologian was a Byzantine monk and mystic, termed the New Theologian to mark his difference......
Symmachus, Saint
Saint Symmachus ; feast day July 19) was the pope from 498 to 514. Apparently a Christian convert, Symmachus was......
Tekakwitha, St. Kateri
St. Kateri Tekakwitha ; canonized October 21, 2012; feast day in the U.S., July 14; feast day in Canada, April......
Telesphorus, St.
St. Telesphorus ; Western feast day January 5; Eastern feast day February 22) was the pope from about 125 to about......
Teresa of Ávila, St
St. Teresa of Ávila ; canonized 1622; feast day October 15) was a Spanish nun, one of the great mystics and religious......
Teresa, Mother
Mother Teresa ; canonized September 4, 2016; feast day September 5) was the founder of the Order of the Missionaries......
Theodore of Canterbury, Saint
Saint Theodore of Canterbury ; feast day September 19) was the seventh archbishop of Canterbury and the first archbishop......
Theodore Studites, Saint
Saint Theodore Studites was an abbot and leading opponent of iconoclasm, the doctrine opposing the veneration of......
Theodosius of Palestine, Saint
Saint Theodosius of Palestine ; feast day January 11) was a principal proponent of orthodoxy in the Christological......
Theophanes the Confessor, Saint
Saint Theophanes the Confessor ; feast day March 12) was a Byzantine monk, theologian, and chronicler, and a principal......
Theophilus of Alexandria, Saint
Saint Theophilus of Alexandria ; feast day, Egyptian Coptic Church, October 15; in the Syrian Church, October 17)......
Theophilus of Antioch
Theophilus of Antioch was a Syrian saint, the sixth bishop of Antioch, and one of the Christian Apologists of the......
Thomas, St
St. Thomas ; Western feast day December 21, feast day in Roman and Syrian Catholic churches July 3, in the Greek......
Thérèse of Lisieux, St
St. Thérèse of Lisieux ; canonized May 17, 1925; feast day October 1) was a Carmelite nun whose service to her......
Timothy, St
St. Timothy ; Western feast day January 24 [in Roman church January 26 with St. Titus], Eastern feast day January......
Titus, St
St. Titus ; Western feast day January 26 [with St. Timothy], Eastern feast day August 25) was a disciple of St.......
Ulrich, Saint
Saint Ulrich ; canonized 993; feast day July 4) was a bishop and patron saint of Augsburg, the first person known......
Urban I, Saint
Saint Urban I ; feast day May 25) was the pope from 222 to 230. Succeeding that of St. Calixtus I, his pontificate......
Urban V, Blessed
Blessed Urban V ; beatified March 10, 1870) ; feast day December 19) was the pope from 1362 to 1370. Of noble birth,......
Ursula, St
St. Ursula ; feast day October 21) was a legendary virgin martyr and the leader of 11 or 11,000 virgins reputedly......
Valentine, St
St. Valentine ; feast day February 14) was the name of one or two legendary Christian martyrs whose lives seem......
Vardan Mamikonian, St.
St. Vardan Mamikonian ; feast day the last Thursday before Lent (in February or March)) was an Armenian military......
Veronica, St.
St. Veronica ; feast day July 12) was a renowned legendary woman who, moved by the sight of Christ carrying his......
Vianney, St. John
St. John Vianney ; canonized May 31, 1925; feast day August 4 [formerly August 9]) was a French Roman Catholic......
Victor I, St.
St. Victor I ; feast day July 28) was the pope from about 189 to 198/199. After succeeding St. Eleutherius in 189,......
Victor III, Blessed
Blessed Victor III ; beatified July 23, 1887) ; feast day September 16) was the pope from 1086 to 1087. Of noble......
Vincent de Paul, St
St. Vincent de Paul ; canonized 1737; feast day September 27) was a French saint who founded the Congregation of......
Vincent Ferrer, St
St. Vincent Ferrer ; canonized 1455; feast day April 5) was an Aragonese (Spain) friar and a renowned preacher......
Vincent of Lérins, Saint
Saint Vincent of Lérins ; feast day May 24) was a Gallo-Roman saint, the chief theologian of the Abbey of Lérins,......
Vitalian, Saint
Saint Vitalian ; feast day January 27) was the pope from 657 to 672. Consecrated as St. Eugenius I’s successor......
Vladimir I
Vladimir I ; feast day July 15) was the grand prince of Kyiv and the first Christian ruler in Kievan Rus. His military......
Walburga, Saint
Saint Walburga ; feast day February 25) was an abbess and missionary who, with her brothers Willibald of Eichstätt......
Wenceslas I
Wenceslas I ; feast day September 28) was the prince of Bohemia and a Christian martyr who is venerated as the......
Wilfrid, Saint
Saint Wilfrid ; feast day October 12) was one of the greatest English saints, a monk and bishop who was outstanding......
Willibrord, Saint
Saint Willibrord ; feast day November 7) was an Anglo-Saxon bishop and missionary, apostle of Friesland, and a......
Wulfstan, Saint
Saint Wulfstan was the bishop of Worcester from 1062, the last surviving English holder of a bishopric after the......
Xavier, St. Francis
St. Francis Xavier ; canonized March 12, 1622; feast day December 3) was the greatest Roman Catholic missionary......
Zaccaria, Saint Antonio Maria
Saint Antonio Maria Zaccaria ; canonized May 27, 1897; feast day July 5) was an Italian priest, physician, and......
Zacharias, Saint
Saint Zacharias ; feast day March 15) was the pope from 741 to 752. The last of the Greek popes, Zacharias was......
Zephyrinus, St.
St. Zephyrinus ; feast day August 26) was the pope from about 199 to 217. Of humble birth, he succeeded Pope St.......
Zosimus, Saint
Saint Zosimus ; feast day December 26) was the pope from March 417 to December 418. He was consecrated as Pope......