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Dionysius the Areopagite, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Dionysius the Areopagite, Saint ârēŏpˈəjīt [key], fl. 1st cent. a.d., Athenian Christian, converted by St. Paul. Acts 17.34. Tradition has made him a martyr and the first bishop of Athens. He ha...

Cyprian, Saint

(Encyclopedia)Cyprian, Saint sĭpˈrēən [key], 200?–258, Father of the Church, bishop of Carthage (c.248), and perhaps a disciple of Tertullian. Converted in his middle age, he rose quickly to become the most p...

John of Damascus, Saint

(Encyclopedia)John of Damascus, Saint, or Saint John Damascene dămˈəsēn [key], c.675–c.749, Syrian theologian, Father of the Church and Doctor of the Church. He was brought up at the court of the caliph in Da...

Didymus

(Encyclopedia)Didymus: see Thomas, Saint.

Hieronymus

(Encyclopedia)Hieronymus: see Jerome, Saint.

Elizabeth, Saint, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Elizabeth, Saint, in the Gospel of St. Luke, mother of John the Baptist and kinswoman of the Virgin Mary. Feast: Nov. 5.

Theatines

(Encyclopedia)Theatines: see Cajetan, Saint.

Menevia

(Encyclopedia)Menevia, Wales: see Saint David's. ...
 

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