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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...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...Saint Pancras
(Encyclopedia)Saint Pancras: see Camden.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.Hieronymus
(Encyclopedia)Hieronymus: see Jerome, Saint.Didymus
(Encyclopedia)Didymus: see Thomas, Saint.Timotheus (Saint Timothy)
(Encyclopedia)Timotheus: see Timothy, Saint.Theatines
(Encyclopedia)Theatines: see Cajetan, Saint.Saint James
(Encyclopedia)Saint James, uninc. town (1990 pop. 12,800), Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on Long Island, in a farm and resort area. It is residential.Browse by Subject
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