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Ignatius of Constantinople, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Ignatius of Constantinople, Saint, c.800–877, Greek churchman, patriarch of Constantinople. A son of Byzantine Emperor Michael I, he was castrated and shut up in a monastery (813) by…

The Saint

Director: Phillip NoyceWriters: Jonathan Hensleigh and Wesley StrickDirector of Photography:Phil MeheuxEditor:Terry RawlingsMusic:Graeme RevellProduction Designer:Joseph Nemec IIIProducers:…

Nicholas Joseph BEGICH, Congress, AK (1932-1972)

BEGICH Nicholas Joseph , a Representative from Alaska; born in Eveleth, Saint Louis County, Minn., April 6, 1932; attended the Eveleth public schools and Eveleth Junior College; St. Cloud State…

Nicholas, Russian grand duke

(Encyclopedia) Nicholas (Nikolai Nikolayevich)Nicholasnyĭkəlīˈ nyĭkəlīˈəvĭch [key], 1856–1929, Russian grand duke and army officer; first cousin of Czar Alexander III and grandson of Czar Nicholas I…

Saint Lucia Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Saint Lucia Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-St. Lucian Relations PEOPLESt. Lucia's population…

Biographies: Selected Popes

Selected Popes Pope Benedict XVI See also Catholic Religious Leaders People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Christianity Roman Catholic Church Papacy…

Saint Malachy

The first Irish saint to be canonized by a pope, in 1199 by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Malachy (1094?–1148) St. Malachy is known principally as a reformer of the Irish clergy,…

Saint Aidan

The founder of a great center of Celtic Christianity by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Aidan (died 651) According to the historian Bede, Aidan was an Irish monk on the island of Iona when he was sent…

Saint Brendan

Patron of boatmen, sailors, travelers, and whales by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Brendan (486?–578?) Also known as St. Brendan the Voyager, St. Brendan the Navigator, and St. Brandon Born near…

Saint Brigid

Patron of babies, blacksmiths, cows and dairy workers, Ireland, midwives, poets, sailors, scholars, and travelers by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Brigid (453?–523?) Also known as St.…