List of articles in "Saint" category - Page 116

St. Ada a Roman Catholic saint was a 7th-century nun abbess and dedicated virgin. She was the niece of Saint Engelbert who was murdered by his own cousin; she and […]

Saints Servandus and Cermanus (Germanus) (Spanish: San Servando y San Germán) (d. 305 AD) were Spanish martyrs who are venerated as Christian saints. They were killed at Cádiz. Tradition states […]

Saint Romanus of Condat (c. 390 – c. 463) is a saint of the fifth century. At the age of thirty five he decided to live as a hermit in the area […]

Saint Romanus Ostiarius is a legendary saint of the Catholic Church. His legend states that he was a soldier who converted to Christianity by the example of Saint Lawrence who […]

Saint Guiraud (1070–1123) was a bishop of Béziers of the twelfth centuryHe is said to have been the second prior of Cassan Abbey. He served as bishop from 1121 to […]

Rocca (literally: rock) is an Italian term meaning a high fortifiable stronghold usually located in smaller towns beneath or on which the village or town clustered within which its inhabitants […]

Saint Aphrodisius (French: Saint Aphrodise Afrodise Aphrodyse Aphrodite) is a saint associated with the diocese of Béziers in Languedoc southern France.According to Gregory of Tours Aphrodisius was an Egyptian who […]

Saint Ginés de la Jara (also known as Ginés de la Xara Ginés el Franco Genesius Sciarensis) is a semi-legendary saint of Spain. He is associated with the region surrounding […]

Saint Euplius (Euplus) (Italian: Sant’ Euplo Sant’ Euplio Greek: ἅγιος Εὖπλος) (d. ca. AD 304) is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic […]

Nikola Tavelić (c. 1340 – November 14 1391) is a saint of the Catholic Church. This Franciscan missionary who died a martyr’s death in Jerusalem was the first Croatian saint.