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Basil of Caesarea also called Saint Basil the Great (329 or 330 – January 1 379) (Greek: Ἅγιος Βασίλειος ὁ Μέγας) was the Greek bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia […]

Enoch (/ˈiːnək/; Hebrew: חֲנוֹךְ Modern H̱anokh Tiberian Ḥănōḵ; Arabic: إدريس‎ ʼIdrīs) appears in the Book of Genesis and a figure in the Generations of Adam. Enoch is the son ofJared […]

James son of Zebedee (Greek Ἰάκωβος from Hebrew/Aramaic Yaʿqob; died 44 AD) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and traditionally considered the first apostle to be martyred. He […]

Joseph Butler (18 May 1692 – 16 June 1752) was an English bishop theologian apologist and philosopher. He was born in Wantage in the English county of Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). […]

The Maccabees also spelled Machabees (Hebrew: מכבים or מקבים‎ Maqabim; Latin: Machabi or Machado; Greek: Μακκαβαῖοι /makav’εï/) were the leaders of a Jewish rebel army that took control of Judea […]

Saints Perpetua and Felicity (believed to have died 203) are Christian martyrs of the 3rd century. Perpetua was a married noblewoman said to have been 22 years old at the […]

Saint Philomena was as believed by her devotees within the Catholic Church a young virgin martyr whose remains were discovered in 1802 in the Catacombs of Priscilla.

Longinus is the name given in medieval and some modern Christian traditions to the Roman soldier who pierced Jesus in his side with a lance the Holy Lance (lancea as […]

Roman Catholic veneration of Mary the mother of Jesus which has grown over time in importance is manifested not only in prayer but also in the visual arts poetry and […]

Silas or Silvanus (Greek: Σίλας / Σιλουανός; fl. 1st century AD) was a leading member of the Early Christian community who later accompanied Paul on parts of his first and […]