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Aloysius Gonzaga (1568–1591), Italian, patron saint of young Christians. Roque González de Santa Cruz (1576–1628), the film The Mission is based on his life. John Soan de Goto (1578–1597), one of the Twenty-six Martyrs of Japan. Rene Goupil (1608–1642), French missionary and one of the first North American martyrs.
Not all Christian confessions accept every figure on this list as a martyr or Christian—see the linked articles for fuller discussion. In many types of Christianity, martyrdom is considered a direct path to sainthood and many names on this list are viewed as saints in one or more confessions.
They were first challenged by Albert Schweitzer in his doctoral thesis, The Psychiatric Study of Jesus: Exposition and Criticism, [80] [2] [3] (Die psychiatrische Beurteilung Jesu: Darstellung und Kritik, 1913) [81] [82] [28] [83] and by the American theologian Walter E. Bundy [Wikidata] in his 1922 book, The psychic health of Jesus.
The Roman Martyrology, which is a non-exhaustive list of saints venerated by the Catholic Church, includes the following feast days [1] for saints who died before Pentecost, and therefore are considered saints of the Old Covenant. [2] Unlike modern saints, these Biblical figures did not go through any formal process of canonization. [3]
Saint Alban's popularity was growing in the twelfth century, with various ecclesiastical sites housing relics associated with him. The monks at Goldcliff may have wanted to connect their chapel to this growing cult in particular because Aaron and Julius were mentioned alongside Alban as Romano-British martyrs in the work of Gildas and Bede. [27]
Paula Fredriksen, who believes that titles such as "Son of David" were applied to Jesus only after the crucifixion and resurrection, argued that Mark and Matthew placed that healing with the proclamation "Son of David!" just before "Jesus' departure for Jerusalem, the long-foreshadowed site of his sufferings." [7] The title "Son of David" is a ...
This is an incomplete list of humans and angels whom the Catholic Church has canonized as saints.According to Catholic theology, all saints enjoy the beatific vision.Many of the saints listed here are to be found in the General Roman Calendar, while others may also be found in the Roman Martyrology; [1] still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the ...
James, son of Alphaeus: c. 62 James, son of Zebedee: 44 Januarius: 4th century Jason of Tarsus: 1st century Jerome: 420 Joachim: 1st century Joanna: 1st century John and Paul: 4th century John Cassian: 5th century John Chrysostom: 407 John of Egypt: 4th century John of Senhout: 4th century John the Apostle: 1st century John the Baptist: c. 30 ...