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King Edward the Martyr, 979. [70] Adalbert of Prague, 997 by Old Prussians; Bruno of Querfurt, 1009; Jovan Vladimir, 1014; Olaf II of Norway, 1030 in the Battle of Stiklestad [71] Gerard of Csanád, 1046; Stanislaus of Szczepanów, 1079; Canute IV of Denmark, 1086; Magnus Erlendsson of Orkney, 1117; William of Norwich, 1144 (cult suppressed) [72]
The saints of the Society of Jesus (also known as the Jesuits) are listed here alphabetically. The list includes Jesuit saints from Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas. Since the founder of the Jesuits, St Ignatius of Loyola, was canonised in 1622, there have been 52 other Jesuits canonised. [1
(2007) [8] and in his book The Madness of King Jesus (2010) [14] that Pilate and other Romans regarded Jesus as an insane lunatic. [8] According to the Gospels, Jesus was presented to Pilate and sentenced to death as a royal pretender, but the standard Roman procedure was the prosecution and execution of would-be insurgents with their leaders ...
In the New Testament genealogies, Jesus Christ is a descendant of King David and has been proclaimed by the Catholic Church as King of the Universe. [64] His mother, Mary, is also celebrated within Catholic teaching as Queen of Heaven. Within tradition, she too is a descendant of King David, as were both her parents - Sts. Joachim and Anne.
Stephen (Greek: Στέφανος, romanized: Stéphanos; c. AD 5 – c. 34) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity. [2] According to the Acts of the Apostles, he was a deacon in the early church at Jerusalem who angered members of various synagogues by his teachings.
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 ...
Saints: Dmitri Ivanovich: October 19, 1582 May 15, 1591 8 Russia: Eastern Orthodox Church: Martyr Tsarevich of All Russia Bogolep of Chorny Yar: May 2, 1647 August 1, 1654 7 Russia: Eastern Orthodox Church: Venerable Gabriel of Białystok: April 2, 1684 April 20, 1690 6 Poland: Eastern Orthodox Church: Martyr Peter [Cungagnaq] ca. 1800 ...
The following list contains saints from Anglo-Saxon England during the period of Christianization until the Norman Conquest of England (c. AD 600 to 1066). It also includes British saints of the Roman and post-Roman period (3rd to 6th centuries), and other post-biblical saints who, while not themselves English, were strongly associated with particular religious houses in Anglo-Saxon England ...