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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.
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
Jacobus Arminius (1560–1609) arrived at the same conclusion in his own readings of the early church fathers. In responding to Calvinist William Perkins arguments for the perseverance of the saints, he wrote: "In reference to the sentiments of the [early church] fathers, you doubtless know that almost all antiquity is of the opinion, that believers can fall away and perish."
This is a list of people, who died just prior to the Massacre of the Innocents (the slaughter by Herod of Judea of male babies under two years old in an effort to eliminate the newborn King of the Jews) [1] or during the 1st century, who have received recognition from the Catholic Church as saints (through canonization).
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 ...
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They were first challenged by Albert Schweitzer in his doctoral thesis, The Psychiatric Study of Jesus: Exposition and Criticism, [81] [2] [3] (Die psychiatrische Beurteilung Jesu: Darstellung und Kritik, 1913) [82] [83] [28] [84] and by the American theologian Walter E. Bundy [Wikidata] in his 1922 book, The psychic health of Jesus.
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 ...