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A list of Christian saints and blesseds in chronological order, sorted by date of death: Christianity portal; Saints portal; Biography portal; History portal; 1st ...
Blessed Giles Mary of St. Joseph: 1729 1812 Blessed Peter Ou 1814 Augustine Zhao Rong 1815 Francis Bianchi: 1743 1815 John Gabriel Taurin Dufresse: 1750 1815 Bishop of Sichuan Province: Blessed Joseph Tchang Ta-Pong: 1754 1815 Blessed Joseph Yuen 1815 Julie Billiart: 1751: Cuvilly, Picardy, France: 1816: Namur, Belgium: John Lantrua of Triora: 1760
Beekeepers - Ambrose of Milan, Bernard of Clairvaux, Valentine. Beggars - Ambrose of Milan, [ 5 ] Elisabeth of Hungary, [ 10 ] Giles. Bell makers - Agatha of Sicily [ 6 ] Belt makers - Alexius of Rome. Bird dealers - John the Baptist. Blacksmiths - Dunstan, [ 5 ] Peter the Apostle. Boatmen - Julian the Hospitaller.
During the reign of John I of Portugal (1357–1433), George became the patron saint of Portugal and the King ordered that the saint's image on the horse be carried in the Corpus Christi procession. The flag of George (white with red cross) was also carried by the Portuguese troops and hoisted in the fortresses, during the 15th century.
Stephen of Bourbon (d. 1262): De Supersticione: On St. Guinefort. [3] [1] The custom was regarded as harmful and superstitious by the church, which made efforts to eradicate it and enacted a fine for the continued practice. [3] [1] [5] Despite repeated prohibitions by the Catholic Church, the cult of this dog saint persisted for several ...
This is an incomplete list of people 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 ...
Saint Eligius. Eligius[b] (French: Éloi; 11 June 588 – 1 December 660), venerated as Saint Eligius, was a Frankish goldsmith, courtier, and bishop who was chief counsellor to Dagobert I and later Bishop of Noyon–Tournai. His deeds were recorded in Vita Sancti Eligii, written by his friend Audoin of Rouen.
Saint Roch. Roch (lived c. 1348 – 15/16 August 1376/79; traditionally c. 1295 – 16 August 1327), [a] also called Rock in English, was a Majorcan Catholic confessor whose death is commemorated on 16 August and 9 September in Italy; he was especially invoked against the plague.