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Martin of Tours (Latin: Martinus Turonensis; 316/336 – 8 November 397), also known as Martin the Merciful, was the third bishop of Tours. He has become one of the most familiar and recognizable saints in France, heralded as the patron saint of the Third Republic. He is the patron saint of many communities and organizations across Europe.
The Military Saints are characteristically depicted as soldiers in traditional Byzantine iconography from about the 10th century (Macedonian dynasty) and especially in Slavic Christianity. [2] While early icons show the saints in "classicizing" or anachronistic attire, icons from the 11th and especially the 12th centuries, painted in the new ...
Farm workers - Andrew the Apostle, Benedict of Nursia, Bernard of Vienne, Eligius, George, [10] Isidore the Farmer, Notburga, Phocas the Gardener, Walstan. Farriers - Eligius, John the Baptist. Field workers - Medard. Firefighters - Eustace, [20] Florian [5] Brazilian firefighters - George.
The saint's coat of arms, with a sword piercing a crescent moon, on the Papal Ombrellino at Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano. Reconstructed Coat of arms of John of Capistrano After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the Ottoman Empire , under Sultan Mehmed II , threatened Christian Europe.
Plaque of Camillo de Lellis inside the historical Hospital of San Giacomo in Rome. Camillus de Lellis, M.I., (25 May 1550 – 14 July 1614) was a Roman Catholic priest from Italy who founded the Camillians, a religious order dedicated to the care of the sick. He was beatified by Pope Benedict XIV in the year 1742, and canonized by him four ...
Saint George is one of Christianity's most popular saints, and is highly honored by both the Western and Eastern Churches. [ 1 ] A wide range of devotions, traditions, and prayers to honor the saint have emerged throughout the centuries. He has for long been distinguished by the title of "The Great Martyr" and is one of the most popular saints ...
John the Warrior ( Greek: Ἰωάννης ὁ στρατιώτης, Russian: Иоанн Воин, Ioann Voin) or John the Soldier in the Catholic Church is a Christian saint and martyr. He was born in the 4th century and lived until his death in the Byzantine Empire. Forced by Julian the Apostate to serve as a warrior against Christianity, he ...
The nomads of the desert looked upon Sergius as their special patron saint. In the Armenian Church traditions, Sergius, or Sarkis, was venerated as a Christian general in the Roman army. He was martyred with his son, Martyros, for witnessing to their faith in Christ. The feast is preceded by three-day fasting where most abstain of food and water.