(Encyclopedia) Simeon Stylites, SaintSimeon Stylites, Saintsĭmˈēŏn [key]Simeon Stylites, Saintstīlīˈtēz [key] [Gr.,= of a pillar], d. 459?, Syrian hermit. He lived for more than 35 years on a small…
(Encyclopedia) Paulinus, SaintPaulinus, Saintpôlīˈnəs [key], d. 644, Italian missionary, bishop of York (625–33). He was a Roman monk who went to England with the mission of St. Augustine of…
(Encyclopedia) Christopher, SaintChristopher, Saintkrĭsˈtəfər [key] [Gr.,=Christ bearer], 3d cent.?, martyr of Asia Minor. His characteristic legend is that one day when he was carrying a little…
(Encyclopedia) Luke, Saint [Gr. Lucas], traditional author of the third Gospel (see Luke, Gospel according to Saint) and of its sequel, the Acts of the Apostles. Paul's letter to the Colossians…
(Encyclopedia) Bernadette, SaintBernadette, Saintbûrnədĕtˈ [key], 1844–79, French peasant girl who reported seeing the Virgin Mary in apparitions at a grotto near Lourdes, her home, in 1858. She was…
(Encyclopedia) Peter Claver, SaintPeter Claver, Saintklāˈvər [key], 1581–1654, Spanish Jesuit missionary, called the Apostle of the Blacks. He was sent to what is now Colombia in 1610 and began at…
(Encyclopedia) Saint-Gelays or Saint-Gelais, Mellin deSaint-Gelays or Saint-Gelais, Mellin demĕlăN də săN-zhəlāˈ [key], c.1490–1558, French poet. He lived in Italy for many years, and he helped to…
