Named places 3010
Themes and Categories
Explore saints from different angles: their status, places of life, associated historical figures, or traditional attributes.
Categories (30)
Ecclesiastical statuses, types of holiness and spiritual vocations.
confessor 811 bishop 493 martyr 270 abbot 261 virgin 237 monk 197 priest 153 founder 138 hermit 128 missionary 120 religious 118 martyr 116 solitary 103 archbishop 85 religious 80 pope 61 widow 57 apostle 55 abbess 53 foundress 49 anchorite 47 mystic 45 pilgrim 37 deacon 33 Doctor of the Church 31 martyrs 31 thaumaturge 29 patriarch 28 Doctor of the Church 27 preacher 27
Places (30)
Cities, regions and countries where saints lived, preached or were martyred.
Rome (IT) 300 Constantinople (TR) 70 Paris (FR) 61 Jerusalem (IL) 57 Antioch (TR) 38 Lyon (FR) 36 Tours (FR) 36 Milan (IT) 34 Orléans (FR) 33 Cologne (DE) 32 Arles (FR) 31 Alexandria (EG) 30 Trier (DE) 29 Reims (FR) 27 Auvergne (FR) 26 England (GB) 25 Florence (IT) 25 Naples (IT) 25 Toulouse (FR) 25 Metz (FR) 24 Valencia (ES) 23 Marseille (FR) 22 Bourges (FR) 21 Poitiers (FR) 21 Autun (FR) 20 Bologna (IT) 20 Troyes (FR) 20 Avignon (FR) 19 Ireland (IE) 19 Venice (IT) 19
Historical Figures (30)
Historical figures linked to saints: emperors, popes, martyrs, companions...
Saint Peter 48 Charlemagne 37 Diocletian 36 Saint Augustine 33 Pius IX 32 Saint Jerome 32 Saint Paul 30 Maximian 28 Saint Amand 27 Gregory of Tours 26 Jesus Christ 25 Saint Bernard 25 Benedict XIV 24 Clovis 24 John 24 Childebert 23 Chlothar II 22 Saint Eligius 21 Valerian 21 Louis the Pious 20 Saint Martin 20 Clovis II 19 Saint Gregory of Tours 19 Theodore 19 Guntram 18 Pius VI 18 Saint Dominic 18 Saint Gregory the Great 18 Saint Ouen 18 Constantius 17
Named entities (12343)
Popes, mentioned saints, places, orders, institutions, works and concepts extracted from texts with a centrality weight.
Regions 45
Countries 17
Saints mentioned 3047
Popes 303
People 3533
Orders 176
Institutions 974
Concepts 211
Events 262
Works 379
Relics 306
Other 80
Iconographic Attributes (20)
Objects and symbols traditionally associated with representations of saints.
episcopal vestments (182) book (69) crozier (61) cross (60) crucifix (59) palm of martyrdom (54) sword (53) palm (41) hairshirt (36) pontifical vestments (36) monastic habit (34) Dominican habit (33) sword (33) monk's habit (32) abbot's crozier (30) abbot's crosier (27) mitre (27) episcopal insignia (26) severed head (24) chains (23)
Patronages (20)
Professions, causes and groups of which saints are the protectors.