Saint Agapitus (Agapetus) of Rome
A young martyr of Praeneste, Agapitus miraculously survived the lions of the amphitheater, which lay down at his feet. H…
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A young martyr of Praeneste, Agapitus miraculously survived the lions of the amphitheater, which lay down at his feet. H…
Bishop of Arles in the 6th century and Vicar of the Holy See in Gaul, Aurelian was a defender of orthodoxy during the Th…
Bishop of Pavia and a brilliant 6th-century writer, Ennodius was tasked by Pope Hormisdas with negotiating the end of th…
Born in Melitene in the 4th century following a divine promise, Euthymius became one of the greatest abbots of Palestine…
A monk originally from Lycia, Gerasimus settled in Palestine where he founded a famous laura near the Jordan River after…
Bishop of Amnice in Armenia in the 4th century, Gregory fled persecutions to undertake long pilgrimages to the Indies, J…
Originally from Palestine and a disciple of Gregory of Nazianzus, John Climacus withdrew to Mount Sinai at the age of si…
Originally from Antioch, Julian and Basilissa lived a virginal marriage before leading vast monastic communities. Basili…
The first bishop of Le Mans sent from Rome, Saint Julian evangelized the Cenomani in the 2nd century. He performed numer…
A disciple of Saint Columbanus, Leobard founded the Abbey of Marmoutier in Alsace in the early 7th century on a royal es…
Roman Christians of the 3rd century, Marcel and Anastasius fled to Gaul and stopped in Argenton, where Marcel miraculous…
Saint Sabas was one of the most illustrious patriarchs of the monks of Palestine in the 6th century. Founder of the Grea…
Elected pope in 498, Symmachus had to face a violent schism led by the antipope Laurentius and supported by Emperor Anas…
Born in Cappadocia in the 5th century, Saint Theodosius became the superior of all cenobites in Palestine. A great defen…