Bishops

281 lives of faith. Showing 37–48.

Artistic interpretation of St. Irenaeus

Doctor of the Church

St. Irenaeus

Irenaeus was a Greek bishop in the second century, noted for his role in guiding and expanding Christian communities in the southern regions of present-day France and, more widely, for the development of Christian theology by opposing Gnostic…

Turkey

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Artistic interpretation of St. Oliver Plunkett

Martyr · 1 July

St. Oliver Plunkett

Oliver Plunkett, also spelled Plunket Irish: Oilibhéar Pluincéid; 1 November 1625 – 1 July 1681), was the Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland and the last victim of the Popish Plot.

Ireland

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Artistic interpretation of St. Apollinaris of Ravenna

Martyr

St. Apollinaris of Ravenna

Apollinaris of Ravenna is a Syrian saint, whom the Roman Martyrology describes as "a bishop who, according to tradition, while spreading among the nations the unsearchable riches of Christ, led his flock as a good shepherd and honoured the Church of…

Turkey · Probable birthplace

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Artistic interpretation of St. Alphonsus Liguori

Doctor of the Church

St. Alphonsus Liguori

Alphonsus Maria de Liguori was an Italian Catholic bishop and saint, as well as a spiritual writer, composer, musician, artist, poet, lawyer, scholastic philosopher, and theologian.

Italy

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