Apostle / Disciple
St. Matthias the Apostle
Matthias was an apostle in Christianity.
Holy Land (historical region) · Historical region
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264 lives of faith. Showing 25–36.
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St. Justin Martyr
Justin Martyr , also known as Justin the Philosopher, was an early Christian apologist and philosopher.
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Apostle / Disciple · 11 June
St. Barnabas
Barnabas , born Joseph or Joses , was a prominent Christian disciple, identified as an apostle in Acts 14:14.
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St. John Fisher
John Fisher was an English Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Rochester from 1504 to 1535 and as chancellor of the University of Cambridge.
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St. John the Baptist
John the Baptist was a religious preacher active in the area of the Jordan River in the early first century AD.
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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.
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St. Thomas the Apostle
Thomas the Apostle also known as Didymus , was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament.
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St. Maria Goretti
Maria Teresa Goretti was an Italian virgin martyr of the Catholic Church, and one of the youngest saints to be canonized.
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St. John Jones
John Jones O.F.M , also known as John Buckley, John Griffith, Godfrey Maurice , or Griffith Jones, was a Franciscan priest and martyr.
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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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Apostle / Disciple
St. James the Great
James the Great was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus.
Holy Land (historical region) · Historical region
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Martyr · 27 July
St. Titus Brandsma
Titus Brandsma was a Dutch Carmelite priest and a professor of philosophy.
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