268 lives of faith. Showing 145–156.
Monastic
Paul of Thebes, commonly known as Paul the First Hermit or Paul the Anchorite, was an Egyptian saint regarded as the first Christian hermit and grazer, who was claimed to have lived alone in the desert of Thebes in Roman Egypt from the age of 16 to the age of 113 years old.
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Bishop
Paulinus was a Roman missionary and the first Bishop of York. A member of the Gregorian mission sent in 601 by Pope Gregory I to Christianize the Anglo-Saxons from their native Anglo-Saxon paganism, Paulinus arrived in England by 604 with the second missionary group.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace unknown
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Priest · 26 January
Robert of Molesme was an abbot, and a founder of the Cistercian Order. He is venerated as a Christian saint.
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Priest · 7 June
Robert of Newminster was a priest, abbot, and a saint of the Catholic Church. He was born in Gargrave in Yorkshire, England.
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Monastic
Saint Fursey was an Irish monk who did much to establish Christianity throughout the British Isles and particularly in East Anglia.
Ireland · Traditional attribution
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Monastic · 8 March
Senán mac Geircinn was an Irish Christian minister. He was a resident of Munster and is important in Irish tradition, as founder of Inis Cathaigh and patron of the Corco Baiscinn and the Uí Fhidgeinte.
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Monastic · October 12
Seraphin of Montegranaro, was an Italian Capuchin lay brother, who is honored as a saint by the Catholic Church.
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Monastic · 26 January
Stephen Harding was an English-born monk and abbot, who was one of the founders of the Cistercian Order. He is honoured as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.
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Monastic · 8 February
Stephen of Muret was the founder of the Order of Grandmont and its motherhouse of Grandmont Abbey.
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Monastic · 8 March
Stephen of Obazine also known as Stephen of Vielzot (French: Étienne de Vielzot, Étienne d'Obazine;, was a French priest and hermit, famed for his pious nature, even from a young age.
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Monastic · 2 July
Swithun was an Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester and subsequently patron saint of Winchester Cathedral. His historical importance as bishop is overshadowed by his reputation for posthumous miracle-working.
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Bishop · 8 November
Willehad or Willihad; c. 745 AD – 8 November 789) was a Christian missionary and the Bishop of Bremen from 787 AD.
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