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Virgin Mary, Mother of Jesus, Madonna
According to the New Testament, Mary was the mother of Jesus of Nazareth; at the time of his conception she was betrothed (or engaged) to Joseph and was a virgin. The chi... |
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Jesus Christ, of Nazareth
Jesus or Jesus Christ, Jewish teacher and prophet in whom Christians have traditionally seen the Messiah and whom they have characterized as Son of God and as Word or Wis... |
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St. John the Baptist
John the Baptist is a key figure in the Biblical stories of Jesus of Nazareth. According to the Gospels, John's role was to announce the coming of Jesus: in John 1:23 he... |
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Mary Magdalene, Disciple of Jesus
Mary Magdalene is described, both in the canonical New Testament and in the New Testament apocrypha, as a devoted disciple of Jesus. She is considered by the Roman Cathol... |
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Saint Paul
He was halted by Christ when his fury was at its height; it was "through zeal" that he persecuted the Church, and he obtained mercy because he had acted "ignorantly in un... |
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Saint Peter, Prince of the Apostles
After the first meeting Peter with the other early disciples remained with Jesus for some time, accompanying Him to Galilee, Judaea, and Jerusalem, and through Samaria ba... |
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Hegesippus, Christian Chronicler
Hegesippus was a Christian chronicler of the early Church and wrote against heresies. His works are lost, save some passages quoted by Eusebius, who tells us that he wrot... |
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Arius and Arianism
ARIUS was one of the most famous heretics; b. about 256, in Libya (according to others, in Alexandria); d. 336, at Constantinople. He was educated by Lucian, presbyter in... |
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Eusebius, Father of Church History
Eusebius of Caesarea was a bishop of Caesarea in Palaestina and is often referred to as the father of Church history because of his work in recording the history of the e... |
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St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra
The true story of Santa Claus begins with St. Nicholas, who was born during the third century in Patara, a village in what is now Turkey. His wealthy parents, who raised... |
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Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
He was named the Christian bishop of Hippo (Annaba, Algeria) in 396, and devoted the remaining decades of his life to the formation of an ascetic religious community. Aug... |
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Pope Leo I, The Great
Pope Leo I or Leo the Great, was pope of the Roman Catholic Church from September 29, 440 to November 10, 461. He was a Roman aristocrat and the first Pope of the Roman C... |
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Dionysius, Introduction 'Anno Domini'
Dionysius Exiguus has left his mark conspicuously, for it was he who introduced the use of the Christian Era according to which dates are reckoned from the Incarnation, w... |
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Saint Benedict
Born in the district of Nurcia, in Umbria, central Italy, he was sent to Rome for his studies; but left there and joined (c 500) a sort of community of ecclesiastical stu... |
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Cassiodorus, Roman Statesman
Cassiodorus was a Roman statesman, great writer and (later) monk, serving in the administration of Theodoric the Great, king of the Ostrogoths. He spent his career trying... |
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