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Isidore of Seville, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Isidore of Seville, SaintIsidore of Seville, Saintĭzˈədôrˌ [key], c.560–636, Spanish churchman and encyclopedist, bishop of Seville, Doctor of the Church. Born of a noble Hispano-Roman…

Ivo of Chartres, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Ivo of Chartres, SaintIvo of Chartres, Saintīˈvō, shärˈtrə [key], c.1040–c.1116, French churchman, bishop of Chartres (after 1090). He was fearlessly outspoken and was briefly…

Joseph of Arimathea, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Joseph of Arimathea, SaintJoseph of Arimathea, Saintârˌĭməthēˈə [key], in the New Testament, wealthy man, probably a member of the Sanhedrin, who gave the body of Jesus a decent burial…

Dionysius the Areopagite, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Dionysius the Areopagite, SaintDionysius the Areopagite, Saintdīənĭshˈēəs, [key]Dionysius the Areopagite, Saintârēŏpˈəjīt [key], fl. 1st cent. a.d., Athenian Christian, converted by…

Duchesne, Saint Rose Philippine

(Encyclopedia) Duchesne, Saint Rose PhilippineDuchesne, Saint Rose Philippinerōz fēlēpēnˈ [key]Duchesne, Saint Rose Philippine düshĕnˈ [key], 1769–1852, French educator in the United States, a Roman…

Seton, Saint Elizabeth Ann

(Encyclopedia) Seton, Saint Elizabeth Ann, 1774–1821, American Roman Catholic leader, usually called Mother Seton, b. Elizabeth Ann Bayley, New York City. She was the daughter of a prominent…