2236 results for 'St. Gertrude the Great'

St. Gertrude the Great Gertrude the Great was a German Benedictine nun and mystic. She is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church and by The Episcopal Church ...

St. Albert the Great Albert the Great was a 13th-century German Dominican who decisively influenced the Church’s stance toward Aristotelian philosophy brought to Europe by the spread...

Pope St. Gregory the Great Pope Gregory I, commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was Bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 to his death. He is known for instigating the first...

Gertrud von Le Fort The Baroness Gertrud von Le Fort was a German writer of novels, poems and essays. More books by author

St. Benedict St. Benedict was a religious reformer who lived in Italy in the late 400s and early 500s. He is known as the “father of Western monasticism,” having established a Rule...

St. Ambrose of Milan St. Ambrose of Milan was a fourth-century bishop and doctor of the Church. He was well versed in law, literature, and rhetoric. At one point, he was governor...

St. Bonaventure Bonaventure born Giovanni di Fidanza, was an Italian Catholic Franciscan, bishop, cardinal, scholastic theologian and philosopher. More books by...

St. John of Ávila St. John of Ávila (1499—1569) was known by all as a devout and humble priest. Reportedly, he spent two hours in prayer before Mass to anticipate receiving the Holy...

Louis St. Hilaire Louis St. Hilaire is a graduate of Franciscan University of Steubenville. He works with the Saint Paul Center and is an editor for the Verbum Catholic Topical Index ...

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St. Frances of Rome Saint Frances of Rome (1384-1440) was born into a noble Italian family and displayed exemplary virtue from her earliest youth. A devoted wife and mother, and...

St. Vincent Ferrer St. Vincent Ferrer (1350–1419), born in Valencia, Spain, joined the Dominican Order, becoming a professor and later preaching repentance and the impending Last...

St. Anselm of Canterbury Saint Anselm is best known for his work on the nature of God, which shaped both Catholic and Protestant thought in the centuries that followed. Saint Anselm's...

St. Isidore of Seville St. Isidore of Seville (c. 560–636) was a Spanish bishop, scholar, and Doctor of the Church, often called the last of the Latin Fathers. As Archbishop of...

St. Vincent Regnault, D.C. orn illegitimate, St. Louise (1591-1660) became a great apostle of charity. Together with St. Vincent de Paul she established permanent institutions to...

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St. John Bosco John Melchior Bosco, popularly known as Don Bosco, was an Italian Catholic priest, educator, and writer of the 19th century. More books by author

St. Alphonsus Liguori Alphonsus Liguori, CSsR (27 September 1696 – 1 August 1787), sometimes called Alphonsus Maria de Liguori or Saint Alphonsus Liguori, was an Italian Catholic...

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St. Joseph Cafasso Joseph Cafasso was an Italian Roman Catholic priest who was a significant social reformer in Turin. He was one of the so-called "Social Saints" who emerged during...