Christian Saints & Early Church Fathers Codexery

A source-cited reference to christian saints & early church fathers

Christian Saints & Early Church Fathers (38)

• Innocent of Alaska — Missionary, scholar, and Metropolitan of Moscow who brought Orthodox Christianity to Alaska.
• James, son of Alphaeus — One of the Twelve Apostles, often identified as James the Less.
• James the Great — First apostle martyred; patron saint of Spain.
• John of Ávila — Spanish priest, preacher, mystic, and Doctor of the Church.
• Jude the Apostle — Apostle and patron saint of desperate cases and lost causes.
• Junípero Serra — Spanish Franciscan missionary and 'Apostle of California'
• Lazarus of Bethany — New Testament figure raised from the dead by Jesus.
• Luke the Evangelist — Physician, evangelist, and author of Luke–Acts.
• Mary, mother of Jesus — First-century Jewish woman, mother of Jesus, venerated in multiple faiths.
• Mary MacKillop — First Australian Catholic saint and co-founder of the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart.
• Matteo Ricci — Jesuit missionary who bridged Ming China and Europe.
• Matthias the Apostle — Apostle chosen by lot to replace Judas Iscariot.
• Papias of Hierapolis — Early collector of oral traditions about Jesus and the Gospels.
• Peter Chrysologus — Doctor of Homilies and Bishop of Ravenna
• Peter Damian — Italian reforming Benedictine monk, cardinal, and Doctor of the Church
• Peter Faber — Savoyard Catholic priest, theologian, and co-founder of the Society of Jesus
• Peter the Hermit — Priest who led the People's Crusade and was linked to early massacres.
• Pope Benedict XV — Pope during World War I, focused on peace and humanitarian aid.
• Hilary of Poitiers — Bishop of Poitiers, Doctor of the Church, and staunch defender of Nicene orthodoxy against Arianism.
• Hosius of Corduba — Bishop of Corduba and key figure in the Arian controversy.
• Ignatius of Loyola — Founder of the Jesuits, soldier turned saint, and author of the Spiritual Exercises.
• James, brother of Jesus — Brother of Jesus and first leader of the Jerusalem Church.
• Mark the Evangelist — Traditional author of the Gospel of Mark and founder of the Church of Alexandria.
• Martin of Tours — Third bishop of Tours, patron saint of the French Third Republic.
• Matthew the Apostle — Apostle, tax collector turned evangelist, author of the first Gospel.
• Maximilian Kolbe — Polish Franciscan friar who volunteered to die at Auschwitz.
• Peter Canisius — Dutch Jesuit who led Catholic restoration in Reformation-era Germany.
• Polycarp — Bishop of Smyrna, disciple of John, and early Christian martyr.
• Pope Benedict XVI — First pope to resign since 1415; defender of traditional Catholic values.
• Pope Damasus I — Bishop of Rome who established the biblical canon.
• Pope Gregory I — The 64th Bishop of Rome and a Father of the Church
• Pope Honorius I — Pope condemned posthumously for Monothelite correspondence.
• John Henry Newman — English theologian and cardinal, leader of the Oxford Movement.
• Padre Pio — Italian Capuchin friar, priest, stigmatist, and mystic; venerated as a saint.
• Philip the Apostle — One of the Twelve Apostles, preacher in Greece and Asia-Minor.
• Marcion of Sinope — Early Christian theologian who proposed two gods and a distinct canon.
• Nestorius — Archbishop of Constantinople whose Christological teachings led to lasting controversy.
• Pope Alexander I — Early bishop of Rome with disputed traditions and uncertain chronology.

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