The Lives of the Saints, Volume 01 (of 16): January
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The Lives of the Saints, which I have begun, is an undertaking, of whose difficulty few can have any idea. Let it be remembered, that there were Saints in every century, for eighteen hundred years; that their Acts are interwoven with the profane history of their times, and that the history, not of one nation only, but of almost every nation under the sun; that the records of these lives are sometimes fragmentary, sometimes mere hints to be culled out of secular history; that authentic records have sometimes suffered interpolation, and that some records are forgeries; that the profane history w...
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- Lives of the Saints
- AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION (1872)
- INTRODUCTION TO THE LIVES OF THE SAINTS
- THE MARTYROLOGIES
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- Lives of the Saints
- January 1.
- THE CIRCUMCISION OF OUR LORD.
- S. CONCORD, P. M.
- SS. ELVAN AND MYDWYN.
- S. TELEMACHUS, H. M.
- S. FULGENTIUS, B. C.
- S. MOCHUA, OR CUAN.
- S. MOCHUA, OR CRONAN, OF BALLA
- S. ODILO, AB. CLUNY.
- January 2.
- THE HOLY MARTYRS OF LICHFIELD.
- S. MACARIUS OF ALEXANDRIA, AB.
- S. ADALHARDT, OR ADELARD, AB. C.
- S. SILVESTER, OF TRANI, MONK.
- January 3.
- S. ANTEROS, P. M.
- SS. ZOSIMUS AND ATHANASIUS, MM.
- S. PETER BALSAM, M.
- S. GORDIUS M.
- SS. THEOGNIS, PRIMUS, AND CYRINUS, MM.
- S. MELOR, M.
- S. GENOVEVA, V.
- S. BERTILIA, V.
- January 4.
- S. TITUS, B.
- S. DAFROSA, W. C.
- S. RUMON, B. C.
- S. GREGORY OF LANGRES, B.
- S. PHARAILDIS, V.
- S. RIGOBERT, ABP. OF RHEIMS.
- B. ANGELA. OF FOLIGNI.
- January 5.
- S. TELESPHORUS, POPE, M.
- THE MARTYRS IN THE THEBAID.
- S. SYNCLETICA, V.
- S. APOLLINARIS SYNCLETICA, V.
- S. SIMEON STYLITES, H.
- S. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR, K.
- S. GERLACH, H.
- January 6.
- THE EPIPHANY.
- S. MACRA, V. M.
- S. MELANIUS, B. OF RENNES.
- S. PETER, AB. OF CANTERBURY.
- S. ERMINOLD, AB. OF PRUFENING, AND M.
- January 7.
- S. LUCIAN, P. M., OF ANTIOCH.
- S. VALENTINE, B. OF PASSAU.
- S. CEDD, B. OF LONDON.
- S. TYLLO, H.
- S. ALDRIC, B. OF MANS.
- S. CANUTE LAVARD, M.
- January 8.
- S. LUCIAN, B. M. AT BEAUVAIS.
- S. PATIENS, B.
- S. ATTICUS, PATR. OF CONSTANTINOPLE.
- S. SEVERINUS, P. AP. OF NORICUM.
- B. BALDWIN, M. OF LAON.
- S. FRODOBERT, AB. OF TROYES.
- S. GUDULA, V.
- S. PEGA, V.
- S. WULSIN, B. OF SHERBOURN.
- S. LAURENCE JUSTINIANI, PATR. OF VENICE.
- January 9.
- S. MARCIANA, V. M.
- SS. JULIAN, BASILISSA, CELSUS, AND COMPANIONS, MM.
- S. PETER, B. OF SEBASTE.
- S. FILLAN, AB.
- S. ADRIAN, AB. OF CANTERBURY.
- S. BRITHWALD, ABP. OF CANTERBURY.
- January 10.
- S. NICANOR, M.
- SS. THECLA, V., AND JUSTINA.
- S. MARCIAN, P.
- S. DOMITIAN, B. C.
- S. AGATHO, POPE.
- S. SETHRIDA, V., ABSS.
- S. WILLIAM, AB. AND ABP. OF BOURGES.
- S. GONSALVO, P. C.
- B. ORINGA, OR CHRISTIANA, V.
- January 11.
- S. BALTHAZAR, K.
- S. HYGINUS, POPE.
- S. PALÆMON, H.
- S. THEODOSIUS, THE CŒNOBIARCH, H.
- S. VITALIS, MONK.
- S. SALVIUS, OF AMIENS, B. C.
- S. EGWIN, OF WORCESTER, B. C.
- January 12.
- S. ARCADIUS, M.
- SS. SATYRUS, CYRIACUS, MOSENTIUS, MM.
- SS. TIGRIS, P., AND EUTROPIUS, LECTOR, MM.
- S. CÆSARIA, V.
- S. BENEDICT BISCOP.
- SS. XXXVIII MONKS, IN IONIA.
- S. AELRED, AB. OF RIEVAULX.
- January 13.
- SS. HERMYLUS AND STRATONICUS, MM., AT BELGRADE.
- S. HILARY, B. D. OF POICTIERS.
- S. KENTIGERN, OR MUNGO, B. OF GLASGOW.
- B. GOTFRIED OF KAPPENBERG.
- B. VERONICA, V. OF MILAN.
- January 14.
- S. FELIX, P. C., AT NOLA.
- S. MACRINA THE ELDER, C., AT NEOCÆSAREA.
- SS. THEODULUS, P. PAUL, PROCLUS, HYPATIUS, ISAAC, AND OTHERS, MONKS AND MM. AT SINAI.
- S. DATIUS, ABP. C., OF MILAN.
- B. ORDORICO, O.S.F.
- January 15.
- S. PAUL, THE FIRST HERMIT IN EGYPT.
- S. MACARIUS OF EGYPT, AB.
- S. ISIDORE, P. AND MONK IN ALEXANDRIA.
- S. ALEXANDER, OF THE SLEEPLESS ONES, MONK AT ALEXANDRIA.
- S. JOHN THE CALYBITE, H.
- S. MAURUS, AB. OF GLANFEUIL.
- S. CEOLWULF, K., MONK.
- January 16.
- S. PRISCILLA, MATRON, AT ROME.
- S. MARCELLUS, POPE, M.
- S. MELAS, B. C. OF RHINOCLUSA.
- S. HONORATUS, B. OF ARLES.
- S. JAMES, B. OF THE TARANTAISE.
- S. FURSEY, AB.
- S. HENRY, H. IN NORTHUMBERLAND.
- January 17.
- SS. SPEUSIPPUS, ELEUSIPPUS, MELEUSIPPUS, LEONILLA, JONILLA, NEO AND TURBO, MM.
- S. GENULPH, B. C.
- S. ANTONY THE GREAT, AB.
- S. SABINE, B. OF PIACENZA.
- S. MILDGYTHA, V.
- January 18.
- S. PETER'S CHAIR.
- S. PRISCA, V. M., AT ROME.
- SS. PAUL AND THIRTY-SIX COMPANIONS, MM. IN EGYPT.
- SS. ARCHELAA, THECLA, AND SUSANNA, VV., MM. AT SALERNO.
- S. LEOBARD, H., AT MARMOUTIER.
- S. DEICOLUS, AB. OF LURE.
- January 19.
- S. GERMANICUS, M.
- SS. MARIS, MARTHA, AUDIFAX AND HABAKKUK, MM.
- S. BASSIAN, B. OF LODI.
- S. LAUNOMAR, AB. OF CORBION.
- SS. BLAITHMAC AND COMP. MONKS, M.M.
- S. WULSTAN, B. OF WORCESTER.
- January 20.
- S. FABIAN, POPE AND M., AT ROME.
- S. SEBASTIAN, M., AT ROME.
- S. EUTHYMIUS THE GREAT, AB.
- S. FECHIN, AB. OF FORE.
- January 21.
- SS. FRUCTUOSUS, B. M., AUGURIUS AND EULOGIUS, DD., MM.
- S. PATROCLUS, M.
- S. AGNES, V. M.
- S. MEINRAD, H. M.
- January 22.
- S. VINCENT, D. AND M.
- S. GAUDENTIUS, B. OF NOVARA.
- S. ANASTASIUS THE PERSIAN, AND LXX. COMPANIONS, MM. IN ASSYRIA.
- B. WALTER OF BIERBEEKE, MONK AT HEMMERODE.
- January 23.
- S. ASCLAS, M.
- S. CLEMENT, B. OF ANCYRA, AND HIS COMPANIONS, MM.
- S. JOHN THE ALMSGIVER, PATRIARCH OF ALEXANDRIA.
- S. RAYMUND, OF PENNAFORTE, O.S.D.
- January 24.
- S. TIMOTHY, B. OF EPHESUS.
- SS. BABYLUS, B., AND COMPANIONS, MM.
- S. MACEDONIUS, H.
- S. CADOC, AB.
- January 25.
- THE CONVERSION OF S. PAUL.
- S. ARTEMAS, M.
- SS. JUVENTINE AND MAXIMUS, MM., AT ANTIOCH.
- S. APOLLO, AB. IN THE THEBAID.
- S. MARES, AB. IN SYRIA.
- S. PRÆJECTUS, B., AND OTHERS, MM., AT CLERMONT.
- S. POPPO, AB. OF STAVELOT.
- January 26.
- S. POLYCARP, B. M. OF SMYRNA.
- S. SIMEON THE OLD, AB.
- S. PAULA, W., AT BETHLEHEM.
- S. XENOPHON, HIS WIFE, AND SONS.
- S. BATHILD, Q.
- S. THEORITGITHA, V., AT BARKING.
- January 27.
- S. JULIAN, B. OF MANS.
- S. DEVOTA, V. M., IN CORSICA.
- S. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, B. D.
- S. LUPUS, B. OF CHALONS.
- S. THEODORIC II, B. C. OF ORLEANS.
- S. JOHN, B. OF FRENCH FLANDERS.
- January 28.
- SS. THYRSUS, LEUCIUS, CALLINICUS, AND OTHERS, MM.
- S. VALERIUS, B. OF SARAGOSSA.
- S. PALLADIUS, H. IN SYRIA.
- S. CYRIL, PATR. OF ALEXANDRIA.
- S. JAMES, THE PENITENT, H.
- S. PAULINUS, PATR. OF AQUILEIA.
- B. CHARLEMAGNE, EMP.
- January 29.
- S. VALERIUS, B. OF TREVES.
- SS. SABINIAN, M., AND SABINA, V.
- S. GILDAS THE WISE, AB., IN BRITTANY.
- S. SULPICIUS SEVERUS, B. OF BOURGES.
- S. FRANCIS OF SALES, B.C. OF GENEVA.
- January 30.
- S. BARSAS, B.C. OF EDESSA.
- S. ALDEGUND, V.
- S. ADELELM, AB. OF BURGOS.
- S. HYACINTHA, V.
- January 31.
- S.S. CYRUS, JOHN AND OTHERS, MM., IN EGYPT.
- S. MARCELLA, W.
- S. AIDAN OR MAIDOC, B., OF FERNS.
- S. ULPHIA V.
- S. SERAPION, M.
- S. PETER NOLASCO, C.
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