Hegesippus, Saint

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• Hegesippus, Saint — ▪ Greek historian flourished 2nd century, ; feast day April 7       Greek Christian historian and champion of orthodoxy who opposed the heresy of Gnosticism (q.v.). His single known work, five books of memoirs, constitutes a prime source on the… …   Universalium

• Hegesippus (chronicler) — Infobox Saint name=Saint Hegesippus birth date=110 AD death date=April 7, 180 AD feast day=April 7 venerated in=Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church imagesize= caption= birth place= death place=Jerusalem, Palaestina titles= beatified… …   Wikipedia

• Hegesippus — The Greek name Hegesippos, commonly latinized as Hegesippus can refer to the following persons: * Hegesippus (orator) * Saint Hegesippus (chronicler) …   Wikipedia

• St. Hegesippus —     St. Hegesippus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Hegesippus     (Roman Martyrology, 7 April).     A writer of the second century, known to us almost exclusively from Eusebius, who tells us that he wrote in five books in the simplest style the …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Epistle of Saint Jude —     Epistle of St. Jude     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle of St. Jude     The present subject will be treated under the following heads:     I. The Author and the Authenticity of the Epistle:     (1) Jude in the Books of the New Testament;… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• James, Saint — or James the Great born Galilee, Palestine died AD 44, Jerusalem; feast day July 25 One of the 12 Apostles of Jesus. He and his brother John (see St. John the Apostle) were fishermen on the Sea of Galilee and were among the first disciples to be… …   Universalium

• Eleutherius, Saint — ▪ pope born , Nicopolis, Epirus, Roman Empire [now in Greece] died May 24, 189, Rome; feast day May 26       pope from about 175 to 189. During his pontificate the church was involved in a controversy over Montanism, a movement that arose in Asia …   Universalium

• Simeon of Jerusalem — Saint Simeon Bishop and Martyr Born Galilee, Iudaea Province Died c. 107 or 117 AD Jerusalem, Iudaea Province …   Wikipedia

• Clement of Alexandria — Saint Clement of Alexandria Church Father Born ca. 150 Athens Died ca. 215 217 Cappadocia …   Wikipedia

• Dionysius, Bishop of Corinth — Saint Dionysius of Corinth Bishop and Confessor Born 2nd century AD Died April 8, 171 Corinth, Greece Honored in Roman Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church …   Wikipedia