Peter of Sebaste, Saint

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• Saint Peter of Sebaste —     St. Peter of Sebaste     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Peter of Sebaste     Bishop, b. about 340; d. 391. He belonged to the richly blest family of Basil and Emmelia of Caesarea in Cappadocia, from which also sprang St. Macrina the Younger (q …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Peter of Sebaste — (ca. 340 391) was a bishop, taking his usual name from the city of his bishopry, Sebaste in Armenia. [CathEncy|wstitle=St. Peter of Sebaste] His parents were Basil and Emmelia of Caesarea in Cappadocia, from which also sprang St. Macrina the… …   Wikipedia

• Saint Gregory of Nyssa —     St. Gregory of Nyssa     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Gregory of Nyssa     Date of birth unknown; died after 385 or 386. He belongs to the group known as the Cappadocian Fathers , a title which reveals at once his birthplace in Asia Minor… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Basil the Great, Saint — born AD 329, Caesarea Mazaca, Cappadocia died Jan. 1, 379, Caesarea; Western feast day January 2; Eastern feast day January 1 Early church father. Born into a Christian family in Cappadocia, he studied at Caesarea, Constantinople, and Athens and… …   Universalium

• Prieuré de Saint-Thibault — Présentation Nom local Église Notre Dame Culte Catholique romain Type Pri …   Wikipédia en Français

• Macrina the Younger — Saint Macrina the Younger (324 379) was born at Caesarea, Cappadocia. Her parents were Basil the Elder and Emmelia, and her grandmother was Saint Macrina the Elder. Among her nine siblings were two of the three Cappadocian Fathers, Basil the… …   Wikipedia

• Basil the Elder — Saint Basil the Elder raised in Neocaesarea in Pontus. The son of Macrina the Elder, Basil is said to have moved with the family to the shores of the Black Sea during the persecution of Christians under Galerius. He married into the wealthy… …   Wikipedia

• Christianity in the 5th century —   Spread of Christianity to AD 325 …   Wikipedia

• Church Fathers — The Church Fathers, an 11th century Kievan miniature from Svyatoslav s Miscellany The Church Fathers, Early Church Fathers, Christian Fathers, or Fathers of the Church were early and influential theologians, eminent Christian teachers and great… …   Wikipedia

• Jesus Christ — 1. Jesus (def. 1). 2. Jesus (def. 5). * * * Introduction also called  Jesus of Galilee  or  Jesus of Nazareth   born c. 6–4 BC, Bethlehem died c. AD 30, Jerusalem  founder of Christianity, one of the world s largest religions, and the incarnation …   Universalium