Pulcheria, Saint

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• Saint Pulcheria —     St. Pulcheria     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Pulcheria     Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire, eldest daughter of the Emperor Arcadius, b. 19 Jan., 399; d. in 453. After the death of Arcadius (408), her younger brother, Theodosius II,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Saint Hilarus —     Pope Saint Hilarus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Saint Hilarus     [Also spelled HILARIUS]     Elected 461; the date of his death is given as 28 Feb., 468. After the death of Leo I, an archdeacon named Hilarus, a native of Sardinia,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• 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

• Pulcheria — Infobox Monarch name =Pulcheria title =Empress of the Eastern Roman Empire caption =Coin of Aelia Pulcheria reign =28 July 450 – July 453 coronation =28 July 450 othertitles = full name =Aelia Pulcheria predecessor = successor = suc type = heir …   Wikipedia

• Pulcheria — (399–453)    Saint and Monarch. Pulcheria was the daughter of the Emperor Arcadius and the elder sister of the Emperor Theodosius II. She was a determined upholder of orthodoxy and condemned both Nestorianism and Monophysitism. She encouraged the …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• Pope Saint Hilarus —     Pope Saint Hilarus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Saint Hilarus     [Also spelled HILARIUS]     Elected 461; the date of his death is given as 28 Feb., 468. After the death of Leo I, an archdeacon named Hilarus, a native of Sardinia,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Order of Saint Elisabeth — Not to be confused with Order of Saint Elizabeth. Convent in Linz, 19th century The Order of the Sisters of St Elizabeth (Elisabethinae, Ordo Elisabethinarum, Sorores Hospitalariae S. Elisabethae, OSE) is a Catholic Church Order founded by… …   Wikipedia

• Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria — Saint Dioscorus the Great Ⲡⲁⲡⲁ Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ⲇⲓⲟⲥⲕⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲁ̅ The Champion of Orthodoxy Born Unknown Died 454 Gangra Island (Asia Minor) Honored in …   Wikipedia

• Constantin IX — Empereur byzantin Mosaique à Hagia Sophia représentant Constantin IX Règne 11  …   Wikipédia en Français

• Monastery of the Panaghia Hodegetria — The Monastery of the Panaghia Hodegetria in Constantinople was founded by Saint Pulcheria (399 453) in the 5th century. Saint Pulcheria was the daughter of Emperor Arcadius. Tradition states that the monastery held the Icon of the Hodegetria,… …   Wikipedia