Search the encyclopedia
176 articles found for “Saints”
Thaddaeus
[People]Thaddaeus was one of the twelve disciples of Jesus. The Gospels of Matthew and Mark call him "Thaddaeus," while the Gospel of Luke and the Book of Acts record him as "Judas the son of James." The two names are commonly understood to refer to the same person.
Clement of Alexandria
[People]Clement of Alexandria (c. 150–c. 215) was an early church father and theologian active in Alexandria. He is regarded as a leading figure of the Alexandrian school, which sought to connect Greek philosophy with the Christian faith.
Lee Hyun-pil
[People]Lee Hyun-pil (1913–1964) was a Korean Protestant lay ascetic active during the Japanese colonial period and after Korea's liberation. He founded Donggwangwon, a community devoted to poverty, chastity (celibacy), and labor, and he is known as the "Barefoot Saint."
Albert Schweitzer
[People]Albert Schweitzer (1875–1965) was an Alsatian theologian, philosopher, organist, and physician. His The Quest of the Historical Jesus left a major mark on historical Jesus research, and his medical work at Lambaréné in Gabon, Africa, earned him the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952.
Hagia Sophia
[History]Hagia Sophia is a building in Istanbul, Türkiye (formerly Constantinople). Dedicated in 537 as the cathedral of the Eastern Roman Empire, it became a mosque in 1453 and a museum in 1934, and was converted back into a mosque in 2020.
Brother Lawrence
[People]Brother Lawrence, born Nicolas Herman, was a seventeenth-century French lay brother of the Discalced Carmelites. He taught that one should remain constantly aware of God even while working, and The Practice of the Presence of God, a collection of his teachings, has made him widely known across denominational lines.
Columba
[People]Columba (c. 521–597) was an Irish monk and missionary. He founded a monastery on the island of Iona off the west coast of Scotland and, using it as his base, spread Christianity in Scotland and northern England.
Paul Chong Hasang
[People]Paul Chong Hasang (丁夏祥, 1795–1839) was a Catholic lay leader in late Joseon Korea. After the Sinyu Persecution, he worked to rebuild the shattered church and to bring clergy into the country. During the Gihae Persecution, he left behind the *Sang Jaesang Seo* (Letter to the Prime Minister) and was martyred. His baptismal name was Paul.
Dominican Order
[History]The Dominican Order is a Catholic religious order founded by the Spanish priest Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III in 1216. Its official name is the Order of Preachers (O.P.). Together with the Franciscans, it is regarded as one of the foremost mendicant orders of the Middle Ages.
Choi Heung-jong
[People]Choi Heung-jong (崔興宗, 1880–1966) was a Presbyterian minister and independence activist from Gwangju, Korea. He devoted his life to caring for people with Hansen's disease (leprosy), beggars, and tuberculosis patients, and he became known as "the father of beggars and lepers." His pen name was Obang (五放).
Relic
[Doctrine & Theology]A relic is the preserved remains of a saint or martyr, an object that a saint or martyr used, or an object associated with the life of Jesus, kept as an object of veneration. The Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church venerate relics, while Protestants generally reject the practice.
Codex Sinaiticus
[Bible]Codex Sinaiticus is a fourth-century Greek manuscript of the Bible. It was discovered at Saint Catherine's Monastery at Mount Sinai and is known as the oldest surviving manuscript that contains the complete New Testament.
Madaba Map
[History]The Madaba Map is a sixth-century Byzantine mosaic map preserved in the floor of the Church of Saint George in Madaba, Jordan. It is known as the oldest surviving original map of the Holy Land.
Cistercians
[History]The Cistercians are a Catholic religious order founded in 1098 at Cîteaux, France. The order arose from a monastic reform movement that sought to observe the Rule of Saint Benedict more strictly.
Cluniac Reforms
[History]The Cluniac Reforms were a monastic renewal movement that spread across Western Europe in the tenth and eleventh centuries, centered on the Abbey of Cluny, founded in 910 in Burgundy, France. The movement emphasized independence from secular power and strict observance of the Rule of Saint Benedict.
François Fénelon
[People]François Fénelon (1651–1715) was a French Catholic theologian, writer, and Archbishop of Cambrai. He is known for spiritual writings that emphasize "pure love" for God. In Korea, his books have also been translated and read by Protestants.