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Catholic Encyclopedia: Bertha
Brief biographies of five holy women named Bertha: two saints; two beatae; and one Bertha who is commonly called a saint but there is no evidence of a cultus surrounding her.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02519a.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Macarius
Article on two saints named Macarius, both fourth-century Egyptian monks: St. Macarius the Egyptian ("the Elder") and St. Macarius the Alexandrian ("the Younger").
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16056d.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Maximilian
Brief profiles of three saints of this name: Maximilian of Antioch, Maximilian of Celeia, and Maximilian of Tebessa.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10075a.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Pelagia
Discusses four saints named Pelagia: two from Antioch (one of whom is St. Pelagia the Harlot), St. Pelagia of Tarsus, and a St. Pelagia martyred in Nicopolis who was a companion of St. Januarius.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11601d.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saint Balbina
There are at least two saints of this name venerated at Rome. The first, Balbina of Rome, was, according to legend, the unmarried daughter of a martyr named Quirinus, and was buried in the catacomb of Praetextatus. The second St. Balbina has a catac
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02216a.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saint Baldred
There is a St. Baldred, a Celt, bishop of Strathclyde, b. probably mid-sixth century, and said to have been the immediate successor of St. Kentigern (Mungo) as bishop of Glasgow. Another St. Baldred, also called Baltherus, was an Englishman, hermit
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02220a.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saint Brogan
Several saints, also called Brocan, Broccan, Brochan, Bearchan, or Bearchanus. St. Brocan of Ross Tuirc was the author of a hymn on St. Brigid; he is believed to have been an abbot. His feast day is 17 September. It is uncertain whether he is the sa
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02795a.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saint Diarmaid
Brief biographies of two Irish saints of this name. The first mentioned was Archbishop of Armagh, and died in 851 or 852. The second, St. Diarmaid the Just, was a monastic founder and distinguished writer of the mid-sixth century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04775a.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saint Donnan
Three or possibly four Irish saints of this name lived in the sixth and seventh centuries. St. Donnan of Eigg and St. Donnan of Auchterless are probably the same person. There was also a St. Donnan the Deacon, blood brother of St. Kieran of Clonmacno
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05131b.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saint Gal
The sixteenth and twenty-third bishops of Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergne) were both named Gal, and both are saints. The first St. Gal was bishop from 527 to 551, and the second, from 640-650.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06335b.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saints Basilides
Saints named Basilides are mentioned in old martyrologies on 10, 12, and 28 June. The first date belongs to a Roman martyred on the Via Aurelia. The entry for June 12 appears to mix up several stories, and this Basilides is most likely the same as t
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02329a.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saints Basilissa
Several saints named Basilissa appear in martyrologies. We know next to nothing about any of them except place of martyrdom, and sometimes the names of their spouses or companions in martyrdom.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02329c.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saints Cronan
There are several Irish saints of this name. Brief biographies of St. Cronan of Roscrea and St. Cronan Mochua of Balla. Mentions St. Cronan of Clonmacnoise, St. Cronan of Moville, St. Cronan Mochua of Clashmore, St. Cronan Mochua of Sliabh Eibhlem;
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04514d.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saints Eoghan
Some details on five Irish saints of this name.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05480a.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saints Ewald
Both saints named Ewald (or Hewald)--Ewald the Black and Ewald the Fair--were Northumbrian priests, martyred in Old Saxony about 695.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05672a.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saints Faith, Hope, and Charity
Two groups of martyrs. The first were martyred along with their mother Sophia during the reign of Hadrian, and buried on the Aurelian Way. The second band, also along with someone named Sophia, were martyred at a later date, and buried along the Appi
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05766a.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saints Fergus
There are at least ten Irish saints named Fergus. This article gives details on three of them: St. Fergus Cruithneach, or the Pict, bishop, d. about 730; St. Fergus, Bishop of Duleek, d. 778; and St. Fergus, Bishop of Downpatrick, d. 583.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06042c.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saints Fintan
Brief biographical sketches of two saints of this name: St. Fintan of Clonenagh, and St. Fintan (Munnu) of Taghmon.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06078a.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saints Hippolytus
Several mentions of a saint or saints named Hippolytus occur in the Roman Martyrology. Some must be identified with Hippolytus of Rome, but at least one (a "Greek martyr") cannot possibly be the same person as the Roman presbyter.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07362a.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saints Kieran
Of the many Irish saints of this name, the most famous is St. Kieran of Clonmacnoise. SS. Kieran of Seir-Kieran and Kieran of Disert-Kieran are fairly well-known. There is also a St. Kieran, patron of Clonsost, and a St. Kieran, son of Colga.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08636b.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saints Quinctianus
Several saints named Quinctianus appear in martyrologies, but we know next to nothing about most of them.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12613b.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saints Quirinus
Discusses several saints named Quirinus: St. Quirinus of Rome; St. Quirinus the Jailer; St. Quirinus of Croatia; St. Quirinus of Tivoli; and a St. Quirinus who was said to have been martyred with his companion Nicasius and whose feast is 11 October.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12615a.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saints Romanus
Mentions and gives brief profiles of several saints of this name, including a Roman martyr who was the companion of St. Lawrence; St. Romanus of Caesarea; a fourth-century French priest; St. Romanus of Condat; St. Romanus of Auxerre; St. Romanus of R
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13163a.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saints Ronan
There are twelve saints named Ronan in the Martyrology of Donegal. Article has brief sketches of: St. Ronan of Ulster; St. Ronan, Abbot of Drumshallon; St. Ronan Fionn; St. Ronan of Iona; and St. Ronan of Lismore.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13180a.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saints Rufina
Brief notices on four saints named Rufina: a Roman martyr, a Spanish martyr, a St. Rufina venerated in Cappadocia, and a martyr in Campania.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13221a.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saints Rufinus
Eleven saints named Rufinus are mentioned in the Roman Martyrology.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13221b.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saints Rufus
Ten saints named Rufus are included in the Roman Martyrology.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13222b.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saints Thecla
The most famous of several saints named Thecla is Thecla of Iconium. Other saints of this name include a martyr from Gaza, an African martyr, one or two Roman martyrs, one who is purely legendary (Boniface and Thecla), and one St. Thecla of whom almo
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14564a.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: Saints Wigand
Three saints named Wigand are mentioned in the Roman Martyrology: St. Wigand, bishop of Salona, martyr; St. Wigand, martyred in 254 at Camerino; and St. Wigand, a fifth-century abbot.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15619a.htm
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Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Leonidas
The Roman Martyrology mentions at least six martyrs named Leonidas or Leonides, the most famous being St. Leonidas of Alexandria, the father of Origen.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09179a.htm
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For All the Saints: Pelagia of Antioch
Unfortunately confuses the two saints from Antioch named Pelagia.
http://users.erols.com/saintpat/ss/0609.htm#mari
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For All the Saints: Saint Nilus the Elder
Suggests that St. Nilus the Elder is not the same person as St. Nilus of Ancyra.
http://users.erols.com/saintpat/ss/1112.htm#nilu
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For All the Saints: Saints of March 6
Covers St. Baldred, St. Balther, and St. Billfrith. If the first St. Baldred was the immediate successor of St. Kentigern (d. 603), surely this profile is in error in saying that he died in 756.
http://users.erols.com/saintpat/ss/0306.htm#bald
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Patron Saint Index: Eulalia
Eulalia of Barcelona and Eulalia of Merida "may or may not be the same person".
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainte06.htm
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St. Cornelius and St. Cyprian
St. Cyprian of Carthage and Pope St. Cornelius were contemporaries and allies, and they share a feast day. Short lives of both saints, suitable for children.
http://www.tntt.org/vni/tlieu/saints/St0916.htm
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St. Timothy and St. Titus
About these two early saints and bishops. For children.
http://www.tntt.org/vni/tlieu/saints/St0126.htm
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