Saints
- Prophet Micah (9th century BC)
- Martyr Theopemptus, bishop of Nicomedia and Theonas (303)
- Saint Syncletica of Alexandria (350)
- Saint Apollinaris, virgin of Egypt (470)
- Saint Gregory of Crete, monk (820)
- Saint Phosterius the Hermit
- Saint Menas of Sinai
- Martyr Theoidus
- Martyr Sais
- Martyr Romanus of Mount Athos
- Saint Tatiana
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Famous quotes containing the word saints:
“It is an art apart. Saint Francis of Assisi said—”All saints can do miracles, but few of them can keep hotel.””
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)
“O cunning enemy, that to catch a saint,
With saints doth bait thy hook! Most dangerous
Is that temptation that doth goad us on
To sin in loving virtue.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“The gifts he gave were that some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until all of us come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to maturity, to the measure of the full stature of Christ.”
—Bible: New Testament, Ephesians 4:11.