for catholics about saints, who was Saint Iodasaph (Josephat)?
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Saint Josaphat is said to have lived and died in the 3rd century or 4th century in India. His story appears to be in many respects a Christianized version of Gautama Buddha’s story.\n\nAccording to legend, a King Abenner or Avenier in India persecuted the Christian church in his realm, founded by the Apostle Thomas. When astrologers predicted that his own son would someday become a Christian, Abenner had the young prince Josaphat isolated from external contact. Despite the imprisonment, Josaphat met the hermit Saint Barlaam and converted to Christianity. Josaphat kept his faith even in the face of his father’s anger and persuasion. Eventually, Abenner himself converted, turned over his throne to Josaphat, and retired to the desert to become a hermit. Josaphat himself later abdicated and went into reclusion with his old teacher Barlaam.
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In the New Testament, "Cleophas" is the single English rendering of two men, who are in the Greek originals"Cleopas", an abbreviated form of Cleopatros, a commonplace Hellenistic name meaning "son of a renowned father", and the other "Clopas".\n\n"Cleopas" was one of the two disciples to whom the risen Lord appeared at Emmaus (Luke, xxiv, 18). Cleopas, with an unnamed disciple of Jesus are walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus on the day of Jesus' resurrection. Cleopas and his friend were discussing the events of the past few days when a stranger asked them what they spoke of. The stranger was asked to join Cleopas and his friend for the evening meal, and there the stranger revealed himself, after blessing and breaking the bread, as the resurrected Jesus and disappeared. Cleopas and his friend hastened to Jerusalem to carry the news to the other disciples, where Jesus subsequently appeared to them as well. The incident is without parallels in the synoptic gospels.\n\nConsidering the importance of the event in the founding of Christianity it is extraordinary that, as the Catholic Encyclopedia states, there is no reliable data concerning him; his name is entered in the martyrology on the 25th of September nevertheless. (See the Bollandists' Acta Sanctorum, September, VII, 5ff.)\n\n"Clopas" is mentioned in Gospel of John xix, 25, where a Mary present at the Crucifixion is called Maria he tou Klopa. The official Roman Catholic explication is that she is "Mary the wife of Clopas:"\n\n"This name, Clopas, is thought by many to be the Greek transliteration of an Aramaic Alphaeus. This view is based on the identification of Mary, the mother of James etc. (Mark, xv, 40) with Mary, the wife of Clopas, and the consequent identity of Alphaeus, father of James (Mark, iii, 18), with Clopas. Etymologically, however, the identification of the two names offers serious difficulties: (1) Although the letter Heth is occasionally rendered in Greek by Kappa at the end and in the middle of words, it is very seldom so in the beginning, where the aspirate is better protected; examples of this, however, are given by Levy (Sem. Fremdwörter in Griech.); but (2) even if this difficulty was met, Clopas would suppose an Aramaic Halophai, not Halpai. (3) The Syriac versions have rendered the Greek Clopas with a Qoph, not with a Heth, as they would have done naturally had they been conscious of the identity of Clopas and Halpai; Alphaeus is rendered with Heth (occasionally Aleph). For these reasons, others see in Clopas a substitute for Cleopas, with the contraction of eo into w. In Greek, it is true, eo is not contracted into w, but a Semite, borrowing a name did not necessarily follow the rules of Greek contraction. In fact, in Mishnic Hebrew the name Cleopatra is rendered by Clopatra, and hence the Greek Cleopas might be rendered by Clopas. See also, Chabot, "Journ. Asiat.", X, 327 (1897). Even if, etymologically, the two names are different they may have been borne by one name, and the question of the identity of Alphaeus and Clopas is still open. If the two persons are distinct, then we know nothing of Clopas beyond the fact recorded in St. John; if, on the contrary, they are identified, Clopas' personality is or may be closely connected with the history of the brethren of the Lord and of James the Less." \n— Catholic Encyclopedia, "Cleophas" \n\nMore infor at the following website explained in detail.\n\n\nEmmaus is the name of a place in Palestine that has proven important in Christian teachings. Named in Luke 24:13, Emmaus is a village in the country, located at sixty stadia (7.5 miles) or one hundred and sixty stadia (19.5 miles) from Jerusalem, depending on the biblical version.\n\nJesus in Emmaus\nThe Bible references that Jesus was seen in Emmaus, the very day of the resurrection, after Jesus’ appearance to Mary Magdalene and after Peter
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Yeshua is the name called Jesus today.\nChrist (Kristos)is the title referring to the saviour.
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The Virgin Mary is considered the Queen of All Saints, in the Catholic tradition. \nShe was born in Judea and is famous for raising a son who had a major impact on history.
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1. St. Peter (32-67)\n   2. St. Linus (67-76)\n   3. St. Anacletus (Cletus) (76-88)\n   4. St. Clement I (88-97)\n   5. St. Evaristus (97-105)\n   6. St. Alexander I (105-115)\n   7. St. Sixtus I (115-125) -- also called Xystus I\n   8. St. Telesphorus (125-136)\n   9. St. Hyginus (136-140)\n  10. St. Pius I (140-155)\n  11. St. Anicetus (155-166)\n  12. St. Soter (166-175)\n  13. St. Eleutherius (175-189)\n  14. St. Victor I (189-199)\n  15. St. Zephyrinus (199-217)\n  16. St. Callistus I (217-22)\n  17. St. Urban I (222-30)\n  18. St. Pontain (230-35)\n  19. St. Anterus (235-36)\n  20. St. Fabian (236-50)\n  21. St. Cornelius (251-53)\n  22. St. Lucius I (253-54)\n  23. St. Stephen I (254-257)\n  24. St. Sixtus II (257-258)\n  25. St. Dionysius (260-268)\n  26. St. Felix I (269-274)\n  27. St. Eutychian (275-283)\n  28. St. Caius (283-296) -- also called Gaius\n  29. St. Marcellinus (296-304)\n  30. St. Marcellus I (308-309)\n  31. St. Eusebius (309 or 310)\n  32. St. Miltiades (311-14)\n  33. St. Sylvester I (314-35)\n  34. St. Marcus (336)\n  35. St. Julius I (337-52)\n  36. Liberius (352-66)\n  37. St. Damasus I (366-83)\n  38. St. Siricius (384-99)\n  39. St. Anastasius I (399-401)\n  40. St. Innocent I (401-17)\n  41. St. Zosimus (417-18)\n  42. St. Boniface I (418-22)\n  43. St. Celestine I (422-32)\n  44. St. Sixtus III (432-40)\n  45. St. Leo I (the Great) (440-61)\n  46. St. Hilarius (461-68)\n  47. St. Simplicius (468-83)\n  \n\nStop me when I reach the right answer OK?\n\n\n  48. St. Felix III (II) (483-92)\n  49. St. Gelasius I (492-96)\n  50. Anastasius II (496-98)\n  51. St. Symmachus (498-514)\n  52. St. Hormisdas (514-23)\n  53. St. John I (523-26)\n  54. St. Felix IV (III) (526-30)\n  55. Boniface II (530-32)\n  56. John II (533-35)\n  57. St. Agapetus I (535-36) -- also called Agapitus I\n  58. St. Silverius (536-37)\n  59. Vigilius (537-55)\n  60. Pelagius I (556-61)\n  61. John III (561-74)\n  62. Benedict I (575-79)\n  63. Pelagius II (579-90)\n  64. St. Gregory I (the Great) (590-604)\n  65. Sabinian (604-606)\n  66. Boniface III (607)\n  67. St. Boniface IV (608-15) \n  68. St. Deusdedit (Adeodatus I) (615-18) \n  69. Boniface V (619-25) \n\n....etc.\n\nOh f**k it, it's a trick question, it was ALL of them, right?
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Επίσκοπος του Bishop\nΧριστόφορος Christopher\nΑντώνιος Anthony
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This site is pretty informative\n\nhttp://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/patron00.htm#g
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Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta, OM (August 27, 1910 – September 5, 1997) was an ethnic-Albanian Indian Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity. Her work among the poverty-stricken of Kolkata (Calcutta) made her one of the world's most famous people, and it is widely thought that she will be canonized shortly.\n\nTeresa was awarded the Templeton Prize in 1973, the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, and India's highest civilian award, the Bharat Ratna in 1980. She was made an Honorary Citizen of the United States in 1996 (one of only six). She was beatified by Pope John Paul II in October 2003, hence she may be properly called Blessed Teresa by Catholics. She was the first and only person to be featured on an Indian postage stamp while still alive. Her supporters sometimes referred to her as the "Angel of Mercy" and "Saint of the Gutter."\n\nTeresa was also known for her books about Christian spirituality and prayer, some of which were written together with her close friend Frère Roger. While for some, Teresa was the embodiment of a "living saint," others such as Christopher Hitchens, who believed her to be "a fanatic, a fundamentalist, and a fraud," have raised questions about her public statements, working practices, political connections, and funding.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa
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The Messiah! The one who will come again. The one who was born out of virgin mary without sin! The one who is with God now and alive,. The one that asscended to the heavens! The one who performed many miracles by the help of God. We have very high respect and love Jesus (PBUH) very much. We learn from his teachings and also from his mother Mary (Mariam), who was a model of purity and devotion to God all mighty.
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Iesus Nazarenus Rex Iudaeorum (Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews)
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Saint Augustine. . . .
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Yes, actually, we know a fair amount.  He was a fisherman like his brother and lived in Capharnaum.  He was originally a disciple of John the Baptist, who led him to Jesus.  After the Resurrection, we think he went to Scythia, Epirus, Theodoret, and Achaia to preach the word of Christ.  He went to Byzantium, where he appointed St. Stachys as its first bishop.  At Patrae in Achaia, he was crucified by being bound to the cross (not nailed) per order of the Roman Governor Aegeaa.  It's thought that he was crucified on the decussate (X-shaped) cross, but that's not known for sure.  His death took place on November 30, 60 A.D., and so Nov. 30 is still his feast day today.  His relics were moved from Patrae to Constantinople and placed in the church of the Apostles sometime around 357 A.D.  Later, they were taken to Italy and deposited in the cathedral of Amalfi, where most of them still remain.  Today, he's the the patron of Russia and Scotland.
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St. Jessica (sometimes called Joanna) was the wife of Chuza, steward of King Herod Antipas, tetrarch of Galilee. She helped provide for Jesus and the Apostles and was one of the three women who discovered Christ's tomb empty Easter morning.   Her feast day is May 24th.
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Short for Joseph --- from the bible, for "Jehovah"
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Here's ONE!  st. paul, born------died.  ;o)
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ARYABHATA [Aryabhata] , c.476-550, Hindu mathematician and astronomer. He is one of the first known to have used algebra; his writings include rules of arithmetic and of plane and spherical trigonometry, and solutions of quadratic equationsr.
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Son of Jesse, King of Israel after Saul and preceding his son Solomon.\n\nKilled Goliath with a sling...\n\nHere's more info... one secular and one non-secular references