Home›Saints›Gender›MaleBrowse ByMaleThis page groups figures by the gender their own tradition assigns them. Wikipedia defines gender as "the range of social, psychological, cultural, and behavioral aspects of being a man (or boy), woman (or girl), or portraying a third gender." Browsing by gender lets a visitor compare how differently traditions present their male, female and other figures.FactsLearn MoreMaleSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOriginsWhose Classification This IsWell-attestedChristian recognition is not one procedure. The earliest cults arose by local acclamation; the Latin Church reserved the judgement to the papacy in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, entrusted it to the Congregation of Rites in 1588 and reformed the process in 1983; the Eastern and Oriental Orthodox churches recognise saints by decision of their own synods, with no comparable juridical process. 2OverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedMen and women recognised by their tradition as holy, held up as models and often venerated as intercessors. Every figure gathered here is Christian; figures of exceptional holiness in other religions are recognised by quite different means and are not the same institution. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedFigures 1Learn MoreThe Saints This group holds saints, men and women recognised by their traditions as holy, whose lives are held up as models and who are often venerated as intercessors. Sainthood is most formally developed in Christianity, with its processes of canonisation, but analogous figures of exceptional holiness appear across religions. The browser will find the saints the atlas gathers, from martyrs and church fathers to mystics and founders of religious orders. The entries describe each figure's life, reputation for holiness and the devotion attached to them.MaleFilter Results45 entriesPlace of OriginAllAksum (1)Ancient Israel (1)Ancient Rome (1)Britain (1)Byzantine Empire (1)Castile (1)England (2)Germany (1)Greece (1)Italy (3)Rome (1)Valley of Mexico (1)HistoricityAllComposite figure: more than one person or tradition behind the name (1)Historically attested (37)Historicity debated (4)Legendary: known from narrative tradition, not the historical record (5)TraditionAllChristianity (45)Office HeldAllBishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia from 370 until his death (1)Bishop of Lyons (1)Bishop of Nyssa from about 372 until his death (1)Founding abbot of Clairvaux (1)One of the seven deacons of Rome under Pope Sixtus II (1)Veneration StatusAllActively venerated in a living tradition (39)Historically attested; no continuous cult (1)No Cult Attested (5)Revered InAllChristianity (41)Judaism (1)Manichaeism (1)Santeria (Lucumi) (1)Lifespan Start YearAll1 (1)100 (1)130 (1)225 (1)239 (1)296 (1)316 (1)329 (1)330 (1)335 (1)339 (1)347 (2)349 (1)354 (1)360 (1)480 (1)505 (1)540 (1)634 (1)673 (1)675 (1)949 (1)1033 (1)1080 (1)1090 (1)1170 (1)1181 (1)1182 (1)1195 (1)1225 (1)1296 (1)1314 (1)1474 (1)1491 (1)1542 (1)1754 (1)1908 (1)Manner Of DeathAllDied of natural causes (25)Executed (2)Martyred (6)CanonizationAllCult reduced to local calendars in the 1969 revision (1)Formally canonized (28)Pre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existed (25)Venerable: the stage after Servant of God, before beatification (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 45Ambrose of MilanMaleAnselm of CanterburyMaleAnthony of PaduaMaleAthanasius of AlexandriaMaleAugustine of HippoMaleBasil the GreatMaleBedeMaleBenedict of NursiaMaleBernard of ClairvauxMaleCaedmonMaleChristopherMaleCuthbert of LindisfarneMaleDominic de GuzmanMaleFrancis of AssisiMaleFrancisco MartoMaleGeorgeMaleGregory of NazianzusMaleGregory of NyssaMaleGregory PalamasMaleGregory the GreatMaleGregory the IlluminatorMaleIgnatius of LoyolaMaleIrenaeusMaleJames the JustMaleJeromeMaleJohn CassianMaleJohn ChrysostomMaleJohn of DamascusMaleJohn of the CrossMaleJoseph of NazarethMaleJuan DiegoMaleLawrence of RomeMaleLazarusMaleLonginusMaleMartin of ToursMaleNicholasMaleNorbert of XantenMalePatrickMaleSaint YaredMaleSebastianMaleSeraphim of SarovMaleSergius of RadonezhMaleStephen the ProtomartyrMaleSymeon the New TheologianMaleThomas AquinasMaleSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, 3rd revised editiontier 1F. L. Cross and E. A. Livingstone (eds.), Oxford University Press, 2005s.v. Canonization of SaintsView the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.