Home›Saints›Manner Of Death›Died of natural causesBrowse ByDied of natural causesThis page groups figures by how their own tradition says they died. Wikipedia defines a martyr as "someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external party." Browsing by manner of death lets a visitor find every figure remembered for dying the same way.FactsLearn MoreDied of natural causesSourcesComments (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.Died of natural causesFilter Results31 entriesPlace of OriginAllAncient Israel (1)Britain (2)Castile (1)England (1)Germany (1)Italy (5)Rome (1)HistoricityAllHistorically attested (31)Legendary: known from narrative tradition, not the historical record (1)TraditionAllChristianity (31)Office HeldAllBishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia from 370 until his death (1)Bishop of Nyssa from about 372 until his death (1)Founding abbot of Clairvaux (1)Veneration StatusAllActively venerated in a living tradition (26)Historically attested; no continuous cult (1)No Cult Attested (4)Revered InAllChristianity (30)Manichaeism (1)Lifespan Start YearAll296 (1)316 (1)329 (1)330 (1)335 (1)339 (1)347 (2)349 (1)354 (1)480 (1)540 (1)614 (1)634 (1)949 (1)1080 (1)1090 (1)1170 (1)1181 (1)1182 (1)1194 (1)1195 (1)1225 (1)1314 (1)1347 (1)1491 (1)1515 (1)1542 (1)1844 (1)1908 (1)1910 (1)GenderAllFemale (6)Male (25)CanonizationAllFormally canonized (23)Pre-Congregation: venerated before any formal process existed (14)Venerable: the stage after Servant of God, before beatification (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 31Ambrose of MilanDied of natural causesAnthony of PaduaDied of natural causesAthanasius of AlexandriaDied of natural causesAugustine of HippoDied of natural causesBasil the GreatDied of natural causesBenedict of NursiaDied of natural causesBernadette SoubirousDied of natural causesBernard of ClairvauxDied of natural causesCaedmonDied of natural causesCatherine of SienaDied of natural causesClare of AssisiDied of natural causesCuthbert of LindisfarneDied of natural causesDominic de GuzmanDied of natural causesFrancis of AssisiDied of natural causesFrancisco MartoDied of natural causesGregory of NazianzusDied of natural causesGregory of NyssaDied of natural causesGregory the GreatDied of natural causesHilda of WhitbyDied of natural causesIgnatius of LoyolaDied of natural causesJacinta MartoDied of natural causesJeromeDied of natural causesJohn ChrysostomDied of natural causesJohn of the CrossDied of natural causesJoseph of NazarethDied of natural causesMartin of ToursDied of natural causesNorbert of XantenDied of natural causesSergius of RadonezhDied of natural causesSymeon the New TheologianDied of natural causesTeresa of AvilaDied of natural causesThomas AquinasDied of natural causesSources1. 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.