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St. Hyacinth (other)
St. Hyacinth or Saint Hyacinthe may refer to: People * Hyacinth of Caesarea (died 108), early Christian martyr * Hyacinth and Protus (martyred 257-9), Christian saints * Hyacinth of Poland ( - 1257), Dominican friar and saint * Hyacintha Mariscotti (1585–1640), Italian Franciscan nun and saint * Giacinto Giordano Ansaloni (1598-1634), Italian Dominican martyred in Japan Places in Canada * Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, a city *St. Hyacinthe (electoral district), a former federal electoral district in Quebec * Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot, a federal electoral district in Quebec * Saint-Hyacinthe (provincial electoral district), a provincial electoral riding in the Montérégie region of Quebec Sports * Saint-Hyacinthe Laser, a former junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, Canada * Saint-Hyacinthe Chiefs, a former minor hockey team in the Ligue Nord-Américaine de Hockey, Canada Other uses * Saint-Hyacinthe railway station, a Via Rail station in Saint-Hyac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyacinth Of Caesarea
Hyacinth (, ''Hyakinthos''; died 108) was a young Christian living at the start of the second century, who is honored as a martyr and a saint by both the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. Hyacinth is sometimes called by his Latin name Hyacinthus (in french: Hyacinthe; es, Jacinto; and it, Giacinto). According to tradition, he was a native of Caesarea in Cappadocia, a member of a Christian family. As a boy, he was appointed to serve as an assistant to the chamberlain to the Emperor Trajan. His failure to participate in the ceremonial sacrifices to the official Roman gods soon came to be noticed by other members of the Imperial household. When he was denounced as a Christian, Hyacinth proclaimed his faith. As a result, he was imprisoned and underwent numerous scourgings and tortures. He was deliberately served only food which had been blessed for sacrifice to the gods, the eating of which was banned by both Judaism and Christianity. Thus, he starved ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |