Calendar of Saints

By Brian D Starr

For the Saint to be in the book the Saint must be in the Tree of Known Genealogy. The Saints from the book Saints Who Left Descendents and the book Tree of Saints are combined into this book called Calendar of Saints. Each Saint is entered into the book by the day of celebration or feastday starting with January and ending with December. Very good book for a Daily Devotion. The Saints have a section on the family, their ancestors, their descendents or the branch of the tree, a biography, and the day the Saint went to heaven is the feast day.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brian D Starr
• Release date: Apr 25, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301871285

Brian D Starr

Engineer in Controls Engineering using my problem solving abilities coupled with my mensa abilities to solve the problems associated with Genealogy related to the major religions. Special thanks to the advent of the internet to allow the material to be readily available to the computer programs used to read and anaylize the data. Wife of 22.3 years and a single daughter of 21 years attending college. See Url: http://authorsblogspot.blogspot.com/search?q=Brian+Starr

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Introduction

In this book I have compiled two other books that I had written. These two books are Saints Who Left Descendents and Tree of Saints. These two previous works and this work are primarily involved with the listing of the Saints whose lineage is known or can be traced. Genealogy programs and the Internet have made it possible to use the computer to find lineages and compile them all in a format that is easily studied.

All the Saints in this book have a known lineage. This Ancestry goes back many generations in some cases and in others only one or two generations. There are many Saints in the history of the Church, and all the Saints listed takes a very large volume. The Saints that are included in this work are all the Saints that it was possible to trace the lineage as the internet and other sources provide as of 2005.

The only requirement for the Saint to be included in this book is for the Saint to be listed by someone as a Saint and a feastday known or assigned to the Saint. Many are Cannonized by Rome and many are Saints that are on some lists and not yet officially recognized by Rome.

Because this book is a combination of two other books Introductions from the other two books are included following this introduction. These introductions explain more about the Saints in the Book and the differences between a Saint Who Left Descendents and a Saint in the Tree. Basically if a Saint had many descendents and was an ancestor to millions of people and the lineage is known the Saint is included in Saints Who Left Descendents. If the Saint is found not to have any or many descendents yet it is possible to find the Saints Ancestors, who have many descendents, the Saint is included in Saints in the Tree.

Please enjoy the Calendar format of the book. There are twelve main sections, one per month, and the last one hundred or so pages constitute tables and summaries of lineage of the Saints. These are included for reference, and of course all the information in this book is what the author accepts as truth, and is open for debate.

Excerpt From Saints Who Left Descendents

Upon finding out from reading about the genealogy of Americans, it is accepted that about one of three are descended from some type of Royalty. After examining the royal lines one must reach the conclusion that almost all the European countries are connected by marriage to royalty, and that the Holy Roman Catholic Church has canonized some of this royalty and the Church of England has recognized many people who attained the title of Saint in their life time, although many are not canonized.

This brings up the subject of Sainted lineage, which means that the blood of the Saints flows in the veins of one of three Americans. What defines these lines and which Saints are the Saints that have left descendants is the subject of this work. Using Internet and any source available I have found over 100 people who are in some way refered to as a Saint. The only requirement to be included in this book is to have a direct traceable lineage to Royalty, or nobility.

Most people who have attained Sainthood are bishops, priests, martyrs, or common people whose lineage is either not known, or did not leave descendents. Nuns, hermits, and martyrs are all Saints, but did not have children. Bishops and priests were permitted to have offspring by the church until the celibacy rules where added by the pope. So in the early church a bishop or priest could leave descendents.

The idea of attaining the title of Saint leaves the reader with a view that the person led a very perfect life, and so was recognized by the church. This in most cases is true, however some Saints have murdered, had illegitimate children, were illegitimate children, etc… and then because of the church recognizing the good that the person did, despite the evils that went on, attained the title of Saint.

I will attempt to draw from the ancestry that is known about the Saints and show that the lines from the Old Testament from Abraham, King David, Judah’s sons Perez and Zerah, are culminated in the royal lines. Also Joseph the Israelite, Zebulon, and Levi are all ancestors of King David.

There seems to be a pattern of lineage of the Saints descended from the Hebrew King David

(from Perez son of Judah), from Zerah the son of Judah, from Levi the father of the Aaron line of priests, from Abraham’s first son Ishmael, from Japheth the son of Noah, and so from the Holy Scriptures of the Old Testament.

I will attempt to tie into the lineage of 110 or so Saints who are tied together by blood, and tracing their ancestry to the Old Testament or their descendents to English or French Kings up to the year about 1400.Considering that many Americans began coming to America in the early 1600’s, it is much more difficult to trace lineage to a Saint that is more recent. Consider also that each generation doubles the descendents, so a recent Saint has that many fewer possibilities for descendents.

Hopefully the reader can trace his line to one of the lines of the Kings or the Saints that are mentioned and so utilize this work in the tracing of his or her ancestry in relationship to a Sainted ancestor.

Following is a table of the chronological order of the Saints to be identified as bloodline Saints.

Included in the table are a number of the Blessed. Blessed is a term that describes a person at the time of this writing who has not been canonized a Saint, but has reached the level one step away from Canonization. In order to be fully canonized each person considered must first be a blessed, and then the Pope can canonize a blessed into being a Saint.

Availability of Records

American documented lineages are not that difficult to trace back to the year 1600. In England where most Americans can trace their line previous to 1600 parish records were not kept prior to 1500. Thus records prior to 1500 are attainable mostly by Family Records, and royal bloodline documented histories. Many surnames go back to the year 1200, but previous to 1200 or so the surname was not used and most people were referred to by a single name.Lineages of the royalty were documented and so previous to 1200 most records do not include surnames. There are many martyrs of the early church, whose descendents are not documented and so are lost to history with only the name of the Saint and the reason for Canonization known.

Dividing the discussion into periods of history, and showing which Saints were alive at that time who may be bloodline Saints, will organize this work.

A Note About Documentation.

Many published CD’s support this work and sources listed in the one giant Gedcom or Family File that the information is generated from. As the author I have purchased seven or so Encyclopedia’s, Dictionaries, and Daily offerings concerning the Saints. It is to be noted that some biographies of a Saint may say they had taken a vow of celibacy and then a listing of descendents are given. Obviously this is where two sources conflict in information. The supported lines are generally not checked for sources, and so a mistake may have been made. The lines to Charlemagne and most of the Saints mentioned can be traced on the Internet and sources found. The idea of this work is to show the relationship to the Royalty and the Saints to both each other and the lines that run back to Abraham and before Christ. (b.c.). For a documented history of the lineages, please consult a genealogical society such as The International Society of the Descendents of Charlemagne, The Crown of Charlemagne, etc… or other published works on genealogy.

Royalty and Saints Ancient Lineage

Using the internet and obtainable CD’s to trace who the royalty is descended from with the Saints included shows some interesting lines. Downloading Gedcoms and then looking at the trees and indexes shows some interesting ancestry.There are about 114 generations to Adam to the present day, and the lines all agree that from Adam to Noah there is one path.

NOAH

From Noah to St Helena of Rome, (Constantine’s Mother) there are multiple paths, one from Shem the oldest son and one from Japheth the second son. The line from Japheth (listing Saturnus and Jupiter as descendents) is joined by a line from Judah son of Israel in Dardanus father of Erichthonius father of Tros King of Troy. Thus descendents of Tros King of Troy are descended from both Japheth and Shem. This line from Tros includes Saint Helena of Rome and does not go thru David, King of Judea. The line from Shem to Judah thru Perez runs true thru David of Judah and then thru both Nathan’s line as listed in Luke. This line branches from the genealogy in Luke at Heli whose brother is Joseph of Arimathea. From Joseph of Arimathea the line runs thru to Saint Helena. Joseph of Armimathea is also an ancestor of the Kings of Kent.

ISRAELITES JUDAH LEVI JOSEPH AND ZEBULON

The Internet files show four true Israelites listed. These are Judah, Levi, Zebulon, and Joseph. Levi’s line joins the Royalty thru Aaron with Theodoric Duke of Toulouse about 700-800 AD. This line includes Royalty of Babylonia. Theodoric is an ancestor of the Kings of Aragon who then join with the rest of the Royalty. His daughter was a Queen of Wessex. It is also interesting to note that the line from David the King of Judea thru his famous son Solomon descends to Theodoric. Theodoric or Dietrich (Makir) Duke of Toulouse has three children all of whom are Ancestors. These are Bertha of Autun, William Count of Toulouse and Redburg Queen of Wessex. Also known is that the Prophet Jeremiah who is descended from Levi had a daughter Hammutel who married into the Davidic Judean line to Josiah King of Judah 18 generations from David. Thus the line of the kings of Judah and Israel are from both Judah and Levi. The line from Zebulon joins the line of Judah and merges with Salmon the Great Grandfather of King David. Also a line exists thru Joseph the Israelite’s daughter Tiye-Nefertari that leads to King David of Judah and Israel. Thus Judah, Levi, Joseph and Zebulon are ancestors of Jesus Christ, the Deity of the Christian religion. Judah and Zebulon are ancestors of King David, and Levi is an ancestor of Jeremiah the prophet whose line joins with King David’s Descendents.

The fourth Israelite Joseph’s line is a straight unbroken male path to Charlemange. Thus Charlemange’s Israelite ancestors are Judah, Zebulon, and Joseph as Charlemange is a descendent of Saint Joseph of Arimathea who is a descendent of Nathan son of David.

Please see the Appendix for the lines of the Israelites.

JUDAH’S SONS PEREZ AND ZERAH

It is interesting to note that the line to Saint Helena is split from Judah in three branches!!! One line is from Judah by his son Perez to King David of Judea. The second is his son Nathan to Joseph of Arimathea to Saint Helena. The third line is from Judah by his son Zerah thru Tros of Troy to Saint Helena. The great king Charlemagne has an unbroken male line to Zerah son of Judah. The line from Perez also leads to Solomon. From Solomon’s line to the Babylonian exile and then thru the Kings of Persia the line joins with royalty in Theodoric Duke of Toulouse. Also Zebulon’s daughter Kanita married Hezron, a descendent of Judah.

BOTH OF ABRAHAMS SONS

Now from the Father of the Hebrews Abraham also has two lines that join with the Royalty.One line is from his wife’s Sarah’s son Isaac thru Judah, Joseph, Zebulon or Levi. The other is thru Haggar and his son Ishmael. Ishmael is the ancestor of Muhammad and joins with the Royalty with Alphonso VI King of Leon and Castillo’s marriage to Zayda Princess of Seville. Zayda ( Saint Gracia) is descended from Ishmael. Alphonso VI ‘s line joins with the English kings after passing thru Saint Fernando the Third whose daughter Elanore married King Edward the First.

KING DAVID OF JUDAH

King David of Judah has two lines that join with the Kings of Wessex (England) and the Kings of Aragon (Spain). One line thru Nathan and one line thru Solomon. Keep in mind that the Lord Jesus Christ also is descended from King David thru these two lines many years before the two lines again join. The line of Solomon is the same as the biblical line in Mathew until the Babylonian exile. Shaeltiel is the father of Pediah who is not listed in the scripture both however descendents of Solomon. Zorobabel is the king of Persia son of Pediah. This line rules Babylon until it eventually becomes Royal with Theodoric Duke of Toulouse. His daughter Redburga is the mother of King Aethelwulf of Wessex died 868 A.D. He also has Levi the Israelite and so the sons of Aaron as his ancestors thru Redburg Queen of Wessex, daughter of Theodoric Duke of Toulouse. The line of Nathan goes thru Heli as the scripture in the Book of Luke but branches thru the brother of Heli Joseph of Arimathea. This line eventually goes thru to Saint Margaret of Scotland and so joins with other royalty.

NAMED AFTER DIETIES

I mentioned Jupiter and Saturnus as descendents of Japeth son of Noah. Other ancestors named after deities include Thor, who is a few generations the son of Tros King of Troy. Also included in the file is Odin (born about 215 AD) who is in the line of the Kings of Wessex. A special note about Zerah the son of Judah. Some ancestry files list his name as Zeus, and give him the same son as Zerah, the same wife, but do not recognize that Judah is the father. So possibly Zeus is an ancestor, and is likely the same as Zerah.

Excerpt From Tree of Saints

Saints whose lineage is known is a work that shows the relationship of the Saints parentage, Grandparentage, Great Grandparentage etc…. in an attempt to show the relationship to the Saint.

Saints Who Left Descendents, my previous work, included all the Saints that could be considered bloodline Saints. All these Saints left descendents and were the direct ancestors of the royalty, and so about one of three Americans. It is said that one of three Americans can prove descent from some sort of royalty. The Saints in the work Saints Who Left Descendents are these Americans ancestors.

Many and very probably most of the Saints however did not have children, but were monks, nuns, hermits, clergy, etc… all of which left no children. This work will attempt to include all the Saints whose parentage is known, or at least all the Saints who can be identified in a tree format, such as a family tree. Many King’s and Queen’s sons and daughters became Saints, and these Saints left no children. However the relationship to the King and Queen is known through their ancestors. Following parentage up many generations is sometimes required to bring the relationship of the Saint toan ancestor whose descendents are known to be the royalty of the European Continent. However, in most cases a sibling’s descendents are known, or Grandparents descendents are known.

Each Saint cited will include the feast day if known, the parentage or ancestry of the Saint, and a brief description of why this person attained canonization, or if not canonized why this person was called a Saint. A brief examination of their ancestry is presented, and which branch of the tree the Saint is related to.

There are numerous ways to climb the tree and arrive at any particular Saint, and the tree is joined at various places by marriage. However certain families of Saints are related to each other. These families are interrelated thru descent from the sons of Noah, and of course the Israelites who are descended from Abraham. Also each Saint is born in a certain country, and the lines of division in Europe and other countries are defined by the people’s faith and veneration of the Saints in each country. So, the timeline of Saints by country is important to consider as the evangelization of each country or conversion of the country to Christianity has occurred at different times in history.

Of course Christianity being based on Judaism and being centered in Rome, shows the conflict that has occurred in countries as the civilization of Rome, coupled with the religious impact of Christianity and the occurrence of a Saint. The conflict in Jerusalem in 70 AD which destroyed the temple and made Israel subject to the Roman Empire shows the divisions that have occurred as each country in history that is converted to Christianity and a Saint is made in Rome that is credited with the conversion of a Country. The occurrence of a Saint in the Country, and relationship to the branches of the tree where the Country is defined in its people defines the influence in Rome of the Country. Certainly a Country such as the USA that is merely 229 years old does not have the ability to compete with the Saints in Rome that have been in existence since the Conversion of the Roman Empire to Christianity with the life of Constantine the Great.

Clearly the conflict in Jerusalem that occurred in 70 AD