A catalogue of diuers visible professors of the Catholike faith Which sheweth, that the Roman Church hath byn (as the true Church must be) continually visible, in all ages since Christ. Taken out of the appendix to the Reply of A.D. vnto M. Ant. Wotton, and M. Ioh. White ministers.

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A catalogue of diuers visible professors of the Catholike faith Which sheweth, that the Roman Church hath byn (as the true Church must be) continually visible, in all ages since Christ. Taken out of the appendix to the Reply of A.D. vnto M. Ant. Wotton, and M. Ioh. White ministers.
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Fisher, John, 1569-1641.
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M.DC.XIV. [1614]
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"A catalogue of diuers visible professors of the Catholike faith Which sheweth, that the Roman Church hath byn (as the true Church must be) continually visible, in all ages since Christ. Taken out of the appendix to the Reply of A.D. vnto M. Ant. Wotton, and M. Ioh. White ministers." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A00794.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 9, 2025.

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Catholike Professours.

Vnto the yeare 100.

The Blessed Virgin Marie.

S. Iohn Baptist. S. Iohn Apostle & Euan∣gelist, with the other Apostles and Euangelists. Martha. Mary Magdalene. S. Paul A∣postle. Stephen the first Martyr. Timothy. Barnabas. Tecla. Dionysius Areopagita. Martialis. Andothers.

Romans, Corinthians, Galathians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Thessalvnians, Hebrewes, and others dispersed through all Countreys where the Apostles and Apostolike men preached, to wit, in Italy, Spaine, France, England &c.

Vnto the yeare 200.

Ignatius. Eustachius. Hermes. Getulius. Polycarpus. Concordius. Iustinus. Euse∣bius. Vincentius. Pantenus. Irenaeus. Po∣tentianus. Narcissus. Potamiena. Sophia. Spes. Fides. Charitas. Felicitas with her seauen children. Dionysius Corinth. Pe∣regrinus. Lucius King of England. Andochius▪ Agrippinus, and innumerable others.

Many Indians conuerted by Pantenus. See Baro∣nius his Annales, and Martyrologe.

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Vnto the yeare 300.

Simplicius. Calepodius. Abdon. Sennen. Pamachius. Tiburtius. Valerianus. Veri∣anus. Marcellinus. Dorotheus. Gordia∣nus. Polieuctus. Potentiana. Triphon. Blasius. Maximianus. Clemens. Barbara. Agatha. Apollonia. Cyprianus. Hip∣politus. Gregorius. Thaumaturg. Pon∣tius. Laurentius. Thyrsus. Caecilia. Victo∣rius. Polychronius. Nemesius. Olympius. Crispinus. Crispinianus. Adrianus. Eu∣bolus. Georgius. Irene. Chronia. Panta∣leon. Agnes. Iulitta. Gordius. Barlaam. Gereon with his companions. Cosmas. Da∣mianus. Mauritius with the Thebean Legion. and others without number.

Vnto the yeare 400.

Domnus with 2000. Martyrs. Lucianus. The∣odorus. Paulus the first Eremite. Milles. Ia∣cobus Nisibitanus. Spiridion. Macarius. Nicolaus. Helene mother to Constantine. Con∣stantine Emperour, by whose meanes Christian Religion did wonderfully flourish. Marcus Are∣thusius. Nicetas. Theodorus. Antonius. Hilarion. Artenus. Athanasius. Martyrius. Paulus Constantinop. Hilarius. Martianus.

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Pachomius. Gregorius Nazianz. Ephreem. Didimus. Macarius. Nicetius. Basilius. Pacianus. Mutius. Prudentius. Ambrosius. Hieronymus. Epiphanius. Brixius. Cy∣rillus Hierosolym. Euphrasia. Blesilla. Amphilochius.

The conuerted Dacians, Getes, Bess••••es, and Scy∣thians, Morins, and Neruians, of whome Paulinus writeth. The Armenians, and Huns, and those troupes of Monkes of India, Persia, Aethiopia, of which S. Hierome writeth, and infinite others.

Vnto the yeare 500.

Seuerinus. Tigrius. Exuperius. Eutropius. Ioannes Chrysostom. Paulinus. Mauri∣tius. Augustinus. Maximus. Sisimus. Vincentius Lyrin. Iacobus Persa. Ale∣xius. Cyrillus Alexandrinus. Vrsula with 11000. Virgins. Prosper. Honoratus. Rusticus. Palladius. Germanus. Boni∣facius. Euthymius. Simeon Stelites. Chrysologus. Patricius. Gminianus. Proclus. Remigius. Vedastus. Albinus. Eugenius. Vigilius. Fulgentius. Boetius Epiphanius Ticinensis. Nilus. Seuerinus. Theodosius Abbas.

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The Scots conuerted by Palladius. The French con∣uerted by Remigius and Vedastus. 4979. Martyres and Confessors of Africa, and many others.

Vnto the yeare 600.

Gerardus. Genouefa. Columbus. Opor∣tuna. Germanus Parisiensis. Maria Aegy∣ptiaca. Brigitta. Simeon Salus. Leander. Benedictus Institutor of the Order of Benedictine Monkes. Rupertus. Maurus. Placidus. Ar∣nulphus. Launomarus. Radegundis. Leonardus. Hospitius. Gallus. Colum∣banus. Ioannes Clymacus. Goar. Ermin∣gildus. Isaac. Felix. Quiriacus. Fortuna∣tus. Tetricus. Agricola. Auitus. Bonifa∣cius. Cassius. Victor. Cerboius. Cro∣tildis. Dacius. Eleutherius. irminus. Lantus. Nicetius. Praetextatus. Quintia∣nus. Euphronius. Eusychius. Gregorius Turonensis. Medardus. Dalmatius. Pa∣ternus

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Mellitus. Sabbas, and others.

Augustine the Monke who sent by Pope Gregory conuerted England. The Northern Picts, the Gothes, the Bauarians, Barbaricians, and Burgundians were conuerted in this age.

Vnto the yeare 700.

Anastasius Persa. Walburga. Attala. Eu∣stasius. Ioannes Eeemosynarius. Isidorus. Claudius Bizunt. Theodorus. Arnulphus. Aldegund. Eligius. Seuerus. Caesarius. Bauo. Maximus. Trudo. Oswaldus. Audoenus. Lambertus. Gaugericus. An∣helmus. Betulphus. Berta. Cunibertus. Aidanus. Cuthbertus. ulranus. Marinus. Bercarins. Eugenius. The two Ewal∣dies. Andonius. Damianus Tiemensis. Kilianns. Ioannes Bergomensis. Wille∣brordus. Aldagisus. Ceadda. Maxellendis. Proiectus. Paulinus. Wikfridus. Edil∣burga. Leodigarius. Suibertus. Walericus Nicetius. Vltanus, and others

The Flemings conuerted by Eligius. The VVestpha∣lians conuerted by the two Ewaldies. The people of

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Franconia concuerted by Kilianus. Multitudes of Spa∣niards conuerted by Andonius. The Frizians conuerted by VVillebrord.

Vnto the yeare 800.

Venerable Bede. Bonitus. Grimoaldus. Guthlacus. Ioannes Damascenus. Germanus. Wnocus. Hermingildis. Bonifacins. Sebal∣dus. Piectudis. Wandergilsus. Lioba. Io∣docus. Pirminus. Odilia. Gertrudis. Hu∣bertus. Agilolphus. Lullus. Butchardus. Rigobertus. Gangulphus. Gudula & others.

The Hassus, Thuringians, Erphordians, and Cattians conuerted by Boniface the English Monke. The Lombards conuerted by Sebaldus. The Iewes of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Berithum being conuerted by the bleeding of a Crucifix which was 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by them contumeliously, the bloud whereof cured al diseases, a Crantzius testi∣fieth in Metropol l. c. 9▪ The two Saxon Dukes, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and Albion conuerted by a miraculous sight seene by VVikndu, to it, a faire child descending from the Priests hands into the mouth of them that re∣ceiued the holy Sacrament.

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Vnto the yeare 900.

Sabinus. Ansgratius. Ludgerus. Gerfridus. Geroldus. Ioannicius. Ida. Nicetas. Monol∣phus. Withgungus. Adelradus. Meruar∣dus. Rumoldus. Ansgarus. Rembertus. Swithinus. Atalphus. Seinandus, and others.

The Danes and Swethens conuerted by Ansgratius. The Bulgarians conuerted by Ioannicius. The Rugians conuerted by the Monkes of Corbeia. The Morauians conuerted by VVithgungus. The Russites conuerted by a Priest sent by the Emperour Basilius.

Vnto the yeare 1000.

Odo Cluniacensis. Wenceslaus. Adalricus. Bruno Coloniensis. Guibertus Maiolus.

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Dunstanus. Romoaldus. Elphegus. Adel∣heides. Wolfgangus. Poppo. Berualdus. Adelbertus. Aegidius Tusculanus, and others.

The Polonians conuerted by Aegidius Tusculanus sent by Pope Iohn the XIII. The Sclauonians conuer∣ted by Adelbert. The Hungarians conuerted by another Adelbert.

Vnto the yeare 1100.

Odilo Cluniacensis.. Henricus II. the Em∣perour. Kunegundis. Colomanus. Pe∣trus

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Damianus. Oddas. Simeon the Eremite. Brado. Dominicus Loricatus. Gothardus. Edouardus. Wigbertus. Lantfrancus. Gerardus Gandauens. Anselmus. Stani∣slaus. Aswerus. Godfridus Ambianens. Arnulphus Suesson. Iuo. Bruno Carthu∣sian. Hugo Cluniacensis. Hugo Grati∣onopol. and others.

The Vindicians, and multitudes of Prussians con∣uerted in this age.

Vnto the yeare 1200.

Agnes Romana. Noribertus. Malachias. Bernardus Abb. Gulielmus Duke, and after Eremite. Gerardus. Hildegardis.

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Thomas Cantuariensis. Hugo Lincol∣niensis, and others.

The Pomeranians and Noruegians conuerted by Nicolas the English Monke, who after was made Pope, called Adrian the fourth.

Vnto the yeare 1300.

Dominicus Institutour of the Order of Dominican Fryars. Franciscus Institutour of the Order of the Franciscan Fryars. Maria de Oegne. Christina Mirabilis. Engelbertus Colo∣niensis. Petrus Mediolan. Luitgardis. Eli∣zabeth Langrau. Antonius Paduan. Gulielmus Bononiensis. Hiacynthus. A∣lexander de Hales. Thomas Aquinas. Bonauentura. Nicolaus Nouesiensis. Hed∣uigis. Medardes. Nicolaus Tolentinas. Irmgardis. Mechtildis. Gertrudis. An∣gela de Fulgineo, and others.

The Liuonians conuerted by Medardes. The Li∣tuanians conuerted by the Knights of S. Mary. The

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Emperour Cassanes, with innumerable Tartarians conuerted in this age.

Vnto the yeare 1400.

Iuo Iurisconsultus. Rochus. Christina Sumlensis. Venturinus Bergomensis. Ger∣trudis ab Oesten. Godfridus Eptingensis. Henricus Suso. Catharina Senensis. Al∣bertus Allobrog. Andreas Fesulanus. Ge∣rardus Groet, and others.

Azatines Emperour of the Turkes, the Iles of Ca∣naries, the reuolted Lituanians, the Cunians, the Bos∣nians, the Lipnensians, the Patrinians, and other Scla∣uonian Nations conuerted by meanes of Pope Clement the sixt, and Lewis King of Hungary.

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Vnto the yeare 1500.

Colecta. Vincentius Valentinus. Bernardi∣nus Senensis. Ioannes Capistranus. Lau∣rentius Iustinianus. Antoninus Florentinus. Didacus ab Ascala. Andreas Chias. Ma∣ria Toletan. Dominicus Pisciensis. Mar∣garita Rauenatensis. Nicolaus the Bremite. Iacobus Picenus. Iacobus Alemannus. Co∣lumba Reatin. Ioāna Roderignsia. Osanna Mantuana, and others.

The Gamogetians. The people of the Kingdomes of Betonine, Guinaea, Angola, and Congo conuerted in this age.

Vnto the yeare 1600.

Catharina Genuensis. Franciscus à Paula. Andreas ex Olmo. Franciscus Ximenaeus. Gentilis Rauenatensis. Martinus Valenti∣nus. Stephanus Soncinas. Ignatius Loy∣ola Institutour of the Society of Iesus. Francis∣cus Xauerius. Felix Capucinus. Sta∣nislaus Kostka. Ioannes de S. Francisco.

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Carolus Boromaeus. Antonius Pestana. Alexander Capocchius. Nicolaus Fictor. Aloysius Bertrandus. Edmundus Cam∣pianus. Philippus Nereus. Antonia Ro∣mana. Aloysius Gonzaga. Caesar Baro∣nius. Gulielmus Alanus. Gregorius de Valentia. Thomas Stapletonus. Robertus Bellarminus, Robertus Personius, and infinite others.

As in Italy, France, England, Spaine, Germa∣ny, Polonia, and other Christian Countryes: besides innumerable people in the Indies, Iaponta, China, Brasilia, and other places lately conuerted to the Faith, by Religious men of the Roman Faith.

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