Donatus
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People
- Aelius DonatusAelius DonatusAelius Donatus was a Roman grammarian and teacher of rhetoric. The only fact known regarding his life is that he was the tutor of St...
, a Roman grammarian and teacher of rhetoric - Donatus (Hunnic Khan), a KhanKhan (title)Khan is an originally Altaic and subsequently Central Asian title for a sovereign or military ruler, widely used by medieval nomadic Turko-Mongol tribes living to the north of China. 'Khan' is also seen as a title in the Xianbei confederation for their chief between 283 and 289...
of the Eastern Black Sea Huns & beyond c. 412 AD; preceded by UldinUldinUldin or Uldes was one of the primary chieftains of the Huns located beyond the Danube during the reigns of the Eastern Roman Emperors Arcadius and Theodosius II...
and succeeded by CharatonCharatonCharaton , also known as Aksungur or Aksuvar, was said to be the first of the kings of the Huns from c. 410–422. It is believed that Charaton ruled mostly the eastern part of the Hunnic Empire....
Churchmen
- Donatus MagnusDonatus MagnusDonatus Magnus, also known as Donatus of Casae Nigra, became leader of a schismatic Christian sect in North Africa. He is believed to have died in exile around 355.-Life:...
, a (4th century CE) bishop of Carthage who founded the Donatist sect of Christianity, considered a schismatic group by Augustine of Hippo and other Catholic writers - The monk Donatus (5th century CE) who left Roman Africa during one of the Vandal persecutions and established monastic life in Valencia, Spain
Saints (in chronological order)
- Saint Donatus of MuenstereifelSaint Donatus of MuenstereifelSaint Donatus of Muenstereifel is a saint whose relics are found in the Jesuit church in Bad Muenstereifel. He is widely venerated in the Rhine valley region of Germany and the Low Countries, and he is a patron saint of Buda and of protection against lightning...
, 2nd century military martyr and a patron against lightning - Donatus, Romulus, Secundian, and 86 CompanionsDonatus, Romulus, Secundian, and 86 CompanionsDonatus, Romulus, Secundian, and 86 Companions were a group of Christians who were martyred at Gruaro , near Venice, during the Diocletian persecution. Their feast day is celebrated on February 17....
, 3rd century - Saint DonatusDonatus of ArezzoSaint Donatus of Arezzo is the patron saint of Arezzo, and considered a bishop of the city.A Passio of Donatus' life was written by a bishop of Arezzo, Severinus; it is of questionable historicity. He calls Donatus a martyr, though Donatus is described as a bishop and confessor of the faith in...
, bishop of Arezzo (?-362) - Saint Donatus of Butrint a late fourth century saint (feast day: April 30)
- Saint Donatus of FiesoleSaint Donatus of FiesoleSaint Donatus of Fiesole was an Irish teacher and poet, and Bishop of Fiesole, about 829-876.-Biography:According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, in an ancient collection of the Vitae Patrum, of which an eleventh century copy exists in the Laurentian library of Florence, there is an account of the...
, an Irish monk who became bishop of Fiesole in 824 (feast day: October 22) - Donatus of RipacandidaDonatus of RipacandidaDonatus was a Benedictine monk. He was born in Ripacandida, Italy. He became a Benedictine in 1194, at Petina, Italy.-References:...
, 12th-century Benedictine monk - Saint Donatus of ZadarSaint Donatus of ZadarSaint Donatus was an Irishman who became a Dalmatian bishop and a diplomat of the city of Zadar....
, Dalmatian bishop from early 9th century (feast day: February 25). - Saint Donatus, a Christian martyr of Sicily. See Saint Placidus (martyr)Saint Placidus (martyr)Saint Placidus , along with Saints Eutychius , Victorinus and their sister Flavia, Donatus, Firmatus the deacon, Faustus, and thirty others, have been venerated as Christian martyrs...
. - Saint Donatus, a companion of the African Saint QuirinusQuirinus (Africa)Saint Quirinus is venerated as a martyr and saint of the Catholic Church. He died together with Saint Abidianus and Saint Papocinicus in Africa.- References :...
(feast day: June 3). - Saint Donatus of Libya
- Saint Donatus, bishop of Besançon (7th century)
- Saint Donatus of Thmuis, martyr and successor of the also martyred St. Phileas as bishop of ThmuisThmuisThmuis is a city of Lower Egypt, on the canal east of the Nile, between its Tanitic and Mendesian branches. In Greco-Roman Egypt, Thmuis replaced Djedet as the capital of Lower Egypt's 16th nome of Kha [ Herodotus ]. The two cities are only several hundred meters apart...
, a city of Lower Egypt in the Roman province Augustamnica PrimaAugustamnicaAugustamnica or Avgoustamnikai was a Roman province of Egypt created during the 5th century and was part of the Diocese of Oriens first and then of the Diocese of Egypt, until the Muslim conquest of Egypt in the 640s...
, suffragan of PelusiumPelusiumPelusium was a city in the eastern extremes of Egypt's Nile Delta, 30 km to the southeast of the modern Port Said. Alternative names include Sena and Per-Amun , Pelousion , Sin , Seyân , and Tell el-Farama... - Saint Donatus of Orleans, France. Hermit on Mount Jura.
Places
- St. Donatus, IowaSt. Donatus, IowaSt. Donatus is a city in Jackson County, Iowa, United States. The population was 140 at the 2000 census. St. Donatus is known for its status as a Luxembourger village, with historic architecture and views along U.S. Highway 52. It is the home of a historic Catholic church, which is dedicated to...
, a community in the United States - Saint Donatus Catholic ChurchSaint Donatus Catholic ChurchSaint Donatus Catholic Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church that is located in the Jackson County, Iowa community of Saint Donatus, Iowa. The patron of the parish and the town is Saint Donatus of Muenstereifel, whose cultus is popular in Luxembourg and the Rhineland...
, a parish of the Roman Catholic Church located in St. Donatus, Iowa