Following the Physiologus, Saint Isidore of Seville ( Book XII of the Etymologiae ) and Saint Ambrose expanded the religious message with reference to passages from the Bible and the Septuagint.

Saint Isidore of Seville, one of the greatest scholars of the early Middle Ages, is widely recognized as being the author of the first known encyclopedia of the Middle Ages, the Etymologiae or Origines ( around 630 ), in which he compiled a sizable portion of the learning available at his time, both ancient and modern.

The encyclopedia has 448 chapters in 20 volumes, and is valuable because of the quotes and fragments of texts by other authors that would have been lost had they not been collected by Saint Isidore.

Saint Isidore of Seville ( Spanish: or, Latin: ) ( c. 560 – 4 April 636 ) served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, " the last scholar of the ancient world ".

* An elder brother, Saint Leander of Seville, immediately preceded Saint Isidore as Archbishop of Seville and, while in office, opposed king Liuvigild.

Saint Isidore applied himself to study diligently enough that he quickly mastered at least a pedestrian level of Latin, a smattering of Greek, and some Hebrew.

After the death of Saint Leander of Seville on 13 March 600 or 601, Saint Isidore succeeded to the See of Seville.

Saint Isidore introduced Aristotle to his countrymen long before the Arabs studied Greek philosophy extensively.

In 619, Saint Isidore of Seville pronounced anathema against any ecclesiastic who in any way should molest the monasteries and children.

Saint Isidore presided over the Second Council of Seville, begun on 13 November 619, in the reign of King Sisebut.

The aged Archbishop Saint Isidore presided over its deliberations and originated of most enactments of the council.

Saint Isidore used this opportunity to serve his country greatly.

Through his influence, this Council of Toledo promulgated a decree, commanding all bishops to establish seminaries in their cathedral cities along the lines of the cathedral school at Seville, which educated Saint Isidore decades earlier.

Saint Isidore attempted to compile a summa of universal knowledge.

Saint Isidore of Seville died on 4 April 636 after serving more than three decades as archbishop of Seville.

Saint Isidore wrote a total of 1640 Spanish words in his surviving works.

The University of Dayton has named their implementation of the Sakai Project in honor of Saint Isidore.

* The Life and Miracles of St. Isidore of Seville, Saint and Doctor of the Catholic Church

" Cicero's conception of natural law " found its way to later centuries notably through the writings of Saint Isidore of Seville and the Decretum of Gratian.

The city also has several business parks, including l ' Arenas, Nice the Plain, Nice Méridia, Saint Isidore, and the Northern Forum.

A 9th-century collection of church legislation known as the False Decretals, which was once attributed to Saint Isidore of Seville, is largely composed of forgeries.

The Saint was recognized because the young man had often seen his portrait.

By 1912, the Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul recognized the need to offer greater opportunity through university education and adopted a progressive plan to establish a college for young women.

In art, Saint Celestine is portrayed as a Pope with a dove, dragon, and flame, and is recognized by the Church as a saint.

Despite being only 2 miles apart and quite diminutive in size, Saint Kitts and Nevis were widely recognized as being separate entities with separate identities, until they were forcefully unified in the late 19th century

The Abbey library of Saint Gall is recognized as one of the richest medieval libraries in the world.

The canonization of Saint Stephen was recognized by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople in the year 2000.

He is recognized by the Eastern Orthodox Church as Saint Theodosius.

The Roman Martyrology, the official list of recognized saints, references Soter: " At Rome, Saint Soter, Pope, whom Dionysius of Corinth praises for his outstanding charity towards needy exiled Christians who came to him, and towards those who had been condemned to the mines.

His most recognized illustrations were for the Zwarte Beertjes () series of books, including The Saint, James Bond, Simenon, and Shakespeare.

In works of art, Saint Clement can be recognized by having an anchor at his side or tied to his neck.

Saint Cletus is still listed in the Roman Martyrology under the 26 April date ; but Saint Marcellinus is no longer mentioned in that professedly incomplete list of recognized saints.

There were plans to demolish Moscow's most recognized building, Saint Basil's Cathedral, as well to make way for a larger Red Square, as well as the State Historical Museum.

Saint Vitus is still recognized as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, being inscribed in the Roman Martyrology under June 15, and Mass may be celebrated in his honor on that day wherever the Roman Rite is celebrated, while the Saints Modestus and Crescentia who are associated with Saint Vitus in legend have been omitted, because they appear to be merely fictitious personages.

Regina Protmann, a native of Braunsberg, founded the Saint Catherine Order of Sisters in the town, recognized by the church in 1583.

* He was recognized by the main artistic bodies of many European countries, and was enrolled as a member of the academies of art in Rome ( Accademia di San Luca ) in 1842, Saint Petersburg ( 1845 ), Brussels ( 1847 ), Prussia ( 1849 ) and Stockholm ( 1850 ).

Although Dior recognized his talent immediately, Saint Laurent spent his first year at the House of Dior on mundane tasks, such as decorating the studio and designing accessories.

Most popular tourist destinations in Russia are Saint Petersburg ( which appeared in the list of top visited cities of Europe in 2010 ) and Moscow, the current and the former capitals of the country and great cultural centers, recognized as World Cities.

Saint Valentine ( in Latin, Valentinus ) a widely recognized third century Roman saint commemorated on February 14 and associated since the High Middle Ages with a tradition of courtly love.

Τhe Roman Martyrology, the Catholic Church's official list of recognized saints, for February 14 gives only one Saint Valentine ; a martyr who died on the Via Flaminia.

* Pope John Paul II ( 2000 )-Press agent Lee Solters arranged a ceremony orchestrated in front of a crowd of 50, 000 in Saint Peter's Square in which the Pope was recognized as an honorary Globetrotter.

In 2006, Meyer was recognized as honorary doctor of Saint Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics.