Bible Encyclopedias
Barlaam, St.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Search for…

Enter query below:

or

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Barlaam (2)

Next Entry
Barlaamites

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

Dictionaries
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
• Josaphat and Barlaam
• Barlaam and Josaphat
Encyclopedias
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
• Barlaam and Josaphat
McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia
• Barlaam
• Barlaam (2)
• Barlaam, St.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
• Barlaam and Josaphat
The Catholic Encyclopedia
• Barlaam and Josaphat
The Jewish Encyclopedia
• Barlaam and Josaphat

The modern Roman martyrology places the festival of Sts. Barlaam and Josaphat on Nov. 27 as of two actual saints worshipped by the Indians on the confines of Persia. Huet and others hold the history of these saints to be a mere romance. Baronius, however, receives it as true. See Huet, Orig. des Romans, p. 49. — Landon, Eccles. Dict. s.v.