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Herod
In 1998 Israel turned 50, so it is a relatively young country. But visitors there can find traces of events that occurred in the region some 2,000 years ago, when Herod was King of Judea.
St. Gregory of Nazianzus
St. Gregory of Nazianzus of Constantinople
John the Baptist
John the Baptist was a Jewish forerunner of Jesus who baptized believers in the imminent coming of Judgment Day.
Martin of Tours
Martin of Tours was a fourth century monk and bishop in Gaul.
St. Jerome - Translator of the Bible
St. Jerome is known as the scholar who created the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible.

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