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Catholic Encyclopedia: St. ChristopherCatholic Encyclopedia: St. Christopher - Article on this martyr, probably of the third century. Although Christopher has been a center of popular legend since the sixth century, all that can be known for certain is that he was a great martyr. Catholic Online SaintsCatholic Online Saints - Terry Matz answers the question, "Whatever happened to St. Christopher?"
ChristopherChristopher - Profile of the popular saint, takes legend as fact. Illustrated. Columbia Encyclopedia: Christopher, SaintColumbia Encyclopedia: Christopher, Saint - Brief profile.
Encyclopćdia Britannica: Christopher, SaintEncyclopćdia Britannica: Christopher, Saint - Short essay on the legends surrounding this popular saint. With bibliography. In the 11th edition (1911). Military Martyrs: St. ChristopherMilitary Martyrs: St. Christopher - "Origin of Cult" reads like a detective novel, and suggests that St. Christopher and St. Menas are the same person, a soldier martyred in 308. Images, translations of three early passions, the cult of St. Christopher today, bibliography, links.
Saint Christopher Carrying the Christ ChildSaint Christopher Carrying the Christ Child - Miniature from a fifteenth-century French book of hours. Saint Christopher, Martyr, Third CenturySaint Christopher, Martyr, Third Century - From the book "Lives of Saints," published by John J. Crawley.

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