Adam

Memorial: 24 December
Profile: First man. Lived in the Garden of Eden until expelled by God. Married to Eve. Father of Cain, Abel, Seth and other children. Old Testament Patriarch.
Name Meaning: man; red skin; red earth; clay; to be red
Patronage: gardeners
tailors
Additional Information: New Catholic Dictionary
Golden Legend, by Jacobus de Voragine
Catholic Encyclopedia
The Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Brunson
Images: Gallery of images of Adam [4 images, kb]
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