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This is a List of Early Christian saints— saints before 450 AD— in alphabetical order by Christian name.

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Christian saints before 450 CE
Saint	Date of death
Aaron the Illustrious Aaron the Illustrious Aaron the Illustrious was a Christian monk of Mesopotamia.He came from Sarug in Osrhoene, and was a disciple of . He built two monasteries near Melitene in Armenia in the 4th century. He had a feast day on Pentecost Monday in the Syriac Orthodox Church, and on February 3, October 22, and May 23...	4th century
Aba of Kaskhar Aba of Kaskhar Saint Aba was a priest who was martyred at Kashkar, Persia with Saints Abda and Abdjesus and approximately 48 others. They were put to death in the year 374 by the Persian ruler Shapur II. Aba's feast day is 16 May.-References:...	366
Abadios Abadios Abadios was a martyr of the Christian church. He was born at Bilgai in Egypt. He was a native soldier of the army who professed his faith in Jesus Christ during the reign of Diocletian at Khalakhis. He was martyred by being thrown into a rock. His feast day is on January 20. Information on him can...	4th century
Abai (martyr) Abai (martyr) Abai was a martyr in Syria. He was killed during the reign of Shapur II. He is a saint in the Syrian Orthodox Church and his feast day is October 1. He is included in Kalendarium Manuale Utriusque Ecclesiae Orientalis et Occidentalis.-References:...	4th century
Abāmūn of Tarnūt Abamun of Tarnut Abāmūn of Tarnūt is a saint and was a martyr of the fourth-century Coptic Church. He is known only from his name being mentioned in the Synaxarion of Mikhail of Atrib . His feast day is 27 Abīb ....	4th century
Abanoub Abanoub Saint Abanoub is 4th-century Egyptian saint and martyr. His name means gold. He was born in Nehisa in the Nile Delta to a Christian parents. Abanoub was 12 when he was killed after being tortured for refusing to leave Christianity. His feast day is July 31. His relics are preserved in St. Virgin...	4th century
Abassad Abassad Abassad was a bishop and martyr of the early Christian church. After being tortured in a variety of ways, he was beheaded by the command of Arrianus under Diocletian. His feast day is December 23.-References:...	4th century
Abban the Hermit	5th century
Abda and Abdjesus Abda and Abdjesus Abda and Abdjesus were two Christian bishops who were martyred at Kashkar under Shapur II on May 16, in either 366 AD or 375 AD. They were first placed between heavy boards to crush their bones, and later beheaded....	4th century
Abda of Kaskhar	4th or 5th century
Abdecalas Abdecalas Saint Abdecalas was a Persian priest of advanced age who, together with another priest, Saint Ananias, and about a hundred other Christians, was killed under the Persian ruler Shapur II on Good Friday, 345. One of these others was also named Abdecalas...	345
Abdias of Babylon Abdias of Babylon Abdias, first bishop of Babylon was said to have been one of the Seventy Apostles mentioned in the Gospel of Luke . As the first bishop of Babylon, Abdias would have been consecrated by Saint Simon Zelotes and Saint Jude. Nothing certain is known about him...	1st century
Abdisho Abdisho Abdisho , a member of the Church of the East, was a deacon and martyr of the Christian church.He was imprisoned with Bishop Heliodorus of Bet Zabdai in Mesopotamia by order of Shapur II. Following the deaths of bishop Dausa and 275 companions at Masabadan, Abdisho, who survived, continued to preach...	4th century
Abdon	3rd century
Abercius and Helena Abercius and Helena Abercius and Helena are saints of the Catholic church. They are said to have been the children of Alphaeus the Apostle, although this has been challenged by some parties. Both of them are known to have been martyrs: Abercius by being exposed naked to bees, and Helena by stoning...	1st century
Abercius of Hieropolis Abercius of Hieropolis Abercius of Hieropolis was a bishop of Hierapolis at the time of Marcus Aurelius, also known as Abercius Marcellus. He was supposedly the successor to Papias....	2nd century
Abgar V of Edessa Abgar V of Edessa Abgar V the black or Abgarus V of Edessa BC - AD 7 and AD 13 - 50) was a historical Syriac ruler of the Syriac kingdom of Osroene, holding his capital at Edessa....	1st century
Abiatha, Hathes and Mamlacha Abiatha, Hathes and Mamlacha Abiatha, Hathes, and Mamlacha were virgins and martyrs of the Bel-Garma province of Syria. They were martyred under Shapur II, about 345 AD. Their feast day is November 20. They are included in the Heiligen-Lexicon by J. E. Stadler. Mamlacha is also a Greek word which means...	4th century
Abiathar and Sidonia Abiathar and Sidonia Abiathar and Sidonia were a legendary Jewish priest of Mtzkheta and his daughter. Abiathar is said to have been the first person Saint Nino converted to Christianity. An apocryphal account of the life and miracles of Saint Nino is attributed to them...	4th century
Abibion Abibion Abibion was one of the founders of Bet-Coryph monastery in Syria, together with Eusebonas. He also served as first abbot of that monastery. He is included in the Heiligen-Lexicon. He received his instruction from Eusebius. His feast day, if he had one, is unknown.-References:* Holweck, F. G., A...	5th century
Abibus of Edessa Abibus of Edessa Abibus of Edessa was a Christian martyr at Edessa, Mesopotamia under Emperor Licinius in 322. He was burned at the stake. His feast day is November 15 in the Roman Catholic Church, with Guria and Shamona. He also has an individual feast in the old Syrian martyrology on September 2...	4th century
Abibus of Samosata Abibus of Samosata Abibus of Samosata was a Christian martyr at Samosata. He was ordered executed in 297 by crucifixion. After having lived for two days on the cross, he was taken down and his head was pierced by nails. His feast day is kept on December 9.-References:...	3rd century
Abra of Poitiers Abra of Poitiers Saint Abra was the daughter of Hilary of Poitiers and has herself been recognized as a saint.She was born before her father converted to Christianity and was made a bishop. At her father's advice she took the vow of virginity and became a nun. During her father's exile from Poitiers she and her...	4th century
Abraham and his wife	4th century
Abraham of Arbela Abraham of Arbela Abraham of Arbela was a bishop of Arbela in Assyria.He was tortured and later beheaded under Shapur II because he refused to worship the sun in Telman.His feast day is February 4.-References:...	4th century
Abraham of Armenia Abraham of Armenia Abraham of Armenia was an Armenian priest and a disciple of the Leontine martyrs. Like his teachers, he was subjected to prolonged torture, but was unlike them, was eventually set free. He then left society to become a hermit, remaining one until his death in the 5th century.He is regarded as a...	5th century
Abraham of Clermont Abraham of Clermont Abraham of Clermont was the founder and abbot of the monastery of St. Cirgues in Clermont-Ferrand.He was born in Syria, along the Euphrates River. He later left for Egypt, to visit some of the hermits there. On the way to Egypt, he was captured and held a prisoner for five years...	5th century
Abraham of Cyrrhus	422
Abraham of the High Mountain Abraham of the High Mountain Abraham of the High Mountain was a teacher of Barsauma. A monastery was dedicated in his name at Garbia near Modiad in Tur Abdin. His biography was written by a disciple of his, Stephen. His feast day is April 18.-References:...	5th century
Abraham the Great of Kidunja Abraham the Great of Kidunja Saint Abraham the Great of Kidunja was a Hermit and Priest of the Christian Church.-Biography:He left his young wife on his wedding day and settled in the desert of Syria...	4th century
Abraham the Poor Abraham the Poor Saint Abraham the Poor was a fourth century Egyptian hermit and a saint.-Life:Born in the town of Menuf, he became of disciple of Saint Pachomius, who founded cenobitic monasticism, in the Delta river region of the Nile River. He remained a disciple of Saint Pachomius for 23 years, after which he...	4th century
Absadah Absadah -Life:He was born near Behnesa, Egypt. He was a priest to a small congregation in his village. Upon the start of the Diocletian Persecution, he locked himself in his house for safety. Later, he recounted a vision of Jesus appearing before him; he voluntarily came before the court, and was sent...	4th century
Abselema of Edessa Abselema of Edessa Abselema of Edessa is recorded as having been a disciple of Saint Addai and a bishop of Edessa. His feast day is celebrated on October 19.-References:*Holweck, F. G. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints. St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co. 1924....	2nd century
Abudimus Abudimus Abudimus was a Christian martyr.He was subjected to torture during the Diocletian persecution on the island of Tenedos, before dying in 305.He is regarded as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, with a feast day of July 15.-References:...	4th century
Abundius Abundius Saint Abundius was a Bishop of Como, Northern Italy.He was born at Thessalonica. Around 448 Abundius became the fourth Bishop of Como, succeeding Amantius...	5th century
Abundius and Abundantius Abundius and Abundantius Abundius and Abundantius are Christian martyrs who were killed during the Diocletian persecution. Their feast day is celebrated on September 16.-Biography:...	4th century
Abundius and Irenaeus Abundius and Irenaeus Abundius and Irenaeus were Roman martyrs. Their feast in the Roman Martyrology is celebrated on August 26. Abundius also has separate commemorations in Augsburg and Orvieto.-Life:...	3rd century
Abundius of Umbria Abundius of Umbria Abundius of Umbria was a deacon and martyr during the Diocletian persecution.-Biography:He was the grandson of Anastasius, and accompanied him and others from Syria to Umbria, where he was martyred.No specific feast day in his name is known....	4th century
Acacius Saint Acacius Saint Acacius was a 4th century priest who lived in Sebaste, Armenia, during Diocletian's persecution. He was arrested and executed under the governor Maximus with seven women and one Hirenarchus, who was so impressed with the devotion to their faith he became a Christian and suffered the same...	4th century
Acacius of Amida Acacius of Amida Saint Acacius was Bishop of Amida, Mesopotamia in AD 400–425, during the reign of the Eastern Roman Emperor Theodosius II.-Biography:...	5th century
Acacius of Caesarea Acacius of Caesarea Acacius of Caesarea in Greek Ἀκάκιος Mονόφθαλμος was a Christian bishop, the pupil and successor in the Palestinian see of Caesarea of Eusebius AD 340, whose life he wrote. He is remembered chiefly for his bitter opposition to St. Cyril of Jerusalem and for the part he was afterwards enabled to...	4th century
Acathius of Melitene	3rd century
Acepsimas of Hnaita Acepsimas of Hnaita Acepsimas of Hnaita was a bishop, martyr and saint.He was the bishop of Hnaita, residing at Paka in western Persia. He and several companions, including the priest Joseph of Bet-Katoba, who was then 70 years old, and the deacon Aitillaha of Bet-Nuhadra, who was then 60 six years, when they were...	4th century
Achillas of Alexandria	4th century
Achillius of Larissa	4th century
Acius Acius Saint Acius was a 4th century saint. He was a Catholic deacon, most likely studying for priesthood. He was taken prisoner during Diocletian's Christian persecution near Amiens, France, and is highly revered in that city. His feast day is celebrated on May 1....	4th century
Addai	2nd century
Adheritus Adheritus Adheritus, born in Greece, became Bishop of Ravenna and successor of Saint Apollinaris. His remains are venerated in the Benedictine Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe near Ravenna, Italy.-Notes:...	2nd century
Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia	4th century
Adrian of Batanea Adrian of Batanea Saint Adrian travelled from Batanea to Caesarea Palaestina where he was martyred together with Saint Eubulus. He is commemorated on 5 March....	4th century
Adrian of Nicomedia Adrian of Nicomedia Saint Adrian or Adrian of Nicomedia was a Herculian Guard of the Roman Emperor Galerius Maximian. After becoming a convert to Christianity with his wife Natalia, Adrian was martyred at Nicomedia on March 4, 306.-Martyrdom:...	c. 306
Aedesius of Alexandria Aedesius of Alexandria Saint Aedesius of Alexandria was an early Christian martyred under Galerius Maximianus. He was the brother of Saint Aphian...	306?
Aelia Flaccilla Aelia Flaccilla Aelia Flavia Flaccilla , first wife of the Roman Emperor Theodosius I. She was of Hispanian Roman descent. During her marriage to Theodosius, she gave birth to two sons — future Emperors Arcadius and Honorius — and a daughter, Aelia Pulcheria...	4th century
Aemilianus Saint Aemilianus Saint Aemilianus lived in the 5th century AD, and is known as a physician, confessor, and martyr. In the reign of the Arian Vandal King Huneric , he became enmired in the Arian persecution in Africa. When he would not convert to Arianism he was put to death by being flayed alive...	5th century
Afra Saint Afra Saint Afra was a Christian martyr. Her actual existence is not mentioned until the 5th century martyrologies, giving her dubious historicity.-Biography:...	304
Agape (Charity or Love) Faith, Hope and Charity Saints Faith, Hope and Charity , Church Slavonic: are a group of Christian martyred saints. Their mother is said to have been Sophia ; Sapientia is also mentioned in some accounts, though not as their mother. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, these were, in fact, two groups bearing the...	2nd century ?
Agape, Chionia, and Irene Agape, Chionia, and Irene Saints Agape, Chionia, and Irene were three virgin sisters who were martyred for their faith in 304. Their feast day is April 3....	3rd century
Agapitus of Palestrina Agapitus of Palestrina Saint Agapitus is venerated as a Martyr saint. Agapitus may have been a member of the noble Anicia family of Palestrina. At the age of fifteen, he was beheaded on orders of the prefect Antiochus and the emperor Aurelian...	3rd century
Agapius Agapius Saint Agapius was a Christian martyr killed at Caesarea in AD 306. He is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church. His martyrdom is recorded by Eusebius of Caesarea in his work The Martyrs of Palestine....	4th century
Agapius of Spain Saint Agapius of Spain Saint Agapius of Spain was a Christian martyr and most likely a bishop who died under the persecutions of the emperor Valerian in AD 259. According to tradition he was a Spaniard, who along with some others was exiled by the Roman government to Africa. He was martyred along with several others at...	3rd century
Agatha of Sicily Agatha of Sicily Saint Agatha of Sicily is a Christian saint. Her memorial is on 5 February. Agatha was born at Catania, Sicily, and she was martyred in approximately 251...	251
Agathangelus of Rome Agathangelus of Rome Saint Agathangelus of Rome , was a Roman deacon and disciple of Clement of Ancyra, was a martyr during the reign of emperor Diocletian. He met Clement when the latter was imprisoned in Rome, and traveled back to Ancyra with him where they were both beheaded...	4th century
Agathius Agathius Saint Agathius , also known as Achatius or Agathonas or Acacius of Byzantium, was a Cappadocian Greek centurion of the imperial army...	303
Agathoclia Agathoclia Saint Agathoclia is venerated as a patron saint of Mequinenza, Aragón, Spain. Her feast day is September 17.-Biography:...	3rd century
Agathonicus and Companions Agathonicus and Companions Saint Agathonicus was a 3rd century citizen of Nicomedia. While living in Greece, he taught the Greeks about Christianity. Meanwhile, the imperial governor began persecuting Christians, following the orders of Emperor Maximian. In this persecution, Agathonicus' companion Zoticus was seized in...	3rd century
Agnes Saint Agnes Agnes of Rome is a virgin–martyr, venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, and Lutheranism. She is one of seven women, excluding the Blessed Virgin, commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass...	304
Agnes of Rome	4th century
Agricius of Trier	4th century
Agrippina of Mineo Agrippina of Mineo Agrippina of Mineo, also known as Saint Agrippina was venerated as a Virginity martyr in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Christianity...	3rd century
Agrippinus of Carthage Agrippinus of Carthage Agrippinus was a bishop of Carthage at the close of the second and beginning of the third century. During his episcopacy, he dealt with the issue of how to treat Christian converts from schism or heresy. He called a synod of bishops of Numidia and Africa, probably around 215, which decided that...	3rd century
Agrippinus of Naples Agrippinus of Naples Saint Agrippinus of Naples was a bishop of Naples and is venerated in that city as a saint. According to tradition, Agrippinus was the sixth bishop of Naples...	3rd century
Aignan Saint Aignan Aignan, or Agnan , Bishop of Orléans, France, assisted Roman general Flavius Aetius in the defense of the city against Attila the Hun in 451. He was canonized and is known as Saint Aignan. His remains are buried in the Church of Saint Aignan in Orléans.Feast day: 17 November...	5th century
Ajabel Ajabel Ajabel was the name of a priest martyred with Abda and Abdjesus in Kaskhar on May 16, 366, and several others. They are memorialized in the Christian Church with a feast on May 16.-References:...	4th century
Alban Saint Alban Saint Alban was the first British Christian martyr. Along with his fellow saints Julius and Aaron, Alban is one of three martyrs remembered from Roman Britain. Alban is listed in the Church of England calendar for 22 June and he continues to be venerated in the Anglican, Catholic, and Orthodox...	305
Alban of Mainz	406
Alberta of Agen Alberta of Agen Saint Alberta of Agen was a Roman venerated as a martyr and saint. Supposed to have been one of the first victims of Diocletian's persecutions, she was tortured with Saint Faith and Saint Caprasius in Agen, France. According to tradition, some spectators objected to this, and were subsequently...	296
Alexander (martyr) Alexander (martyr) Saint Alexander was a martyr and companion of St. Pothinus. Alexander was a physician in Vienne, Gaul, when he converted to Christianity. Arrested during the persecutions conducted under Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Along with Pothinus and forty-six other Christians, Alexander was tortured and executed...	2nd century
Alexander I Pope Alexander I Pope Saint Alexander I was Bishop of Rome from about 106 to 115. The Holy See's Annuario Pontificio identifies him as a Roman who reigned from 108 or 109 to 116 or 119...	c. 116
Alexander of Alexandria	4th century
Alexander of Bergamo Alexander of Bergamo Saint Alexander of Bergamo is the patron saint of Bergamo. Alexander may simply have been a Roman soldier or resident of Bergamo who was tortured and killed for not renouncing his Christian faith. Details of his life are uncertain, but subsequent Christian legends consider him a centurion of the...	4th century
Alexander of Comana Alexander of Comana Saint Alexander of Comana , known as "the charcoal burner", was Bishop of Comana in Pontus. Whether he was the first to occupy that see is open to discussion. The saint's curious name comes from the fact that he had, out of humility, taken up the work of burning charcoal, so as to escape worldly...	3rd century
Alexander of Constantinople Alexander of Constantinople Saint Alexander of Constantinople was bishop of Byzantium and the bishop of Constantinople . Information from the Synaxarion mention that Alexander was originally from Calabria in Italy and his parents were George and Vryaine...	4th century
Alexander of Jerusalem	3rd century
Alexius	5th century
Alexius of Rome Alexius of Rome Saint Alexius or Alexis of Rome or Alexis von Edessa was an Eastern saint whose veneration was later transplanted to Rome, a process facilitated by the fact that, according to the earlier Syriac legend that a "Man of God" of Edessa, Mesopotamia who during the episcopate of Bishop Rabbula lived by...	4th century
Almachius Almachius Almachius was an early Christian martyr. He was imprisoned, and later killed, because he had sought to convince Christians not to perform Pagan rites on New Years. He was slain in 391. His feast day is January 1.-References:...	4th century
Alphius (martyr)	3rd century
Alypius of Thagaste Alypius of Thagaste Saint Alypius of Thagaste was bishop of the see of Tagaste in 394. He is also credited with building the first monastery in Africa. He was a lifelong friend of Saint Augustine of Hippo and joined him in his conversion and life in Christianity. He came from an aristrocratic family and his early...	5th century
Amabilis of Riom Amabilis of Riom Saint Amabilis of Riom was a French saint. Sidonius Apollinaris brought Amabilis to serve at Clermont.He served as a cantor in the church of Saint Mary at Clermont and as a precentor at the cathedral of Clermont and then as a parish priest in Riom...	5th century
Amantius of Como Amantius of Como Saint Amantius of Como is venerated as the third bishop of Como. He was preceded by Felix of Como and Saint Provinus. He was succeeded by Saint Abundius. His feast day is 8 April.-Biography:...	5th century
Amator Saint Amator Saint Amator Amadour or Amatre was bishop of Auxerre from AD 388 until his death on May 1, 418. He is also confused with a hermit of legend whose feast day is August 20. A tradition in Autun also designates him as its first bishop, with an occupancy date of AD 250 that is intended to tie him to...	5th century
Ambrose Ambrose Aurelius Ambrosius, better known in English as Saint Ambrose , was a bishop of Milan who became one of the most influential ecclesiastical figures of the 4th century. He was one of the four original doctors of the Church.-Political career:Ambrose was born into a Roman Christian family between about...	397
Ambrose of Alexandria Ambrose of Alexandria Ambrose of Alexandria was a friend of the Christian theologian Origen. Ambrose was attracted by Origen's fame as a teacher, and visited the Catechetical School of Alexandria in 212. At first a gnostic Valentinian and Marcionist, Ambrose, through Origen's teaching, eventually rejected this...	3rd century
Ampelus Ampelus Saint Ampelus is a martyr venerated by the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches. He was killed by Romans with his companion, Gaius, during the reign of Diocletian.-Notes:...	4th century
Amphibalus Amphibalus Saint Amphibalus was formerly venerated as the Christian priest traditionally sheltered by Saint Alban, who was converted by him, as a consequence of which Alban was martyred....	4th century
Amphilochius of Iconium Amphilochius of Iconium Amphilochius of Iconium was a Christian bishop of the fourth century, son of a Cappadocian family of distinction, b. perhaps at Caesarea, ca. 339 or 340; d. probably some time between 394 and 403...	4th century
Ampliatus Ampliatus Ampliatus , was a Roman Christian mentioned by Paul in one of his letters, where he says, "Greet Ampliatus, whom I love in the Lord." He is considered one of the Seventy Disciples....	1st century
Amun Saint Amun Ammon or Amun was a saint and hermit of Egypt. He was one of the most venerated ascetics of the Nitrian Desert, and Saint Athanasius mentions him in his life of Saint Anthony...	4th century
Anacletus Pope Anacletus Pope Saint Anacletus , also called Pope Cletus, was the third Roman Pope Pope Saint Anacletus (very rarely written as Anencletus), also called Pope Cletus, was the third Roman Pope Pope Saint Anacletus (very rarely written as Anencletus), also called Pope Cletus, was the third Roman Pope (after St....	c. 88
Ananias of Damascus Ananias of Damascus Ananias , was a disciple of Jesus at Damascus mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles in the Bible, which describes how he was sent by Jesus to restore the sight of "Saul, of Tarsus" and provide him with additional instruction in the way of the...	1st century
Anastasia of Sirmium	4th century
Anastasius I Pope Anastasius I Pope Saint Anastasius I, born in Rome the son of Maximus, was pope from November 27, 399 to 401.He condemned the writings of the Alexandrian theologian Origen shortly after their translation into Latin. He fought against these writings throughout his papacy and in 400 he called a council to discuss...	401
Anastasius the Fuller Anastasius the Fuller Saint Anastasius the Fuller is a Christian saint of the Catholic Church. Anastasius was a fuller at Aquileia who subsequently moved his business to Solin ....	4th century
Andeolus Andeolus Andeolus or Andéol was born in Smyrna in the 2nd century. A subdeacon, he was sent by Polycarp, along with Benignus, to evangelize southern Gaul. He went to the Vivarais...	3rd century
Andrew Saint Andrew Saint Andrew , called in the Orthodox tradition Prōtoklētos, or the First-called, is a Christian Apostle and the brother of Saint Peter. The name "Andrew" , like other Greek names, appears to have been common among the Jews from the 3rd or 2nd century BC. No Hebrew or Aramaic name is recorded for him...	1st century
Andronicus of Pannonia Andronicus of Pannonia Andronicus of Pannonia was a 1st century Christian mentioned by the Apostle Paul: According to that verse, Andronicus was a kinsman of Paul and a fellow prisoner at some time, particularly well-known among the apostles, and had become a follower of Jesus Christ before Paul's Damascus road conversion...	1st century
Andronicus, Probus, and Tarachus Andronicus, Probus, and Tarachus Saints Andronicus, Probus , and Tarachus were martyrs of the Diocletian persecution . The Martyrologium Hieronymianum contains the names of these three martyrs on four different days , with the topographical identification: In Tarso Cilicie, on September...	4th century
Anianus of Alexandria	1st century
Anicetus Pope Anicetus Pope Saint Anicetus was Pope of the Catholic Church from about 150 to about 167 . His name is Greek for unconquered...	c. 167
Anne Saint Anne Saint Hanna of David's house and line, was the mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus Christ according to Christian and Islamic tradition. English Anne is derived from Greek rendering of her Hebrew name Hannah...	1st century
Ansanus Ansanus Saint Ansanus , called The Baptizer or The Apostle of Siena, is the patron saint of Siena, a scion of the Anician family of Rome.-Legend:...	4th century
Anterus Pope Anterus Pope Saint Anterus was Pope from November 21, 235 to January 3, 236, and succeeded Pope Pontian, who had been deported from Rome along with the antipope Hippolytus to Sardinia....	3rd century
Antheros	236
Anthimus of Nicomedia Anthimus of Nicomedia Anthimus of Nicomedia , was the bishop of Nicomedia in Bithynia, where he was beheaded during a persecution of Christians, traditionally placed under Diocletian , in which "rivers of blood" flowed....	4th century
Anthimus of Rome Anthimus of Rome Saint Anthimus of Rome is a Christian saint. His life is largely composed of legend. He is said to have been born in Bithynia. A Christian priest, he was imprisoned for his beliefs at the time of the Emperors Diocletian and Maximian...	4th century
Anthony the Great Anthony the Great Anthony the Great or Antony the Great , , also known as Saint Anthony, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of Egypt, Anthony of the Desert, Anthony the Anchorite, Abba Antonius , and Father of All Monks, was a Christian saint from Egypt, a prominent leader among the Desert Fathers...	356
Antiochus of Sulcis Antiochus of Sulcis Saint Antiochus of Sulcis was an early Christian martyr of Sardinia. The island and town of Sant'Antioco are named after him. He is a figure associated with the Sardinian mines from which the Romans extracted minerals and precious metals; the Romans condemned prisoners of war and Christians to...	2nd century
Antipas of Pergamum	1st century
Antonia and Alexander Antonia and Alexander Saints Antonia and Alexander were Christian martyrs of 313, and they are saints whose acta are legendary. The story of the two is nearly identical to that of Saints Theodora and Didymus....	4th century
Anysia of Salonika Anysia of Salonika Saint Anysia of Salonika was a Christian virgin and martyr of the 4th century.Anysia was born to a wealthy and pious Christian family in Salonika. She dedicated herself to vows of chastity and poverty, praying and helping the poor. The legend of her martyrdom states that in 304, a Roman soldier...	304
Apelles of Heraklion Apelles of Heraklion Apelles of Heraklion is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. Along with the Apostles Urban of Macedonia, Stachys, Ampliatus, Narcissus of Athens and Aristobulus of Britannia he assisted Saint Andrew. St. Apelles was bishop of Heraclea in Trachis. His feast day is October 31.-External links:*,...	1st century
Aphian Aphian Saint Aphian is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church and by the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is said to have died during the persecutions of the Emperor Galerius, on April 2, ca...	4th century
Aphrahat Aphrahat Aphrahat was a Syriac-Christian author of the 4th century from the Adiabene region of Northern Mesopotamia, which was within the Persian Empire, who composed a series of twenty-three expositions or homilies on points of Christian doctrine and practice...	4th century
Aphrodisius Aphrodisius Saint Aphrodisius is a saint associated with the diocese of Béziers, in Languedoc, southern France.According to Gregory of Tours, Aphrodisius was an Egyptian who was martyred in Languedoc along with his followers Caralippus , Agapius, and Eusebius.-Legend:A Christian tradition states that he was a...	1st century
Apollinaris of Ravenna	1st century
Apollinaris Claudius Apollinaris Claudius Saint Apollinaris Claudius, otherwise Apollinaris of Hierapolis or Apollinaris the Apologist, was a Christian leader and writer of the 2nd century.-Life:...	2nd century
Apollonia Saint Apollonia Saint Apollonia was one of a group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians prior to the persecution of Decius. According to legend, her torture included having all of her teeth violently pulled out or shattered...	3rd century
Apollonius the Apologist	2nd century
Apollos Apollos Saint Apollos is an apostle who is also a 1st century Alexandrian Jewish Christian mentioned several times in the New Testament...	1st century
Aquilina	3rd century
Arcadius of Mauretania Arcadius of Mauretania Arcadius of Mauretania is venerated as a saint and martyr. Tradition states that he was a prominent citizen of Caesarea in Mauretania Caesariensis , who hid away in the countryside to avoid being forced to worship the Roman gods. However, he was caught and arrested. His legend states that he...	4th century
Archippus Archippus Archippus was an early Christian believer mentioned briefly in the New Testament epistles of Philemon and Colossians.-Role in the New Testament:...	1st century
Ariadne of Phrygia Ariadne of Phrygia Saint Ariadne of Phrygia is a 2nd century Christian saint. According to legend, she was a slave in the household of a Phrygian prince. She refused to participate in rites to a pagan god as part of the prince's birthday celebration. As she was fleeing the Roman authorities, she fell through a chasm...	2nd century
Arilda Arilda Saint Arilda a little-known female saint from Oldbury-on-Severn in the English county of Gloucestershire. She probably lived in the 5th or 6th century and may have been of either Anglo-Saxon or Welsh origin....	5th century
Aristarchus of Thessalonica Aristarchus of Thessalonica Aristarchus or Aristarch, "a Greek Macedonian of Thessalonica" , was an early Christian mentioned in a few passages of the New Testament. He accompanied Saint Paul on his third missionary journey. Along with Gaius, another Macedonian, Aristarchus was seized by the mob at Ephesus and taken into...	1st century
Aristides the Athenian Aristides the Athenian Aristides the Athenian was a 2nd century Greek Christian author who is primarily known as the author of the Apology of Aristides. His feast day is August 31 in Roman Catholicism.-Life:...	2nd century
Aristobulus of Britannia Aristobulus of Britannia Aristobulus of Britannia Aristobulus of Britannia Aristobulus of Britannia (Full title, in Greek: Aghios Apostolos Aristovoulos, Martyras, kai Protos Episkopos Vretannias; Welsh: Arwystli Hen Episcob Cyntaf Prydain; Latin: Sanctus Aristobulus Senex, Apostolus, Martyr, Episcopus Primus Britanniae;...	1st century
Arsatius Arsatius Saint Arsatius or Arsacius is a saint of whose life virtually nothing is known. He is said to have been a bishop of Milan, who lived either around 400 or in the 6th century, and possibly a martyr, but there is no evidence...	5th century
Arsenius the Great	5th century
Artemius Artemius Artemius , known as Challita in the Maronite tradition, was a general of the Roman Empire, dux Aegypti . He is considered a saint by the Orthodox Church, with the name of Artemius of Antioch,...	4th century
Aspren Aspren Aspren or Asprenas was a 1st century Christian saint and venerated as the first Bishop of Naples.Aspren lived at the end of the 1st century and in the early 2nd century, as confirmed by archaeological studies regarding the early Neapolitan Church as well as the fact that "Aspren" was a common name...	1st century
Assicus Assicus Saint Assicus was the first bishop of Elphin, Ireland, and venerated as the patron saint of that place. Converted to Christianity by Saint Patrick, he is said to have been Patrick's worker in iron....	5th century
Asterius of Amasia Asterius of Amasia Saint Asterius of Amasea was made Bishop of Amasea between 380 and 390 AD, after having been a lawyer. He was born in Cappadocia and probably died in Amasea in modern Turkey, then in Pontus. Significant portions of his lively sermons survive, which are especially interesting from the point of...	4th century
Astius Astius Saint Astius is a 2nd century Christian martyr venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. He was the bishop of Dyrrhachium in what is now Albania. According to legend, he was arrested by Agricolaus, the Roman governor of Dyrrachium, and was tortured to death around 98 AD for...	2nd century
Asyncritus of Hyrcania Asyncritus of Hyrcania Asyncritus of Hyrcania, also Asynkritos , was numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He was bishop of Hyrcania in Asia. Saint Paul mentions him in his letter to the Romans . The Church remembers St. Asyncritus on April 8.-Hymns:...	1st century
Athanasius II of Alexandria Pope Athanasius II of Alexandria Athanasius II of Alexandria was the Coptic Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria from 490 until his death. He was a Miaphysite.He succeeded Peter III Mongus as Pope of Alexandria and reigned for seven years...	5th century
Athanasius of Alexandria Athanasius of Alexandria Athanasius of Alexandria [b. ca. – d. 2 May 373] is also given the titles St. Athanasius the Great, St. Athanasius I of Alexandria, St Athanasius the Confessor and St Athanasius the Apostolic. He was the 20th bishop of Alexandria. His long episcopate lasted 45 years Athanasius of Alexandria [b....	373
Atticus of Constantinople Archbishop Atticus of Constantinople Atticus was the archbishop of Constantinople, succeeding Arsacius of Tarsus in March 406. He had been an opponent of John Chrysostom and helped Arsacius of Tarsus depose him, but later became a supporter of him after his death...	5th century
Attilio Attilio Saint Attilio, one of the legendary martyrs of the Theban Legion, is venerated as a saint in the area of Trino Vercellese, in Piedmont, north-west Italy and commemorated on 28 June...	3rd century
Augustine of Hippo Augustine of Hippo Augustine of Hippo , also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Blessed Augustine, or St. Augustine the Blessed, was Bishop of Hippo Regius . He was a Latin-speaking philosopher and theologian who lived in the Roman Africa Province...	430
Aurelius Saint Aurelius Saint Aurelius was Christian saint who died around 430. He was a bishop of Carthage from ca. 391 and led a number of ecclesiastical councils on Christian doctrine. Augustine of Hippo admired Aurelius, and a number of letters from Augustine to Aurelius have survived. Aurelius's feast day in the...	5th century
Auspicius of Toul Auspicius of Toul Auspicius of Toul was a bishop of Toul and poet of the later fifth century.He is known for iambic verse based on stress ; this was an innovation of his time. A verse letter of his from around 470 survives, praising Arbogast, count of Trier....	5th century
Auspicius of Trier Auspicius of Trier Auspicius is said to be the successor of St. Maternus as the Bishop of Trier, Germany. However, some authorities identify him as the fifth-century Bishop of Toul, France.-References:...	2nd century
Austromoine Austromoine Stremonius or Saint Austremonius or Saint Stramonius or Austromoine, the "apostle of Auvergne," was the first bishop of Clermont.-Legend:...	3rd century
Autonomus Autonomus Saint Autonomus is a martyr saint. He is said to have been an Italian bishop who escaped the persecution of Diocletian by migrating to Bithynia in Asia Minor. He evangelized the region, served as first bishop of Bolu , and was subsequently martyred.In the Eastern Orthodox Church, his feast day...	4th century
Auxentius of Bithynia Auxentius of Bithynia Auxentius of Bithynia was a hermit born circa 400 AD in Syria, and died February 14, 473 on Mount Scopas.Auxentius was in the Equestrian Guard of Roman Emperor Theodosius II, but left to become a solitary monk on Mount Oxia near Constantinople. He was accused of heresy but was exonerated at the...	5th century
Auxentius of Mopsuestia Auxentius of Mopsuestia Auxentius of Mopsuestia was bishop of Mopsuestia, and is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches. His feast day is December 18...	4th century
Auxilius of Ireland Auxilius of Ireland Saint Auxilius, or Usaille, was an early Christian missionary of Ireland who is associated with Saint Patrick, Saint Seachnaill , and Saint Iserninus in establishing Christianity in the south of that island....	5th century
Avilius of Alexandria	1st century
Awtel Awtel Saint Awtel, also known as Mar Awtel, Mar Awtilios, Saint Aoutel, Saint Autel is a monk of the 1st centuries of Christianity venerated in the Middle East. He is celebrated on the 3rd of November , and on the 9th of October...	327
Babylas of Antioch	3rd century
Bademus Bademus Bademus was a rich, noble citizen of Bethlapeta in Persia, who founded a monastery nearby. He and some of his disciples were arrested and Bademus was martyred in the year 376; he was subsequently recognized as a saint....	4th century
Balbina Balbina Memorials of St. Balbina are to be found at Rome in three different spots which are connected with the early Christian antiquities of that city. In the purely legendary account of the martyrdom of St. Alexander mention is made of a tribune Quirinus who died a martyr and was buried in the catacomb...	2nd century
Barbara Saint Barbara Saint Barbara, , Feast Day December 4, known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian saint and martyr....	3rd century
Barba'shmin Barba'shmin Barbashmin was a fourth-century bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, primate of the Church of the East, and martyr. He succeeded Shahdost as bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon in 343, during the great persecution of Shapur II, and was martyred three years later, in 346...	4th century
Barhadbesciabas Barhadbesciabas Barhadbesciabas or Barhadbesaba is venerated as a Christian martyr who was decapitated during the reign of Shapur II. A deacon of Arbela, in the Sassanid Empire, he was arrested by the governor of Arbela, Sapor Tamaspor, and put on the rack.Tradition states that the authorities ordered Aghaeus,...	4th century
Barlaam and Josaphat	4th century
Barnabas Barnabas Barnabas , born Joseph, was an Early Christian, one of the earliest Christian disciples in Jerusalem. In terms of culture and background, he was a Hellenised Jew, specifically a Levite. Named an apostle in , he and Saint Paul undertook missionary journeys together and defended Gentile converts...	61
Bartholomew Bartholomew Bartholomew was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus, and is usually identified as Nathaniel . He was introduced to Christ through St. Philip, another of the twelve apostles as per , where the name Nathaniel first appears. He is also mentioned as “Nathaniel of Cana in Galilee” in...	1st century
Basil of Amasea Basil of Amasea Basil of Amasea was a fourth century Christian bishop and martyr.In St. Jerome's Latin version of the Chronicle of Eusebius the statement occurs under the 275th Olympiad that Basileus, Bishop of Amasea in Pontus, suffered martyrdom in the reign of Licinius...	4th century
Basil of Ancyra Basil of Ancyra Basil of Ancyra, was a Christian priest in Ancyra, Galatia during the fourth century. Very meager information about his life is preserved in a metaphrastic work: “Life and Deeds of the Martyred Priest Basil.” He fought against the pagans and the Arians...	4th century
Basil the Elder Basil the Elder Saint Basil the Elder raised in Neocaesarea in Pontus. The son of Macrina the Elder, Basil is said to have moved with the family to the shores of the Black Sea during the persecution of Christians under Galerius. He married into the wealthy family of his wife Emmelia, and settled in Caesarea...	4th century
Basil the Great Basil of Caesarea Basil of Caesarea, also called Saint Basil the Great, was the bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor . He was an influential 4th century Christian theologian...	379
Basilides and Potamiana Basilides and Potamiana Potamiana, or Potamiaena , is venerated as a Christian saint and martyr. According to her legend, she, along with her mother Marcella, had been condemned to be sunk by degrees in a cauldron of boiling pitch at Alexandria, Egypt...	3rd century
Basilides, Cyrinus, Nabor and Nazarius	4th century
Basilissa and Anastasia	1st century
Bassian Saint Bassian Saint Bassian was an Italian saint, the patron saint of Lodi and Pizzighettone in Italy.-Biography:Born in Syracuse, Sicily to Sergius, prefect of the city, Bassianus was sent to Rome in order to complete his studies. There, he was converted to Christianity by a clergyman named Jordan .Bassianus'...	5th century
Baudilus Baudilus Saint Baudilus is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church. His cult is closely associated with the city of Nîmes, but also spread into Spain....	3rd century
Beatrix Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix Saints Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix were a group of Christian Martyrs who died in Rome during the Diocletian persecution .-Legend:...	302 or 303
Beatus of Lungern Beatus of Lungern Beatus of Lungern, known also by the honorific Apostle of Switzerland or as Beatus of Beatenberg or Beatus of Thun, was a probably legendary monk and hermit of early Christianity, and is revered as a saint...	2nd century
Benignus of Armagh Benignus of Armagh Saint Benignus of Armagh was the son of Sesenen, an Irish chieftain in that part of Ireland which is now County Meath. He was baptised into the Catholic faith by St. Patrick, and became his favourite disciple and his coadjutor in the Diocese of Armagh around AD 450...	5th century
Benignus of Dijon Benignus of Dijon Saint Benignus of Dijon was a martyr honored as the patron saint and first herald of Christianity of Dijon, Burgundy . His feast falls, with All Saints, on November 1; his name stands under this date in the Martyrology of St. Jerome. No particulars concerning the person and life of Benignus were...	3rd century
Benjamin (saint) Benjamin (saint) Saint Benjamin was a deacon martyred circa 424 in Persia. St. Benjamin was executed during a period of persecution of Christians that lasted forty years and through the reign of two Persian kings: Isdegerd I, who died in 421, and his son and successor, Varanes V...	5th century
Bessus Saint Bessus Saint Bessus, sometimes Besse, is venerated as a member of the legendary Theban Legion, whose members were led by Saint Maurice and were martyred for their Christian faith in the 3rd century. Except for St. Maurice's cult, veneration for Bessus enjoyed a wider popularity than those associated...	3rd century
Bibiana Saint Bibiana The earliest mention in an authentic historical authority of Saint Bibiana , a Roman Virgin and Martyr, occurs in the "Liber Pontificalis,", where, in the biography of Pope Simplicius , it is stated that this pope "consecrated a basilica of the holy martyr Bibiana, which contained her body, near...	4th century
Bienheuré Bienheuré Saint Bienheuré is a semi-legendary saint of Vendôme. Tradition states that he lived in a cave near the town. Like Saint George, he is said to have fought a dragon. His legend was conflated with that of Beatus of Lungern.-Legend:...	3rd century
Birillus Birillus Birillus of Antioch was an early Christian saint. He was ordained to the priesthood by Saint Peter and became the first evangelizer and the first bishop of Catania in Sicily .-Notes:...	1st century
Blaise Saint Blaise Saint Blaise was a physician, and bishop of Sebastea . According to his Acta Sanctorum, he was martyred by being beaten, attacked with iron carding combs, and beheaded...	c. 316
Blandina Blandina -Martyrdom:In the summer of 177, Irenaeus, bishop of Lyon, witnessed an increasing hostility to Christians in his own city. First they were prohibited from entering public places such as the markets and the baths. Then, when the provincial governor was outside the city, the mob broke loose....	2nd century
Boniface I Pope Boniface I Pope Saint Boniface I was pope from December 28, 418 to September 4, 422. He was a contemporary of Saint Augustine of Hippo, who dedicated to him some of his works....	422
Boniface of Tarsus Boniface of Tarsus Saint Boniface of Tarsus was, according to legend, executed for being a Christian in the year 307 at Tarsus, where he had gone from Rome in order to bring back to his mistress Aglaida relics of the martyrs.- Biography :...	3rd century
Breage Breage Breage, also known as Breaca, Briac, etc., is a saint venerated in Cornwall and southwestern Britain. According to her late hagiography, she was an Irish nun of the 5th or 6th century who founded a church in Cornwall...	5th century
Bretannio Bretannio Saint Bretannio was a bishop of Tomi during the fourth century. Of Cappadocian origin, he occupied the see of Tomi from 360....	4th century
Brice	5th century
Brychan Brychan Brychan Brycheiniog was a legendary 5th-century king of Brycheiniog in South Wales.-Life:Celtic hagiography tells us that Brychan was born in Ireland, the son of a Prince Anlach, son of Coronac, and his wife, Marchel, heiress of the Welsh kingdom of Garthmadrun , which the couple later inherited...	5th century
Caesar of Dyrrhachium Caesar of Dyrrhachium Caesar of Dyrrhachium is numbered among the Seventy Disciples, and was bishop of Dyrrhachium, a district of Epirus in modern Albania.The Church remembers St. Caesar on March 30 with Apostles Sosthenes, Apollos, Cephas, and Epaphroditus and on December 8 with the same apostles and...	1st century
Caesarius of Africa Caesarius of Africa Saint Caesarius of Africa was a martyr of the Roman Catholic Church. The church of San Cesareo in Palatio in Rome bears his name.-Life:Caesarius was a deacon of Africa, martyred at Terracina in Italy. Caesarius denounced the pagan custom of having one youth per year immolate himself to the demons...	2nd or 3rd century
Caesarius of Nazianzus	4th century
Caius Pope Caius Pope Saint Caius or Gaius was Pope from December 17, 283 to April 22, 296. Christian tradition makes him a native of the Dalmatian city of Salona, today Solin near Split, the son of a man also named Caius, and a member of a noble family related to the Emperor Diocletian.Little information on Caius...	296
Calepodius Calepodius Saint Calepodius was a priest who was killed during the persecutions of Christians by the Roman Emperor Alexander Severus. One of the catacombs of Rome, the cemetery of Calepodius on the Aurelian Way, was named after him.-Veneration:...	3rd century
Calimerius Calimerius Calimerius was an early bishop of Milan. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches and his feast day is on July 31.-Life:...	3rd century
Callixtus I Pope Callixtus I Pope Saint Callixtus I or Callistus I was pope from about 217 to about 222, during the reigns of the Roman Emperors Elagabalus and Alexander Severus...	222
Calocerus Calocerus Saint Calocerus was a 2nd century Christian martyr. He was probably an officer in the Roman army under the Roman emperor Hadrian and was stationed in Brescia in Lombardy, Italy...	2nd century
Camilla Camilla -People:* Camilla , including a list of people with the name* Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, the wife of Charles, Prince of Wales-Arts and literature:* Camilla , daughter of King Metabus and Casmilla in Roman mythology...	5th century
Candida the Elder Candida the Elder Saint Candida the Elder was an early Christian saint and resident of Naples, Italy. The elderly woman was cured of an illness by Saint Peter and converted to Christianity. She was baptized by Peter and later converted Aspren, the first bishop of Naples, to Christianity.She is one of the patron...	1st century
Candidus Saint Candidus Saint Candidus was, according to legend, a commander of the Theban Legion. The Golden Legend states: "And the noble man, Maurice, was duke of this holy legion; and they that governed under him, which bare the banners, were named Saint Candidus, Saint Innocent, Saint Exsuperius, Saint Victor, and...	3rd century
Cantius, Cantianius, and Cantianella Cantius, Cantianius, and Cantianella Saints Cantius, Cantianius, and Cantianella are venerated as saints and martyrs by the Christian church. Tradition states that the three were orphaned siblings, and members of a noble Roman family, the Anicii. They were related to the Emperor Carinus. Protus was their tutor or guardian...	4th century
Caprasius of Agen Caprasius of Agen Saint Caprasius of Agen is venerated as a Christian martyr and saint of the fourth century. Relics associated with him were discovered at Agen in the fifth century...	4th century
Caprasius of Lérins	5th century
Carpophorus, Exanthus, Cassius, Severinus, Secundus, and Licinius Carpophorus, Exanthus, Cassius, Severinus, Secundus, and Licinius Carpophorus, Exanthus, Cassius, Severinus, Secundus and Licinius were Christian soldiers who, according to local tradition, were martyred at Como during the reign of Maximian.-Legends:...	3rd century
Carpus of Berrhoe Carpus of Berrhoe Carpus of Beroea of the Seventy Disciples is commemorated by the Church on May 26 with St. Alphaeus, and on January 4 with the Seventy.In his second Epistle to Timothy, St. Paul requests, "The phelonion that I left at Troas with Carpus, when thou comest, bring with thee, and the books." Carpus was...	1st century
Cassian of Imola	3rd or 4th century
Cassian of Tangier Cassian of Tangier Saint Cassian of Tangier was a Christian saint of the 3rd century. He is traditionally said to have been beheaded on 3 December, AD 298, during the reign of Diocletian. The Passion of Saint Cassian is appended to that of Saint Marcellus of Tangier. It is, however, not considered reliable...	3rd century
Castor of Apt Castor of Apt Saint Castor of Apt was a bishop of Apt, in Gaul.He was born in Nîmes and may have been the brother of Saint Leontius of Fréjus. Castor was a lawyer and married to a wealthy widow. He lived in Marseilles. His wife, however, allowed him to enter the religious life; she herself entered a nunnery....	5th century
Castritian Castritian Castritian was Bishop of Milan in mid 3rd-century. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is on December 1.-Life:...	2nd century
Castulus Castulus -Veneration of St. Irene of Rome:-External links:*...	3rd century
Catald	5th century
Catervus Catervus Saint Catervus is the patron saint of Tolentino. Catervus is said to have brought the Christian faith to the city. Tolentino is known to have had bishops by the fifth century....	4th century
Catherine of Alexandria Catherine of Alexandria Saint Catherine of Alexandria, also known as Saint Catherine of the Wheel and The Great Martyr Saint Catherine is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of the pagan emperor Maxentius...	c. 305
Cecilia Saint Cecilia Saint Cecilia is the patroness of musicians and Church music because as she was dying she sang to God. It is also written that as the musicians played at her wedding she "sang in her heart to the Lord". St. Cecilia was an only child. Her feast day is celebrated in the Roman Catholic, Anglican,...	c. 117
Celadion of Alexandria	2nd century
Celestine I Pope Celestine I Pope Saint Celestine I was elevated to the papacy in the year 422, on November 3 according to the Liber Pontificalis, but on April 10 according to Tillemont....	432
Cephas of Iconium Cephas of Iconium Cephas of Iconium is numbered among the Seventy Disciples, and was bishop of Iconium or Colophon, Pamphylia. It is assumed that he is the one who is mentioned by the Apostle Paul . The name "Cephas" is Aramaic for "Peter."...	1st century
Cessianus	4th century
Charalampus Charalampus Saint Charalampus was an early Christian bishop in Magnesia, a region of Thessaly, in the diocese of the same name. His name Χαράλαμπος means joyful light in Greek...	c. 222
Charbel (martyr) Charbel (martyr) Charbel is an early 2nd century Christian martyr venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. He was killed during the Persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor Trajan.-Notes:...	2nd century
Charitina of Amisus Charitina of Amisus St. Charitina of Amisus was a virgin from Asia Minor, distinguished by strict chastity and piety. Charitina spent her life in fasting, prayer and study. By her example she converted many to Christianity during the reign of Emperor Diocletian and was seized in 302 AD in the city of Amisus in Pontus...	4th century
Chiaffredo Chiaffredo Saint Chiaffredo is venerated as the patron saint of Saluzzo, Italy...	3rd century
Saint Christina of Bolsena	3rd century
Christina of Persia	4th century
Christopher Saint Christopher .Saint Christopher is a saint venerated by Roman Catholics and Orthodox Christians, listed as a martyr killed in the reign of the 3rd century Roman Emperor Decius or alternatively under the Roman Emperor Maximinus II Dacian...	c. 251
Chromatius Chromatius Saint Chromatius was a bishop of Aquileia. He was probably born at Aquileia, and in any case grew up there. His father had died when Chromatius was an infant. He was raised by his mother and large family of older siblings....	5th century
Chrysanthus Saints Chrysanthus and Daria Saints Chrysanthus and Daria are saints of the Early Christian period. According to legend, Chrysanthus was the only son of an Egyptian patrician, named Polemius or Poleon, who lived during the reign of Numerian. His father moved from Alexandria to Rome. Chrysanthus was educated in the finest...	283
Chrysogonus Saint Chrysogonus Saint Chrysogonus is a saint and martyr of ancient Rome venerated by the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.-Life:Chrysogonus was martyred at Aquileia, probably during the Persecution of Diocletian, was buried there, and publicly venerated by the faithful of that region. He is the...	4th century
Chusdazat Chusdazat Chusdazat is the name of a priest and fellow martyr of Simeon Barsabae...	4th century
Cianán Cianán St. Cianán was a Bishop of Duleek in Ireland. He was descended from the royal blood of the kings of Munster.-Life:According to his acts quoted by Usher, he was a pupil of the religious man, Nathan; and, when a youth, was one of the fifty hostages whom the princes of Ireland gave to king Lóegaire...	5th century
Clateus Clateus Saint Clateus was an early Christian martyr. He was an early bishop of the Roman Catholic Church in Brescia, Italy and was martyred during the persecutions of Christians by Nero.-Notes:...	1st century
Clement I Pope Clement I Starting in the 3rd and 4th century, tradition has identified him as the Clement that Paul mentioned in Philippians as a fellow laborer in Christ.While in the mid-19th century it was customary to identify him as a freedman of Titus Flavius Clemens, who was consul with his cousin, the Emperor...	c. 98
Clement of Alexandria Clement of Alexandria Titus Flavius Clemens , known as Clement of Alexandria , was a Christian theologian and the head of the noted Catechetical School of Alexandria. Clement is best remembered as the teacher of Origen...	3rd century
Clement of Ancyra Clement of Ancyra Hieromartyr Clement, Bishop of Ancyra or simply Clement of Ancyra was a bishop who served during the rule of Roman emperor Diocletian. He was arrested by Roman authorities and tried by Diocletian. Emperor Diocletian attempted to convert Clement to Paganism but Clement refused and withstood...	4th century
Clement of Sardice Clement of Sardice Clement of Sardis is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He was Bishop in Sardis. The Church remembers St. Clement on January 4 with the Seventy; April 22 with Ss. Nathaniel and Luke; and on September 10 with Ss. Apelles and Lucius.-External links:...	1st century
Cleopatra Saint Cleopatra Saint Cleopatra was a Christian Saint of the Coptic Orthodox Church and Orthodox Christianity who lived between the 3rd century and 4th century.Cleopatra originally came from a village called Edra near Mount Tabor...	4th century
Colluthus Saint Colluthus Saint Colluthus is an Egyptian saint and martyr of the 3rd century AD.According to his Hagiography, Colluthus' father was the governor of the Upper Egyptian city of Ansena. His parents were both Christians...	3rd century
Columba of Sens Columba of Sens Saint Columba of Sens was a saintly virgin associated with Sens in France and a fountain named d'Azon.Her whole history is somewhat legendary. It is reported that, at the age of 16, she fled Spain for Gaul to escape the persecutions of Emperor Aurelian. She was located, and imprisoned...	3rd century
Conal Saint Conal Saint Conal was an Irish bishop who flourished in the second half of the fifth century and ruled over the church of Drum, County Roscommon, the place being subsequently named Drumconnell, after St. Conal....	5th century
Concordius of Spoleto Concordius of Spoleto Concordius of Spoleto is a little-known Christian saint and martyr of the 2nd century. There is another martyr Concordius who died in the 4th century.- Early life :...	2nd century
Constantina Constantina Constantina , and later known as Saint Constance, was the eldest daughter of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great and his second wife Fausta, daughter of Emperor Maximian...	4th century
Constantine the Great Constantine I Constantine the Great , also known as Constantine I or Saint Constantine, was Roman Emperor from 306 to 337. Well known for being the first Roman emperor to convert to Christianity, Constantine and co-Emperor Licinius issued the Edict of Milan in 313, which proclaimed religious tolerance of all...	337
Constantius (Theban Legion) Constantius (Theban Legion) Saint Constantius is venerated as a member of the legendary Theban Legion. Similar to the cults of Saint Chiaffredo at Crissolo, Saint Bessus at Val Soana, Saint Tegulus at Ivrea, Saint Magnus at Castelmagno, and Saint Dalmatius at Borgo San Dalmazzo, the cult of Saint Constantius was linked with...	3rd century
Constantius of Perugia Constantius of Perugia Saint Constantius is one of the patron saints of Perugia, Italy.-Legend:...	2nd century
Corebus Corebus Corebus converted to Christianity by St. Eleutherius. Shortly afterwards he was made a prefect of Messina, Sicily. He suffered martyrdom at the hands of Emperor Hadrian in 138.-References:...	2nd century
Corentin of Quimper Corentin of Quimper Saint Corentin is a Breton saint. He is venerated as a saint and as the first bishop of Quimper. His feast day is December 12. He was a hermit at Plomodiern and regarded as one of the seven founder saints of Brittany...	5th century
Cornelius Pope Cornelius Pope Saint Cornelius was pope from his election on 6 or 13 March 251 to his martyrdom in June 253.- Christian persecution :Emperor Decius, who ruled from 249 to 251 AD, persecuted Christians in the Roman Empire rather sporadically and locally, but starting January in the year 250, he ordered all...	253
Cornelius the Centurion	1st century
Cosmas and Damian Saints Cosmas and Damian Saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians, and early Christian martyrs born in Cilicia, part of today's Turkey. They practiced their profession in the seaport of Ayas, Adana, then in the Roman province of Syria...	303
Crescens Crescens Crescens was an individual who appears in the New Testament. He was said to be a missionary in Galatia and became a companion of Paul. The name 'Crescens' is the present-active participle of the Latin word crescere, and means 'increasing'....	1st century
Crescentian Crescentian Saint Crescentian was a 2nd century Christian martyr killed at Sassyr, on Sardinia. Saints Gabinus and Crispulis were killed at the same time.-Notes:...	2nd century
Crescentinus Crescentinus Saint Crescentinus is the patron saint of Urbino whose feast day is celebrated on June 1. Venerated as a warrior saint, he is sometimes depicted on horseback, killing a dragon, in the same manner as Saint George. However, as Martin Davies writes, "S...	4th century
Crescentius of Rome Crescentius of Rome Saint Crescentius of Rome is venerated as a child martyr by the Roman Catholic Church. According to tradition, he was born of a noble Roman family and was baptized along with his parents by Saint Epigmenius. During the persecutions of Christians by Diocletian, the family fled to Perugia, where...	4th century
Crispin Crispin Saints Crispin and Crispinian are the French Christian patron saints of cobblers, tanners, and leather workers. Born to a noble Roman family in the 3rd century AD, Saints Crispin and Crispinian, twin brothers, fled persecution for their faith, ending up in Soissons, where they preached Christianity...	3rd century
Crispina Crispina Saint Crispina was a martyr of Africa who suffered during the Diocletian persecution. She was born at Thagara in the Roman province of Africa. She died by beheading at Theveste, in Numidia.Crispina belonged to a distinguished family and was a wealthy matron with children...	304
Crispus of Chalcedon Crispus of Chalcedon Saint Crispus of Chalcedon was a bishop of Chalcedon. He is mentioned in First Corinthians 1:14. He was a ruler of the Jewish Synagogue at Corinth, He and his household were converted to Christianity by Paul of Tarsus . He was baptized by Paul in Corinth, Greece. He later served as Bishop of...	1st century
Cucuphas Cucuphas Saint Cucuphas is a martyr of Spain...	4th century
Cyprian Cyprian Cyprian was bishop of Carthage and an important Early Christian writer, many of whose Latin works are extant. He was born around the beginning of the 3rd century in North Africa, perhaps at Carthage, where he received a classical education...	258
Cyprian and Justina Cyprian and Justina Saints Cyprian and Justina are honored in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church and Oriental Orthodoxy as Christians of Antioch, Pisidia who in 304, during the persecution of Diocletian, suffered martyrdom at Nicomedia on September 26, the date of their feast.-Legend:The outline of the...	4th century
Cyriacus	3rd or 4th century
Cyril of Alexandria Cyril of Alexandria Cyril of Alexandria was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He came to power when the city was at its height of influence and power within the Roman Empire. Cyril wrote extensively and was a leading protagonist in the Christological controversies of the later 4th and 5th centuries...	444
Cyril of Jerusalem Cyril of Jerusalem Cyril of Jerusalem was a distinguished theologian of the early Church . He is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Anglican Communion. In 1883, Cyril was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIII...	386
Cyrion and Candidus Cyrion and Candidus Saints Cyrion and Candidus are Armenian saints. They and the Forty Armenian Martyrs are venerated on March 10.-External links:*...	4th century
Cyrus and John Cyrus and John Saints Cyrus and John are venerated as martyrs. They are especially venerated by the Coptic Church and surnamed Wonderworking Unmercenaries because they healed the sick free of charge....	4th century
Dabheog	4th century
Dalmatius of Constantinople Dalmatius of Constantinople Saint Dalmatius was a saint venerated in Constantinople. His feast day was August 3. An archimandrite, he was an opponent of the Nestorians....	5th century
Damasus I Pope Damasus I Pope Saint Damasus I was the bishop of Rome from 366 to 384.He was born around 305, probably near the city of Idanha-a-Velha , in what is present-day Portugal, then part of the Western Roman Empire...	383
Daniel of Padua Daniel of Padua Saint Daniel of Padua is venerated as the deacon of Saint Prosdocimus, the first bishop of Padua. Said to have been of Jewish extraction, he aided Prosdocimus, who evangelized northeastern Nava...	2nd century
Daniel the Stylite Daniel the Stylite Saint Daniel the Stylite is a saint of the Eastern Orthodox, and Roman Catholic and Eastern Catholic Churches. He was born in a village by the name of Maratha in upper Mesopotamia near Samosata, in today what is now a region of Turkey. He entered a monastery at the age of twelve and lived there...	5th century
Darerca of Ireland Darerca of Ireland Saint Darerca of Ireland was a sister of Saint Patrick.Much obscurity is attached to her history, and it is not easy to disentangle the facts of her history from the network of legend which medieval writers interwove with her acts...	5th century
Daria Saints Chrysanthus and Daria Saints Chrysanthus and Daria are saints of the Early Christian period. According to legend, Chrysanthus was the only son of an Egyptian patrician, named Polemius or Poleon, who lived during the reign of Numerian. His father moved from Alexandria to Rome. Chrysanthus was educated in the finest...	c. 283
Darius	4th century
Dasya Dasya Saint Dasya was a Christian martyr of the third century. He was born in Tanda, Egypt, and served as a soldier in the Roman army. Refusing to deny Christ, Dasya was tortured by Arianus, governor of Ansena, and his head was eventually cut off...	3rd century
Dausa (bishop) Dausa (bishop) Dausa was a bishop and martyr of the Christian church.He was a priest at Bet Zabdai in Mesopotamia. In 344, he was taken to Persia with his bishop Heliodorus of Bet Zabdai at the order of Shapur II. As Heliodorus lay dying at Daskarata, he consecrated Dausa to be his successor bishop...	4th century
Defendens Defendens Saint Defendens of Thebes is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church. Venerated as a soldier-saint, Defendens was, according to Christian tradition, a member of the Theban Legion, and thus martyred at Agaunum....	3rd century
Demetrius of Alexandria Demetrius of Alexandria Pope Demetrius of Alexandria was Patriarch of Alexandria . Sextus Julius Africanus, who visited Alexandria in the time of Demetrius, places his accession as eleventh bishop after Mark in the tenth year of Commodus; Eusebius of Caesarea's statement that it was in the tenth of Septimius Severus is a...	232
Demetrius of Alexandria	2nd or 3rd century
Demetrius of Thessaloniki Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki was a Christian martyr, who lived in the early 4th century.During the Middle Ages, he came to be revered as one of the most important Orthodox military saints, often paired with Saint George...	306
Demiana Demiana Saint Demiana and the 40 Virgins, , also known as the Chaste Martyr Saint Demiana, is an Egyptian martyr of the early fourth century.-Birth and Childhood of St. Demiana:...	3rd or 4th century
Denis (Denys, Dionysius) of Paris Denis Saint Denis is a Christian martyr and saint. In the third century, he was Bishop of Paris. He was martyred in connection with the Decian persecution of Christians, shortly after A.D. 250...	3rd century
Denise, Dativa, Leontia, Tertius, Emilianus, Boniface, Majoricus, and Servus Denise, Dativa, Leontia, Tertius, Emilianus, Boniface, Majoricus, and Servus Saints Denise , Dativa, Leontia, Tertius, Emilianus, Boniface, Majoricus, and Servus are venerated as martyrs by the Catholic Church. They were killed in the late 5th century during the persecution of Trinitarian Christians in Proconsular Africa by the Arian Vandals, according to Victor of Vita. ...	5th century
Desan (bishop)	4th century
Devota Devota Saint Devota is the patron saint of Corsica and Monaco. She was killed during the persecutions of Diocletian and Maximian. She is sometimes identified with another Corsican saint named Julia, who was described in Latin as Deo devota . The description was misinterpreted as a proper name...	4th century
Diadochos of Photiki Diadochos of Photiki Saint Diadochos of Photiki was a fifth century ascetic whose work is included in the Philokalia.Scholars have acknowledged his great influence on later Byzantine saints such as Maximos the Confessor, John Climacus, Symeon the New Theologian, and in general the Hesychast movement of the 14th century...	5th century
Dichu Saint Dichu Saint Díchu mac Trichim was the first convert of Saint Patrick in Ireland. His feast is noted in the Martyrology of Donegal as "Diochu of Sabhall", under date of 29 April.-See also:*...	5th century
Didymus the Blind Didymus the Blind Didymus the Blind was a Coptic Church theologian of Alexandria, whose famous Catechetical School he led for about half a century. He became blind at a very young age, and therefore ignorant of the rudiments of learning...	4th century
Digain	5th century
Digna and Emerita Digna and Emerita Saints Digna and Emerita are venerated as saints by the Catholic Church. They were martyred at Rome.Their feast day is celebrated on September 22....	3rd century
Dingad of Llandingat Dingad of Llandingat Dingad was a late 5th century Welsh saint and early Christian church founder.He is recorded in all the early 'Brychan documents' as a son of King Brychan, King of the Welsh kingdom of Brycheiniog in south-east Wales....	5th century
Diomedes Saint Diomedes Saint Diomedes of Tarsus is venerated as a Christian saint and martyr, one of the Holy Unmercenaries. Born in Tarsus, he was a physician by profession. He was a zealous Christian evangelist and was arrested and beheaded under Diocletian at Nicaea...	4th century
Dionysius	268
Dionysius of Alexandria	3rd century
Dionysius the Areopagite Dionysius the Areopagite Dionysius the Areopagite was a judge of the Areopagus who, as related in the Acts of the Apostles, , was converted to Christianity by the preaching of the Apostle Paul during the Areopagus sermon...	1st or 2nd century
Dionysius, Bishop of Corinth Dionysius, Bishop of Corinth Saint Dionysius, Bishop of Corinth lived about the year 171. His feast day is commemorated on April 8.The date is fixed by the fact that he wrote to Pope St Soter. Eusebius in his Chronicle placed his "floruit" in the eleventh year of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius...	2nd century
Dioscorus Theodore, Philippa, and Companions Theodore, Philippa, and Companions were martyrs, who suffered crucifixion during the reign of Elagabalus. Theodore of Perge was a Roman soldier, and Philippa was his mother...	4th century
Dioscorus I of Alexandria	5th century
Dismas Saint Dismas The Penitent thief, also known as the Thief on the Cross or the Good Thief, is an unnamed character mentioned in the Gospel of Luke who was crucified alongside Jesus and asked Jesus to remember him in his kingdom....	1st century
Domninus of Fidenza Domninus of Fidenza Saint Domninus of Fidenza is an Italian Catholic saint. According to tradition, he died in 304 AD and was a native of Parma. The cathedral at Fidenza is dedicated to him. The Hieronymian Martyrology commemorates Domninus, but does not include any further information about him, and his feast...	4th century
Donatus of Arezzo Donatus of Arezzo Saint Donatus of Arezzo is the patron saint of Arezzo, and considered a bishop of the city.A Passio of Donatus' life was written by a bishop of Arezzo, Severinus; it is of questionable historicity. He calls Donatus a martyr, though Donatus is described as a bishop and confessor of the faith in...	4th century
Donatus, Romulus, Secundian, and 86 Companions Donatus, Romulus, Secundian, and 86 Companions Donatus, Romulus, Secundian, and 86 Companions were a group of Christians who were martyred at Gruaro , near Venice, during the Diocletian persecution. Their feast day is celebrated on February 17....	4th century
Dorothea of Alexandria Dorothea of Alexandria Saint Dorothea of Alexandria is venerated as a virgin martyr. Her legend states that she was courted by the Emperor Maximinus. She rejected his suit in favor of her adherence to Christianity and her commitment to virginity, and he had her beheaded circa 320.-Historicity:Eusebius of Caesarea...	4th century
Dorothea of Caesarea Dorothea of Caesarea Saint Dorothy is a 4th century virgin martyr who was executed at Caesarea Mazaca. Evidence for her actual historical existence or acta is very sparse. She is called a martyr of the Diocletianic Persecution, although her death occurred after the resignation of Diocletian himself...	c. 311
Dorotheus of Tyre Dorotheus of Tyre Saint Dorotheus bishop of Tyre is traditionally credited with an Acts of the Seventy Apostles , who were sent out according to the Gospel of Luke 10:1....	362
Duje	4th century
Dwynwen Dwynwen Saint Dwynwen, also known as Dwyn, Donwen, and Donwenna, is the Welsh patron saint of lovers. She is also the patron saint of sick animals.Dwynwen is believed to have been a daughter of King Brychan Brycheiniog, who lived in the 5th century...	5th century
Edistus Edistus Saint Edistus is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches...	1st century
Elen (saint)	4th century
Eleuchadius Eleuchadius Saint Eleuchadius is a 2nd century Christian saint venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church.He was a Greek who was converted to Christianity by Saint Apollinaris. He was Bishop of Ravenna from 100 to 112 AD, succeeding Saint Adheritus.-Notes:...	2nd century
Eleutherius and Antia Eleutherius and Antia Eleutherius and his mother Antia are venerated as Christian saints and martyrs....	2nd century
Eleutherius	c. 189
Elias and companions Elias and companions Elias and four companions, Daniel, Isaiah, Jeremiah , and Samuel were Egyptian martyrs who visited Christians condemned for life to slave work in the mines of Roman Cilicia, during Maximinus' persecution, to comfort them...	4th century
Elias the Hermit Elias the Hermit Venerable Elias the Hermit was a desert dwelling monk of the fourth century AD. He led the ascetic life for nearly eighty years in a mountain cave of Egypt. He is recorded to have lived 110 years....	4th century
Elizabeth Elizabeth (Biblical person) Elizabeth is also spelled Elisabeth or Elisheva...	1st century
Elpidius the Cappadocian Elpidius the Cappadocian Saint Elpidius the Cappadocian was an abbot and saint of Asia Minor. Tradition states that he lived in a cave in Cappadocia for twenty-five years...	4th century
Elpis (Hope) Faith, Hope and Charity Saints Faith, Hope and Charity , Church Slavonic: are a group of Christian martyred saints. Their mother is said to have been Sophia ; Sapientia is also mentioned in some accounts, though not as their mother. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, these were, in fact, two groups bearing the...	2nd century ?
Eluned Saint Eluned Saint Eluned was a 5th century female Welsh saint from Brecon.-Life:...	5th century
Emelia Emelia Saint Emmelia was the wife of Basil the Elder, and the mother of Saint Basil the Great. She is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and is said to have died in 375. -References:*...	c. 375
Emerentiana	c. 304
Emeterius and Celedonius Emeterius and Celedonius Saints Emeterius and Celedonius are venerated as saints by the Catholic Church. Two Roman legionaries , they were martyred for their faith around 300...	4th century
Emmelia of Caesarea	4th century
Emygdius Emygdius Saint Emygdius was a Christian bishop who is venerated as a martyr. Tradition states that he was killed during the persecution of Diocletian.- Legend :...	4th century
Engratia Engratia Saint Engratia is venerated as a virgin martyr and saint. Tradition states that she was martyred with eighteen companions in 303 AD. She should not be confused with the 8th century Spanish martyr of the same name.-Legend:...	4th century
Epaphroditus Epaphroditus Epaphroditus is a saint of the Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church, first Bishop of Philippi, and of Andriaca in Asia Minor, and first Bishop of Terracina, Italy. There is little evidence that these were all the same man.-Biography:...	1st century
Epenetus of Carthage Epenetus of Carthage Epenetus or Epaentus , Bishop of Carthage.Epaentus was a convert to Christianity in Achaia. He later served as the Bishop of Carthage, an ancient city in North Africa. The Church remembers St. Epenetus on January 4 among the Seventy, and on July 30 with Apostles Silas and Silvanus, Crescens, and...	1st century
Ephrem the Syrian Ephrem the Syrian Ephrem the Syrian was a Syriac and a prolific Syriac-language hymnographer and theologian of the 4th century. He is venerated by Christians throughout the world, and especially in the Syriac Orthodox Church, as a saint.Ephrem wrote a wide variety of hymns, poems, and sermons in verse, as well as...	373
Ephysius Ephysius Ephysius of Sardinia is a Christian martyr. Nothing is known of his life, except his martyrdom. He is the patron of Pisa and Sardinia. He is especially revered in the city of Cagliari, Sardinia, while his relics lie at Pisa.-Sources:...	4th century
Epicharis (martyr) Epicharis (martyr) Epicharis is the name of two Christian martyrs.-250:His feast day is 9 January in the Roman Catholic Church.Born in Africa, and becoming a bishop, he was martyred in 250 with Felix, Jucundus, Secundus, Vitalis, and seven other companions. An Epictetus, a bishop, was recorded by St...	3rd century
Epiphanius of Pavia Epiphanius of Pavia Epiphanius of Pavia , later venerated as Saint Epiphanius of Pavia, was Bishop of Pavia from 466 until his death in 496. Epiphanius additionally held the offices of lector, subdeacon and deacon....	5th century
Epiphanius of Salamis Epiphanius of Salamis Epiphanius of Salamis was bishop of Salamis at the end of the 4th century. He is considered a saint and a Church Father by both the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches. He gained a reputation as a strong defender of orthodoxy...	403
Erasmus of Formiae Erasmus of Formiae Saint Erasmus of Formiae was a Christian saint and martyr who died ca. 303, also known as Saint Elmo. He is venerated as the patron saint of sailors... (St. Elmo)	c. 303
Erastus of Paneas Erastus of Paneas Erastus of Paneas, also Erastos , is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He served as a deacon and steward of the Church at Jerusalem and later of Paneas in Palestine. The Church remembers St. Erastus on January 4 among the Seventy, and on November 10....	1st century
Erbin of Dumnonia Erbin of Dumnonia Erbin of Dumnonia was a 5th century King of Dumnonia and saint of Wales.-Monarch:Traditionally, Erbin was a King of Dumnonia, the son of Constantine Corneu and the father of Geraint...	5th century
Erc	5th century
Eubulus Saint Eubulus Saint Eubulus was martyred March 7, 308 at Caesarea Palestina. He had come from Magantia to visit the Christian congregation there, according to Christian legend. The judge who condemned him offered Eubulus the opportunity to go free if he sacrificed to an idol...	4th century
Eucherius of Lyon Eucherius of Lyon Saint Eucherius, bishop of Lyon, was a high-born and high-ranking ecclesiastic in the Christian Church of Gaul. He is remembered for his letters advocating extreme self-abnegation. Henry Wace ranked him "except perhaps St. Irenaeus the most distinguished occupant of that see".On the death of his...	c. 449
Eudocia (martyr)	100
Eudokia of Heliopolis Eudokia of Heliopolis Eudokia was a Samarian woman who lived in Heliopolis of Phoenicia . She was a very beautiful pagan, and garnered her wealth by attracting wealthy lovers....	2nd century
Eugenia of Rome	3rd century
Eugenios of Trebizond Eugenios of Trebizond Saint Eugenios or Eugene was martyred under Diocletian and a cult devoted to him developed in Trebizond. Eugene along with the martyrs Saint Candidus, Valerian and Aquila was persecuted "during the reign of Diocletian and Maximian " under the military leader Lycius. They were beaten and burned...	4th century
Eulalia of Barcelona	4th century
Eulalia of Mérida	4th century
Euphemia	307
Euphrasia of Constantinople Euphrasia of Constantinople Saint Euphrasia was a Constantinopolitan nun who was venerated after her death as a saint for her piety and example of charity.-Life:...	5th century
Euphrosyne of Alexandria Euphrosyne of Alexandria Saint Euphrosyne of Alexandria belongs to that group of legendary virgins who flee advantageous marriages and adopt male attire and pass for men, in order to lead lives of celibacy and asceticism....	5th century
Euplius Euplius Saint Euplius is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church. With Saint Agatha, he is a co-patron of Catania in Sicily.-Biography:...	4th century
Eusebius Pope Eusebius Pope Saint Eusebius was pope in the year 309 or 310....	309 or 310
Eusebius of Rome Eusebius of Rome Eusebius of Rome , the founder of the church on the Esquiline Hill in Rome that bears his name, is listed in the Roman Martyrology as one of the saints venerated on 14 August....	4th century
Eusebius of Samosata Eusebius of Samosata Saint Eusebius, Bishop of Samosata was a Christian martyr and opponent of Arianism. His feast day is June 21 in the Western Church and June 22 in the Eastern Church....	4th century
Eusebius of Vercelli Eusebius of Vercelli Eusebius of Vercelli was a bishop and saint in Italy. Along with Athanasius, he affirmed the divinity of Jesus against Arianism.-Biography:...	371
Eusebonas Eusebonas Eusebonas was one of the founders of Bet-Coryph monastery in Syria, together with Abibion. He received his instruction from Eusebius.-References:* Davies, Gordon J, Social Life of Early Christians, Lutterworth Press...	5th century
Eustace Saint Eustace Saint Eustace, also known as Eustachius or Eustathius, was a legendary Christian martyr who lived in the 2nd century AD. A martyr of that name is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, which, however, judges that the legend recounted about him is "completely fabulous." For that reason...	2nd century
Eustathius of Antioch Eustathius of Antioch Eustathius of Antioch, sometimes surnamed the Great, was a bishop and patriarch of Antioch in the 4th century.He was a native of Side in Pamphylia. About 320 he was bishop of Beroea, and he became patriarch of Antioch shortly before the Council of Nicaea in 325...	4th century
Eustochium Eustochium Saint Eustochium . Born Eustochium Julia at Rome, she was the daughter of Saint Paula and is also venerated as a saint and was an early Desert Mother. She was the third of four daughters of the Roman Senator Toxotius, for whom Jerome made a lot of fanciful claims of ancestry. After the death of...	5th century
Eustochius Eustochius Saint Eustochius was the fifth bishop of Tours from 443 to 460. He was succeeded by his close relative, Saint Perpetuus. His extremely rare name suggests a possible connection to Saint Eustochium. T. S. M. Mommaerts & D. H...	5th century
Eustorgius I Eustorgius I Eustorgius I was Archbishop of Milan from 343 to about 349. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is September 18.-Life:...	4th century
Euthalia, Virgin Martyr Euthalia, Virgin Martyr Saint Euthalia of Leontini, Sicily, Virgin and Martyr, became a Christian after the miraculous healing and conversion to Christ of her mother, Saint Eutropia....	3rd century
Euthymius the Great Euthymius the Great Saint Euthymius , often styled the Great, was an Abbot in Palestine.Venerated in both Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.-Biography:He was born in Melitene in Lesser Armenia...	5th century
Eutropius	5th century
Eutropius of Orange	5th century
Eutychian Pope Eutychian Pope Saint Eutychian or Eutychianus was pope from January 4, 275 to December 7, 283 ....	283
Evaristus Pope Evaristus Pope Saint Evaristus is accounted the fifth Pope, holding office from c. 99 to 107 AD or from 99 to 108. He was also known as Aristus....	c. 105
Evellius Evellius Evellius was an early Christian martyr. He was a counselor to Nero, but was eventually martyred at Pisa after he converted to Christianity.-Notes:...	1st century
Evodius Evodius Saint Evodius is a saint in the Christian Church and one of the first identifiable Christians.Very little is known of the life of St. Evodius. However, he was a pagan who converted to Christianity due to the apostolic work of Saint Peter. In the Book of Acts, one of the first communities to...	1st century
Expeditus Expeditus Information concerning Saint Expeditus can be found only in martyrologies, so precise details about his existence cannot be obtained.From the Geronimian Martyrology:...	303
Exuperantia Exuperantia Saint Exuperantia is a virgin saint venerated in the diocese of Troyes. She was associated with the Isle of Aumont....	4th century
Exuperius (Theban Legion) Exuperius (Theban Legion) Exuperius or Exupernis is venerated as a saint and martyr by the Catholic Church; according to tradition, he was the standard-bearer of the Theban Legion and thus a companion to Saint Maurice.-Veneration:...	3rd century
Exuperius Exuperius Saint Exuperius was Bishop of Toulouse at the beginning of the 5th century.His place and date of birth are unknown. Upon succeeding Saint Sylvius as bishop of Toulouse, he completed the Basilica of St. Sernin, begun by his predecessor...	5th century
Exuperius and Zoe Exuperius and Zoe Saints Exuperius and Zoe are 2nd century Christian martyrs. They were a married couple who were slaves of a pagan in Pamphylia. They were killed along with their sons, Cyriacus and Theodolus, for refusing to participate in pagan rites when their son was born.-Notes:...	2nd century
Ezana of Axum Ezana of Axum Ezana of Axum , was ruler of the Axumite Kingdom located in present-day Ethiopia, Eritrea, Yemen, he himself employed the style "king of Saba and Salhen, Himyar and Dhu-Raydan"...	4th century
Fabian Pope Fabian Pope Fabian was Pope from January 10, 236 to January 20, 250, succeeding Pope Anterus.Eusebius of Caesarea relates how the Christians, having assembled in Rome to elect a new bishop, saw a dove alight upon the head of Fabian, a layman and stranger to the city, who was thus marked out for this...	250
Fabiola Saint Fabiola Saint Fabiola was a Roman matron of rank of the company of noble Roman women who, under the influence of the Church father St. Jerome, gave up all earthly pleasures and devoted themselves to the practice of Christian asceticism and to charitable work....	399 or 400
Faith	3rd century
Fausta	4th century
Faustinus Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix Saints Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix were a group of Christian Martyrs who died in Rome during the Diocletian persecution .-Legend:...	302 or 303
Faustinus of Brescia Faustinus of Brescia Saint Faustinus was bishop of Brescia from c.360, succeeding Saint Ursicinus. His feast day is 16 February.Tradition claims that he was a descendant of Saints Faustinus and Jovita, and that he compiled the Acts of these two martyrs....	4th century
Faustus of Riez Faustus of Riez Saint Faustus of Riez was an early Bishop of Riez in Southern Gaul , the best known and most distinguished defender of Semipelagianism.-Biography:...	5th century
Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria were Christian martyrs put to death under Decius in 250.Faustus was a priest, Abibus was a deacon, and Dionysius was a lector...	3rd century
Felician of Foligno Felician of Foligno Saint Felician of Foligno is the patron saint of Foligno.-Biography:According to Christian tradition, he was born in Forum Flaminii , on the Via Flaminia, of a Christian family, around 160 AD...	2nd century
Felicitas of Rome Felicitas of Rome Felicitas of Rome is a saint numbered among the Christian martyrs. Apart from her name, the only thing known for certain about this martyr is that she was buried in the Cemetery of Maximus, on the Via Salaria on a 23 November. However, a legend presents her as the mother of the seven martyrs whose...	c. 165
Felicula Felicula Felicula was an early virgin martyr. She was the foster sister of Saint Petronilla. She was arrested after Petronilla refused to marry a Roman official. After Petronilla's death, Felicula had no food and water in prison. She was thrown into a sewer, where she eventually died. Saint Nicomedes...	1st century
Felinus and Gratian Felinus and Gratian Saints Felinus and Gratian are venerated as martyrs by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. They are patron saints of Arona, near Milan, where their relics were enshrined....	3rd century
Felix and Adauctus Felix and Adauctus Saints Felix and Adauctus were Christian martyrs who are believed to have lived during the reigns of Diocletian and Maximian.The Acts, first published in Ado's Martyrology, relate as follows: Felix, a Roman priest, and brother of another priest, also named Felix, being ordered to offer sacrifice...	4th century
Felix and Costanza Felix and Costanza Saint Felix priest and Costanza matron were brother and sister originary by the roman city of Nuceria Alfaterna. Were martyred by the empereor Nero in the 68 AD ....	1st century
Felix and Regula Felix and Regula The saints Felix and Regula are Coptic Orthodox and Roman Catholic saints, together with their servant Exuperantius, and are the patron saints of Zürich, their feast day being 11 September at the head of the Coptic Calendar....	3rd century
Felix I Pope Felix I -Life and works:A Roman by birth, Felix was chosen as Pope on 5 January 269, in succession to Pope Dionysius, who had died on 26 December 268Felix was the author of an important dogmatic letter on the unity of Christ's Person...	274
Felix III Pope Felix III Pope Saint Felix III was pope from March 13, 483 to january 3, 492. His repudiation of the Henoticon is considered the beginning of the Acacian schism.-Biography:...	5th century
Felix of Como Felix of Como Saint Felix of Como is venerated as the first bishop of Como, on October 8, 391.He was a friend of Saint Ambrose, who praised him for his missionary activity. When Saint Bassianus built a church dedicated to the Apostles at Lodi, he consecrated it in the presence of Ambrose and Felix. His feast...	4th century
Felix of Girona Felix of Girona Saint Feliu of Girona is a Catalan saint. He was martyred at Girona after traveling from Carthage with Saint Cucuphas to Spain as a missionary....	4th century
Felix of Nola Felix of Nola Saint Felix of Nola was a priest of Nola in Italy, who though once listed in the General Roman Calendar as a martyr, was instead a confessor of the faith.-Legend:Felix was the elder son of Hermias, a Syrian soldier who had retired to Nola, Italy...	3rd century
Fermin	4th century
Ferreolus and Ferrutio Ferreolus and Ferrutio Saints Ferreolus and Ferrutio are venerated as martyrs and saints by the Catholic Church. Their legendary acts state that they were converted to Christianity by Saint Polycarp. They were brothers who were ordained as a priest and deacon, respectively, by Saint Irenaeus of Lyons. They were sent to...	3rd century
Fidelis of Como Fidelis of Como -Legends:Fidelis' cult is associated with Carpophorus and Exanthus, two soldier-saints. Variations on their legend are applied to Fidelis. The first says that he, with Carpophorus and Exanthus, were Roman soldiers, members of the legendary Theban Legion, who deserted during the persecution of...	4th century
Firmilian Firmilian Saint Firmilian , Bishop of Caesarea Mazaca from ca. 232, was a disciple of Origen. He had a contemporary reputation comparable to that of Dionysius of Alexandria or Cyprian, bishop of Carthage....	c. 269
Firmus and Rusticus	3rd century
Flavia Domitilla (saint) Flavia Domitilla (saint) Flavia Domitilla was daughter of Domitilla the Younger by an unknown father, perhaps Quintus Petillius Cerialis. She married her cousin, the consul Titus Flavius Clemens.-In Roman literature:...	1st century
Flavian II of Antioch Flavian II of Antioch Flavian II of Antioch , bishop or patriarch of Antioch, was chosen by the Emperor Anastasius I to succeed Palladius, most probably in 498....	5th century
Flavian of Constantinople Archbishop Flavian of Constantinople Flavian was Archbishop of Constantinople from 446 to 449. He is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church....	5th century
Flavian of Ricina Flavian of Ricina Saint Flavian of Ricina is venerated as a martyr and bishop by the Catholic Church. Tradition holds that he was a bishop ofHelvia Ricina , during the third century, martyred on November 24...	3rd century
Flavius Clement Flavius Clement Flavius Clement was an early Christian martyr. He was the brother of Roman emperor Vespasian and uncle of emperors Titus and Domitian. He was the husband of Saint Flavia Domitilla. He held the post of consul to Domitian in 95 AD, but was executed by Domitian for being a Christian.-Notes:...	1st century
Flavius Latinus of Brescia Flavius Latinus of Brescia Flavius Latinus was a Christian martyr of the persecutions of Trajan.He is said to be the third bishop of Brescia, successor to Saint Viator. This tradition is, however, questioned. Viator of Bergamo is a much later figure, and...	2nd century
Florian Saint Florian Florian lived in the time of the Roman emperors Diocletian and Maximian, and was commander of the imperial army in the Roman province of Noricum. In addition to his military duties, he was also responsible for organizing firefighting brigades....	4th century
Fortunatus of Casei	3rd century
Fortunatus of Spoleto Fortunatus of Spoleto Saint Fortunatus of Spoleto was a parish priest near Spoleto in Umbria sometime between the 4th and 5th centuries. He is venerated as a saint within the Catholic Church...	4th or 5th century
Fortunatus the Apostle Fortunatus the Apostle Apostle Fortunatus of the Seventy Disciples is commemorated by the Church on June 15 with Achaicus and Stephen, and on January 4 with the Seventy. St...	1st century
Foutin Saint Foutin Saint Foutin was a syncretic amalgam of Priapus with Pothinus, a figure of uncertain historicity alleged by Irenaeus to have been the first bishop of Lyon. The similarity of the name Pothinus and the Old French verb foutre led to linguistic assimilation; the name Saint Foutin is roughly equivalent...	2nd century
Fructuosus of Tarragona Fructuosus Saint Fructuosus of Tarragona was a bishop and Christian saint and martyr, the outstanding name in the early history of Christianity in Hispania. He was bishop of Tarragona and was arrested during the persecutions of Christians under the Roman Emperor Valerian . Along with him were two deacons,...	259
Frumentius	4th century
Gabinus	3rd century
Gaius of Ephesus Gaius of Ephesus Gaius of Ephesus is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He was Bishop of Ephesus . The Church remembers St. Gaius on January 4 among the Seventy, and on November 5.-External links:, January 4 , November 5...	1st century
Galation Galation Saint Galation or Galaction was supposedly a martyr with his wife Episteme, whom he converted. The story is that he was the son of Saints Clitaphon and Leucippe, and that he became a hermit, while Episteme joined a community of virgins. When Galation was martyred under Decius at Emesa , Episteme...	3rd century
Gamaliel Gamaliel Gamaliel the Elder , or Rabban Gamaliel I , was a leading authority in the Sanhedrin in the mid 1st century CE. He was the grandson of the great Jewish teacher Hillel the Elder, and died twenty years before the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem...	63
Gatianus of Tours Gatianus of Tours Gatianus was the founding bishop of the see of Tours.-Life:According to Christian historians, during the consulship of the Emperor Decius and Vettus Gratus , Pope Fabian sent out seven bishops from Rome to Gaul to preach the Gospel: Gatianus to Tours, Trophimus to Arles, Paul to Narbonne,...	3rd century
Gaudentius of Brescia	5th century
Gaudentius of Rimini Gaudentius of Rimini Saint Gaudentius of Rimini was born in Ephesus in Asia Minor. In 308 he migrated to Rome and was baptized. In 332 he was ordained as a priest and fourteen years later consecrated as a bishop. He was then sent to Ariminum where he became the first bishop of that city...	4th century
Gaudentius of Novara Gaudentius of Novara Saint Gaudentius was a bishop of Novara, considered the first of that city. Tradition states that he was born to a pagan family at Ivrea, and was then converted to Christianity by Eusebius of Vercelli...	5th century
Gaudiosus of Naples Gaudiosus of Naples Saint Gaudiosus of Naples was a bishop of Abitina in Africa Province during the 5th century. Abitina was a village near Carthage in present-day western Tunisia....	5th century
Gelasius I Pope Gelasius I Pope Saint Gelasius I was pope from 492 until his death in 496. He was the third and last bishop of Rome of African origin in the Catholic Church. Gelasius was a prolific writer whose style placed him on the cusp between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages...	5th century
Geminianus	4th century
Genesius of Arles Genesius of Arles Saint Genesius of Arles was a notary martyred under Maximianus in 303 or 308. His Feast day is celebrated on August 25. He is honoured as the patron saint of notaries and secretaries, and invoked against chilblains and scurf...	303 or 308
Genesius of Rome Genesius of Rome Saint Genesius of Rome was an actor who worked in a series of plays that mocked Christianity. One day while performing in a work that made fun of baptism he received sudden wisdom from God, realized the truth of Christianity, and had a conversion experience on stage...	286 or c. 303
George Saint George Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic , Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and the Oriental Orthodox...	303
Georgia of Clermont Georgia of Clermont Saint Georgia was a nun and hermitess near Clermont, Auvergne. Her feast day is 15 February.-External links:** at St. Patrick's Church...	5th century
Gerasimus of the Jordan	5th century
Gereon	3rd century
Germanicus of Smyrna Germanicus of Smyrna Saint Germanicus was a youth who was arrested and martyred for his faith in Smyrna during the reign of the Roman Emperor Antoninus. As Germanicus stood in the arena, facing a wild beast, the Roman proconsul pleaded with him that in view of his youth he should deny his faith to obtain a pardon. But...	2nd century
Germanus of Auxerre Germanus of Auxerre Germanus of Auxerre was a bishop of Auxerre in Gaul. He is a saint in both the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, commemorated on July 31. He visited Britain in around 429 and the records of this visit provide valuable information on the state of post-Roman British society...	5th century
Gervasius and Protasius Gervasius and Protasius Saints Gervasius and Protasius are venerated as Christian martyrs, probably of the 2nd century....	c. 170
Glyceria Saint Glyceria Saint Glyceria — early Christian saint, Roman virgin.She was forced to pay tribute to a stone statue of Jupiter but it was destroyed while she stood before it. The virgin was imprisoned for this, then sentenced to be torn apart by wild animals. She, however, was not torn apart...	2nd century
Glycerius Saint Glycerius Glycerius was Archbishop of Milan from 436 to 438. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is September 20.-Life:...	5th century
Glywys Glywys Glywys is described in Welsh genealogies as an early 5th century Welsh king who is seen as an important character in early Welsh history. The kingdom of Glywysing is believed to have been named after Glywys, and is the earliest place name for the land between the Rivers Tawe and Usk...	5th century
Gobnait Gobnait Saint Gobnait , also known as Gobnat or Mo Gobnat, is the name of a local female Irish saint whose church was Móin Mór, now Bairnech, in the village of Baile Bhuirne , County Cork in Ireland...	5th century
Gordianus and Epimachus	3rd or 4th century
Gorgonia Saint Gorgonia Saint Gorgonia was the daughter of Saint Gregory the Elder and Saint Nonna. She is remembered in both Western and Eastern Churches for her piety as a married woman.-Biography:...	375
Gorgonius Gorgonius Saint Gorgonius of Nicomedia was a Christian martyr, part of the group Gorgonius, Peter Cubicularius and Dorotheus, who died in 304 AD at Nicomedia during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian....	4th century
Gregory of Nazianzus Gregory of Nazianzus Gregory of Nazianzus was a 4th-century Archbishop of Constantinople. He is widely considered the most accomplished rhetorical stylist of the patristic age...	389
Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder Gregory the Elder, or Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder, was the bishop of the see of Nazianzus in Roman province of Cappadocia...	4th century
Gregory of Nyssa Gregory of Nyssa St. Gregory of Nyssa was a Christian bishop and saint. He was a younger brother of Basil the Great and a good friend of Gregory of Nazianzus. His significance has long been recognized in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Catholic and Roman Catholic branches of Christianity...	4th or 5th century
Gregory of Spoleto Gregory of Spoleto Saint Gregory of Spoleto was a priest and martyr of the city of Spoleto, Italy. After a lengthy period of torture, he was beheaded under the order of Diocletian on December 24, 304. According to pious tradition, after his death his remains were to be fed to the wild animals kept for public games...	304
Gregory Thaumaturgus Gregory Thaumaturgus Gregory Thaumaturgus, also known as Gregory of Neocaesarea or Gregory the Wonderworker, was a Christian bishop of the 3rd century.-Biography:Gregory was born at Neo-Caesarea around 213 A.D...	3rd century
Gregory the Illuminator Gregory the Illuminator Saint Gregory the Illuminator or Saint Gregory the Enlightener is the patron saint and first official head of the Armenian Apostolic Church...	330
Gunthiern Gunthiern Gurthiern was a Welsh prince who, according to the Vita sancta Gurthierni, became a hermit in Brittany, and founder of an abbey at Kemperle .He is a Catholic saint, feast day July 3-External links:*...	5th century
Hegesippus Hegesippus (chronicler) Saint Hegesippus , was a Christian chronicler of the early Church who may have been a Jewish convert and certainly wrote against heresies of the Gnostics and of Marcion...	180
Helena of Constantinople Helena of Constantinople Saint Helena also known as Saint Helen, Helena Augusta or Helena of Constantinople was the consort of Emperor Constantius, and the mother of Emperor Constantine I...	c. 330
Heliodorus of Altino Heliodorus of Altino Saint Heliodorus was the first bishop of Altinum in the 4th century. He was born at Dalmatia. Like Chromatius, he was a disciple of Valerianus, the bishop of Aquileia....	4th century
Heliodorus of Bet Zabdai Heliodorus of Bet Zabdai Heliodorus of Bet Zabdai was a bishop of Bet Zabdai in Mesopotamia and a martyr. He was an ethnic Assyrian.He was taken to Persia as a prisoner of war by Shapur II. He died as a result of ill treatment and fatigue at Daskarata on the Great Zab, in 344. He is commemorated with a feast day of August...	4th century
Helladius of Auxerre Helladius of Auxerre Helladius of Auxerre was a Christian bishop of Auxerre. St. Amator was ordained deacon and tonsured by Helladius, which provides the earliest example of ecclesiastical tonsure mentioned in the religious history of France. He is commemorated on May 8.-Sources:*...	4th century
Heraclas of Alexandria	3rd century
Herculanils Herculanils -References:...	2nd century
Hermagoras of Aquileia Hermagoras of Aquileia Saint Hermagoras of Aquileia is considered the first bishop of Aquileia, northern Italy. Christian tradition states that he was chosen by Saint Mark to serve as the leader of the nascent Christian community in Aquileia, and that he was consecrated bishop by Saint Peter...	1st century
Hermas of Dalmatia Hermas of Dalmatia Hermes of Dalmatia is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He was bishop in Dalmatia. He is referenced in Romans 16:14, and his feast days are celebrated on April 8 with his fellow martyrs, and on January 4 among the Seventy.-Hymns:Troparion...	1st century
Hermes Saint Hermes Saint Hermes, born in Greece, died in Rome as a martyr in 120, is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. His name appears in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum as well as entries in the Depositio Martyrum . There was a large basilica over his tomb that was...	2nd century
Hermes of Philippopolis Hermes of Philippopolis Hermes of Philippopolis was one of the Seventy Disciples and was bishop in Philippopolis in Thrace . The Shepherd of Hermas is also traditionally ascribed to him...	1st century
Hermias	2nd century
Hermione of Ephesus Hermione of Ephesus Saint Hermione of Ephesus is a 2nd century Christian martyr venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. She was the daughter of Saint Philip the Deacon. She was killed during the persecutions of Christians under the Roman emperor Trajan. In the Acts of the Apostles, Hermione is...	2nd century
Herodion of Antioch Herodion of Antioch Saint Herodian was a 2nd century Christian martyr and Bishop of Antioch, successor of Ignatius at Antioch, a title he held for two decades.-References:...	2nd century
Herodion of Patras Herodion of Patras Herodion of Patras was numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He was a relative of Saint Paul and bishop of Neopatras , where he suffered greatly. After beating, stoning, and stabbing him, they left him for dead, but St...	1st century
Herta	303
Hierotheos the Thesmothete Hierotheos the Thesmothete Hierotheos the Thesmothete is the reputed first head and bishop of the Christian Athenians. The title thesmothete means ruler, or junior archon, of Athens .- Biography :...	1st century
Hilarion Hilarion Hilarion was an anchorite who spent most of his life in the desert according to the example of Anthony the Great.-Early life:Hilarion was born in Thabatha, south of Gaza in Syria Palaestina of pagan parents. He successfully studied rhetoric with a Grammarian in Alexandria. It seems that he was... of Cyprus	371
Hilarius Pope Hilarius Pope Saint Hilarius was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 461 to February 28, 468. He was canonized as a saint after his death....	5th century
Hilary of Arles Hilary of Arles Saint Hilary of Arles was a bishop of Arles. He is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, with his feast day celebrated on 5 May.- Life :...	5th century
Hilary of Poitiers Hilary of Poitiers Hilary of Poitiers was Bishop of Poitiers and is a Doctor of the Church. He was sometimes referred to as the "Hammer of the Arians" and the "Athanasius of the West." His name comes from the Latin word for happy or cheerful. His optional memorial in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints is 13...	367
Hippolytus Saint Hippolytus Saint Hippolytus is usually understood to mean Hippolytus of Rome, a Roman priest celebrated in a common feast with Pope Pontian on 13 August as having both won the martyr's crown after being exiled to Sardinia after a period in which the priest had opposed the pope.Most, if not all, of what appear...	3rd century
Hippolytus of Rome	c. 236
Holy Innocents	6 BC
Honestus Saint Honestus Saint Honestus was, according to Christian tradition, a disciple of Saturninus of Toulouse and a native of Nîmes. Saturninus and Honestus evangelized in Spain, and Honestus was martyred at Pampeluna during the persecutions of Aurelian...	3rd century
Honoratus Honoratus Saint Honoratus was Archbishop of Arles.There is some disagreement concerning his place of birth, and the date of his death is still disputed, being according to certain authors, January 14 or January 15. It is believed that he was born in the north of Gaul and that he belonged to an illustrious...	5th century
Honorina Honorina Saint Honorina is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. She is the oldest, most revered virgin martyr in the Normandy area of France. Not much is known of her — a tradition that exists in the diocese of Rouen that Honorina was a member of the Calates, who was martyred during the...	4th century
Hor, Besoy, and Daydara Hor, Besoy, and Daydara Hor, Besoy , and Daydara were Christian martyrs in Egypt in the fourth century....	4th century
Hyacinth and Protus Hyacinth and Protus Saints Protus and Hyacinth were Christian martyrs during the persecution of Emperor Valerian I . Protus' name is sometimes spelled Protatius, Proteus, Prothus, Prote, and Proto. His name was corrupted in England as Saint Pratt...	2nd or 3rd century
Hyginus Pope Hyginus Pope Saint Hyginus was bishop of Rome from about 136 or 138 to about 140 or 142. Tradition holds that during his papacy he determined the various prerogatives of the clergy and defined the grades of the ecclesiastical hierarchy...	c. 140
Hypatius of Bithynia Hypatius of Bithynia Saint Hypatius of Bithynia was a monk and hermit of the fifth century. A Phrygian, he became a hermit at the age of nineteen in Thrace. He then traveled to Constantinople and then Chalcedon with another hermit named Jason...	5th century
Hypatius of Gangra	4th century
Ia of Cornwall Ia of Cornwall Saint Ia of Cornwall was a 5th or 6th century Cornish evangelist and martyr.Ia was said to have been an Irish princess, the sister of Saint Erc. She was a spiritual student of Saint Baricus and travelled as a missionary to Cornwall where she joined Saints Fingar and Piala...	5th century
Iakovos o Persis (St. James of Persia)	5th century
Ibar	5th century
Idus of Leinster Idus of Leinster Idus of Leinster was an Irish saint of the fifth century. Said to be a disciple of Saint Patrick, who baptized him, he was made bishop of Alt-Fadha in Leinster by Patrick.-External links:*...	5th century
Ignatius of Antioch Ignatius of Antioch Ignatius of Antioch was among the Apostolic Fathers, was the third Bishop of Antioch, and was a student of John the Apostle. En route to his martyrdom in Rome, Ignatius wrote a series of letters which have been preserved as an example of very early Christian theology...	c. 98-117
Innocent I Pope Innocent I -Biography:He was, according to his biographer in the Liber Pontificalis, the son of a man called Innocens of Albano; but according to his contemporary Jerome, his father was Pope Anastasius I , whom he was called by the unanimous voice of the clergy and laity to succeed -Biography:He was,...	417
Irenaeus of Lyons Irenaeus Saint Irenaeus , was Bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul, then a part of the Roman Empire . He was an early church father and apologist, and his writings were formative in the early development of Christian theology...	202
Irenaeus of Sirmium Irenaeus of Sirmium Saint Irenaeus of Sirmium was bishop of Sirmium in Pannonia, which is now Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia. He was bishop during the reign of Diocletian. He refused to offer pagan sacrifices, even at the behest of his family. He was condemned, and then beheaded on 24 March 304.-References:*Walsh,...	3rd century
Isaac of Armenia Isaac of Armenia Isaac or Sahak of Armenia was Catholicos of Armenia. He is sometimes known as "Isaac the Great," and as "Սահակ Պարթև / Sahak Parthev" in Armenian, owing to his Parthian origin....	5th century
Isaac of Dalmatia Isaac of Dalmatia Saint Isaac the Confessor, founder of the Dalmatian Monastery was an Orthodox Christian monk who is honored as a saint and confessor. He is sometimes referred to as Isaac the Dalmatian, not because he was from Dalmatia, but because of the monastery which he founded.According to some accounts,...	4th century
Iserninus Iserninus Saint Iserninus was an early Christian missionary of Ireland who is associated with Saint Patrick and Saint Auxilius in establishing Christianity in the south of that island....	5th century
Isidora Saint Isidora Saint Isidora or Isidore was a Christian nun and saint of the 4th century AD. She is considered among the earliest fools for Christ. The Feast day of Isidora is celebrated by both the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church on May 1.Isidora lived in the Egyptian convent of Tabennisi...	4th century
Isidore of Alexandria Isidore of Alexandria Isidore of Alexandria was an Egyptian or Greek philosopher and one of the last of the Neoplatonists. He lived in Athens and Alexandria toward the end of the 5th century AD. He became head of the school in Athens in succession to Marinus, who followed Proclus.-Life:Isidore was born in Alexandria...	5th century
Isidore of Chios Isidore of Chios Isidore of Chios was a faithful Christian who fell victim on the island of Chios in 251 under the persecutions ordered by the Roman emperor Decius...	3rd century
Isidore of Pelusium Isidore of Pelusium Isidore of Pelusium was born in Egypt to a prominent Alexandrian family. He became an ascetic, and moved to a mountain near the city of Pelusium, in the tradition of the Desert Fathers....	5th century
Jacob of Nisibis Jacob of Nisibis Jacob of Nisibis , is a Syriac saint. He was the second bishop of Nisibis, spiritual father of the renowned Syriac writer Ephrem the Syrian, and celebrated ascetic....	4th century
James Intercisus James Intercisus Saint James Intercisus is a Persian saint. His surname, Intercisus, is derived from the Latin word for "cut into pieces," which refers to the manner of his martyrdom: he was slowly cut into twenty-eight pieces...	5th century
James, Azadanus and Abdicius James, Azadanus and Abdicius James, Azadanus and Abdicius are martyrs of the Christian Church. James was a priest and Azadanus and Abdicius deacons. They were beheaded by Shapur II in Persia in 380. They are collectively commemorated with a feast day on April 10.-References:...	4th century
James, son of Alphaeus James, son of Alphaeus Saint James, son of Alphaeus was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ. He is often identified with James the Less and commonly known by that name in church tradition....	c. 62
James, son of Zebedee	44
Januarius Januarius Januarius, Bishop of Naples, is a martyr saint of the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox Churches. While no contemporary sources on his life are preserved, later sources and legends claim that he died during the Diocletianic Persecution, which ended with Diocletian's retirement in...	4th century
Jason of Tarsus Jason of Tarsus Jason of Tarsus is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. Jason appears in the Bible in Acts 17. His house is used as a refuge by Paul, Silas, and Timothy in Thessalonica. Jason was arrested when the authorities could locate neither Paul nor Silas, and was made to post bail. He was not...	1st century
Jerome Jerome Saint Jerome was a Roman Christian priest, confessor, theologian and historian, and who became a Doctor of the Church. He was the son of Eusebius, of the city of Stridon, which was on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia...	420
Joachim Joachim Saint Joachim was the husband of Saint Anne and the father of Mary, the mother of Jesus in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican traditions. The story of Joachim and Anne appears first in the apocryphal Gospel of James...	1st century
Joanna Saint Joanna Saint Joanna was one of the women associated with the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth, often considered to be one of the disciples who later became an apostle . In the Bible, she is one of the women recorded in the Gospel of Luke as accompanying Jesus and the twelve: "Mary, called Magdalene, .....	1st century
John and Paul John and Paul For the musical partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, see Lennon/McCartneyJohn and Paul are saints in the Roman Catholic Church. They were martyred at Rome on 26 June. They should not be confused with the famous apostles of the same name...	4th century
John Cassian	5th century
John Chrysostom John Chrysostom John Chrysostom , Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic...	407
John of Egypt John of Egypt Saint John of Egypt was one of the hermits of the Nitrean desert. He began as a carpenter and left to solitude after receiving a divine call. According to hagiographer Alban Butler, John was noted for performing seemingly absurd acts at the bidding of the Holy Spirit, such as rolling rocks from...	4th century
John of Senhout John of Senhout Saint John of Senhout is an Egyptian saint from the 4th century AD.He was born in the Egyptian city of Senhout. His father's name was Macarius and his mother's name was Anna. According to Coptic Orthodox manuscripts, a divine inspiration encouraged him to travel to the city of Athribis to confess...	4th century
John the Apostle John the Apostle John the Apostle, John the Apostle, John the Apostle, (Aramaic Yoħanna, (c. 6 - c. 100) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He was the son of Zebedee and Salome, and brother of James, another of the Twelve Apostles...	1st century
John the Baptist John the Baptist John the Baptist was an itinerant preacher and a major religious figure mentioned in the Canonical gospels. He is described in the Gospel of Luke as a relative of Jesus, who led a movement of baptism at the Jordan River...	c. 30
John the Dwarf John the Dwarf Saint John the Dwarf , also called Saint John Colobus or Saint John Kolobos, was an Egyptian Desert Father of the early Christian church.-Life:John the Dwarf was born in the town of Basta in Egypt to poor Christian parents...	5th century
John the Evangelist John the Evangelist Saint John the Evangelist is the conventional name for the author of the Gospel of John...	c. 1st century
Joseph of Arimathea Joseph of Arimathea Joseph of Arimathea was, according to the Gospels, the man who donated his own prepared tomb for the burial of Jesus after Jesus' Crucifixion. He is mentioned in all four Gospels.-Gospel references:...	1st century
Joseph of Nazareth Saint Joseph Saint Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ ....	1st century
Jude the Apostle	1st century
Julia of Corsica Julia of Corsica Saint Julia of Corsica , also known as Saint Julia of Carthage, and more rarely Saint Julia of Nonza, was a virgin martyr who is venerated as a Christian saint. The date of her death is most probably on or after AD 439. She, along with Saint Devota, are the patron saints of Corsica in the Roman...	5th century
Julian and Basilissa Julian and Basilissa Saints Julian and Basilissa were husband and wife. They were Christian martyrs who died at either Antioch or, more probably, at Antinoe, in the reign of Diocletian, early in the fourth century, on 9 January, according to the Roman Martyrology, or 8 January, according to the Greek Menaea.Their...	4th century
Julian of Alexandria	2nd century
Julian of Antioch Julian of Antioch Saint Julian of Antioch is venerated as a Christian martyr of the fourth century. His date of death is given as 305 AD . He is sometimes confused with another saint of the same name.Of senatorial rank, he was killed during the persecutions of Diocletian...	4th century
Julian of Le Mans Julian of Le Mans Saint Julian of Le Mans is a saint venerated in both the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church, honored as the first bishop of Le Mans. His feast day is January 27...	3rd century
Julian of Sora Julian of Sora Saint Julian of Sora was a martyr of Sora, Campania, Italy. A Dalmatian by birth, he was beheaded in the reign of Emperor Antoninus Pius.-References:...	2nd century
Juliana of Nicomedia Juliana of Nicomedia Saint Juliana of Nicomedia is said to have suffered Christian martyrdom during the Diocletian persecution in 304. She was popular in the Middle Ages, especially in the Netherlands, as the patron saint of sickness.-Historical background:...	c. 304
Julietta	304
Julius and Aaron Julius and Aaron Saints Julius and Aaron are celebrated as two British martyrs who died during the religious persecutions of the Emperor Diocletian in AD 304. Their feast day was traditionally celebrated on July 1....	4th century
Julius I Pope Julius I Pope Saint Julius I, was pope from February 6, 337 to April 12, 352.He was a native of Rome and was chosen as successor of Mark after the Roman seat had been vacant for four months. He is chiefly known by the part he took in the Arian controversy...	352
Julius of Novara Julius of Novara Julius of Novara was a missionary priest to northern Italy.His cult is centered at Lake Orta in the Novarese highlands, and in particular on the island which has been named for him since at least the eighth century, Isola San Giulio, and where his presumed relics are preserved in the crypt,...	4th century
Julius the Veteran	4th century
Junia Junia Junia or Junias was a 1st century Christian highly regarded and complimented by the apostle Paul: Paul describes Junia as kinsmen, fellow prisoners, and as being "in Christ" before Paul's dramatic Damascus road conversion...	1st century
Justa and Rufina Justa and Rufina Saints Justa and Rufina are venerated as martyrs. They are said to have been martyred at Hispalis during the 3rd century.Only St...	3rd century
Justin Martyr Justin Martyr Justin Martyr, also known as just Saint Justin , was an early Christian apologist. Most of his works are lost, but two apologies and a dialogue survive. He is considered a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church....	165
Justin of Siponto Justin of Siponto Saint Justin of Siponto, as well as Saints Florentius, Felix, and Justa, are venerated as Christian martyrs by the Catholic Church. Information about them is fragmentary but their names were inserted into various martyrologies. Tradition states that Justin was a priest and bishop, that Florentius...	4th century
Justina of Padua Justina of Padua Saint Justina of Padua is a Christian saint who was said to have been martyred in 304 AD. Justina was said to have been a young woman who took private vows of chastity and was killed during the persecutions of Diocletian. She is a patron saint of Padua.Medieval histories described her as a...	4th century
Justus and Pastor Justus and Pastor Saints Justus and Pastor are venerated as Christian martyrs. According to their Acts, they were two schoolboys who were killed for their faith during the persecution of Christians by the Roman Emperor Diocletian...	3rd or 4th century
Justus of Alexandria	2nd century
Justus of Beauvais Justus of Beauvais Saint Justus of Beauvais is a semi-legendary saint of the Roman Catholic Church. He may have been a Gallo-Roman martyr, but his legend was confused with that of other saints, such as Justin of Paris....	3rd century
Justus of Trieste Justus of Trieste Saint Justus of Trieste is a Roman Catholic saint.According to his passio , he was a citizen of Triest in Italy, known for his works and charities. When charges of being a Christian were brought against him by his fellow citizens, he was tried according to Roman law...	4th century
Juvenal of Benevento Juvenal of Benevento Saint Juvenal of Benevento is a 2nd century saint honored in Narni, Italy. His shrine is in Benevento, Italy and his feast day is May 7.-References:...	2nd century
Juvenal of Narni Juvenal of Narni Saint Juvenal is venerated as the first Bishop of Narni in Umbria. Historical details regarding Juvenal’s life are limited...	4th century
Juventinus	4th century
Juventius of Pavia Juventius of Pavia Saint Juventius was a bishop of Pavia during the 1st century. Together with Syrus of Pavia he was sent there by Saint Hermagoras. Both Juventius and Syrus are reported to have been the first bishop of Pavia....	1st century
Kalliopi (martyr) Kalliopi (martyr) Kalliopi was a Christian saint of the third century AD. She was executed in 250, near the beginning of Emperor Decius' violent suppression of Christians within the Roman Empire.-Legend of Kalliopi's martyrdom:...	250
Kedron of Alexandria	2nd century
Keyne Saint Keyne Saint Keyne or Cain was a late 5th century holy woman in the West Country, between Liskeard and Looe in SE Cornwall. She is not mentioned as being a saint in the official Catholic encyclopaedia - newadvent.org, so perhaps it's disputable if she is indeed a Catholic saint...	5th century
Kyriaki	300
Landry of Sées Landry of Sées Landry of Sées was a French saint and bishop. The earliest record found of a person named Landry was in the 5th Century ca. 450 in the person of St...	5th century
Latuinus Latuinus Saint Latuinus is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. He is considered to have been the first bishop of Sées, during the 5th century, from 400 to 440 AD...	5th century
Lawrence of Rome	258
Lazarus Lazarus of Bethany Lazarus of Bethany, also known as Saint Lazarus or Lazarus of the Four Days, is the subject of a prominent miracle attributed to Jesus in the Gospel of John, in which Jesus restores him to life four days after his death...	99
Lelia	5th century
Leo I Pope Leo I Pope Leo I was pope from September 29, 440 to his death.He was an Italian aristocrat, and is the first pope of the Catholic Church to have been called "the Great". He is perhaps best known for having met Attila the Hun in 452, persuading him to turn back from his invasion of Italy...	5th century
Leo I the Thracian	5th century
Leocadia Leocadia Saint Leocadia is a Spanish saint. She is thought to have died on December 9, ca. 304, in the Diocletian persecution.The feast day for St. Leocadia of Toledo appears under 9 December in the historical martyrologies of the ninth century. Her name is not mentioned by Prudentius in his hymn on the...	4th century
Leonidas Saint Leonidas Saint Leonidas refers to several saintly martyrs:The Roman Martyrology records several feast days of martyrs of this name in different countries....	3rd century
Leonides St. Leonides St. Leonides of Alexandria was a Christian martyr of the 3rd century AD. According to the Christian historian Eusebius, his son was the early Church father Origen. In the same passage Eusebius tells us that Leonides was martyred during the persecution of the Roman emperor Septimus Severus in the...	3rd century
Leontine martyrs Leontine martyrs The Leontine Martyrs were a group of people who were killed after a long period of captivity in Persia. They were executed by the order of King Yazdegerd II in 455, five years after the insurrection led by Vartan Mamikonian.They included:...	5th century
Leontius of Autun Leontius of Autun Saint Leontius was a bishop of Autun during the fifth century. His feast day is July 1. He is mentioned in the Martyrologium Hieronymianum. He is sometimes confused with the similarly named Saint Leonorius .-External links:...	5th century
Leontius of Caesarea Leontius of Caesarea Leontius of Caesarea was a bishop of Caesarea Mazaca, in Cappadocia. He was childhood friends with Gregory the Illuminator, later in life Leontius would consecrate Gregory to become the patriarch of the Armenians. Leontius attended the First Council of Nicaea in 325.The Eastern Orthodox Church...	4th century
Leontius of Fréjus Leontius of Fréjus Saint Leontius was a bishop of Fréjus, in Provence. He was born probably at Nîmes, towards the end of the fourth century; he died in his episcopal town in 488, according to some authorities, though others say 443 or even 448...	5th century
Leontius, Hypatius and Theodulus	1st century
Leucius of Brindisi Leucius of Brindisi Saint Leucius was initially a missionary from Alexandria, Egypt, who later founded the diocese of Brindisi, as the first Bishop in 165. It is believed that he later suffered martyrdom in 180.-Early life:...	2nd century
Liberalis of Treviso	4th century
Liborius of Le Mans	4th century
Loman of Trim Loman of Trim Lommán mac Dalláin was a saint and patron of Trim, Co. Meath in Ireland.-Cenél Lóegairi, Trim and Armagh:Trim was the foremost church in the petty kingdom of the Cenél Lóegairi, originally belonging to a cadet branch of that dynasty...	5th century
Longinus	1st century
Lucian of Antioch Lucian of Antioch Saint Lucian of Antioch , known as Lucian the Martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic piety.-History:...	4th century
Lucian of Beauvais Lucian of Beauvais Saint Lucian of Beauvais is a Christian martyr of the Catholic Church, called the "Apostle of Beauvais." He was killed in the 3rd century during the Diocletian persecution, although later traditions make him a martyr of the 1st century instead. This was because the church of Beauvais attempted...	3rd century
Lucifer Saint Lucifer Lucifer Calaritanus was a bishop of Cagliari in Sardinia known for his passionate opposition to Arianism. He is venerated as a Saint in Sardinia, though his status remains controversial.-Life:...	4th century
Lucius I Pope Lucius I Pope Saint Lucius I was Pope from June 25, 253 to March 5, 254.St. Lucius was born in Rome at an unknown date; nothing is known about his family except his father's name, Porphyrianus. He was elected probably on June 25, 253, and died on March 5, 254...	254
Lucius of Britain Lucius of Britain Saint Lucius is a legendary 2nd-century King of the Britons traditionally credited with introducing Christianity into Britain. Lucius is first mentioned in a 6th-century version of the Liber Pontificalis, which says that he sent a letter to Pope Eleuterus asking to be made a Christian...	2nd century
Lucius of Cyrene Lucius of Cyrene Lucius of Cyrene was, according to the Book of Acts, one of the founders of the Christian Church in Antioch, then part of Roman Syria. He is mentioned by name as a member of the church there, after King Herod's Death:...	1st century
Lucy and Geminian Lucy and Geminian Saints Lucy and Geminian were venerated on 16 September as saints who died as martyrs in Rome during the persecution of Diocletian in about 290 or 300 or, more precisely, in 304...	3rd century
Lucy of Syracuse Saint Lucy Saint Lucy , also known as Saint Lucia, was a wealthy young Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint by Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Orthodox Christians. Her feast day in the West is 13 December; with a name derived from lux, lucis "light", she is the patron saint of those who are...	304
Luke the Evangelist Luke the Evangelist Luke the Evangelist was an Early Christian writer whom Church Fathers such as Jerome and Eusebius said was the author of the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles...	c. 84
Luperculus Luperculus Luperculus is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Christian tradition states that he was a bishop of Eauze and was martyred by the governor Dacian during the reign of Decius...	3rd century
Lupicinus of Lyon Lupicinus of Lyon Saint Lupicinus was an Abbot and the Bishop of Lyon from 491 to 494. His brother was Saint Romanus of Condat.. St. Lupicinus is noted for founding the abbeys of Saint-Claude in the Jura mountains and in the Lauconne districts of France. His successor was St...	5th century
Lupus of Troyes Lupus of Troyes Saint Lupus was an early bishop of Troyes. Born at Toul, he was brother-in-law to Hilary of Arles, as he had married one of Hilary's sisters, Pimeniola. Lupus worked as a lawyer. However, after being married for six years, he and his wife parted by mutual agreement.Lupus renounced all of his...	5th century
Lydia of Thyatira Lydia of Thyatira Lydia of Thyatira is a character in the New Testament. She is regarded as the first recorded convert to Christianity in Europe.-Name:The name, "Lydia", meaning "the Lydian woman", by which she was known indicates that she was from Lydia in Asia Minor. Though she is commonly known as “St...	1st century
Macarius of Alexandria Macarius of Alexandria Saint Macarius of Alexandria was a monk in the Nitrian Desert. He was a slightly younger contemporary of Macarius of Egypt, and is thus also known as Macarius the Younger. He was also known as ho politikos. He was an extreme ascetic, and numerous miracles were ascribed to him...	4th century
Macarius of Egypt Macarius of Egypt Macarius of Egypt was an Egyptian Christian monk and hermit. He is also known as Macarius the Elder, Macarius the Great and The Lamp of the Desert.-Life:...	4th century
Macarius of Jerusalem Macarius of Jerusalem Saint Macarius of Jerusalem was Bishop of Jerusalem from 312 to shortly before 335, according to Sozomen.St. Athanasius, in one of his orations against Arianism, refers to St. Macarius as an example of "the honest and simple style of apostolical men." The date 312 for Macarius's accession to the...	c. 335
Macarius the Great	391
Macedonius of Syria Macedonius of Syria Macedonius the Hermit, sometimes known as Macedonius Kritophagus lived at the turn of the fourth to fifth century in Syria. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, with a feast day of January 24....	5th century
Macrina the Elder	c. 340
Macrina the Younger	379
Maël (saint) Maël (saint) Maël was a fifth century Breton saint who lived as a hermit in Wales. He was a follower of Saint Cadfan and accompanied Cadfan from Brittany to Wales and then to the Isle of Bardsey. His feast day is May 13.-Notes:...	5th century
Magnus of Cuneo Magnus of Cuneo Saint Magnus of Cuneo is venerated as a member of the legendary Theban Legion. The center of his cult is situated at the mountain sanctuary known as the Santuario di San Magno, in the Valle Grana, Castelmagno, in the province of Cuneo....	3rd century
Mambeca	4th century
Mamertinus of Auxerre Mamertinus of Auxerre Saint Mamertinus of Auxerre was a monk and abbot. He was converted by Germanus of Auxerre and became a monk at the monastery of Saints Cosmas and Damian in Auxerre. He later served as its abbot.-External links:*...	5th century
Mamertus Mamertus Saint Mamertus was the Archbishop of Vienne in Gaul and is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. His primary contribution to ecclesiastical practice was the introduction of litanies prior to Ascension Day as an intercession against earthquakes and other disasters, leading to "Rogation Days." His...	5th century
Mammes of Caesarea Mammes of Caesarea Saint Mammes of Caesarea ; is a semi-legendary child-martyr of the 3rd century. He was martyred at Caesarea. His parents, Theodotus and Rufina, were also martyred.-Life:...	3rd century
Mana of Bet-Parsaje Mana of Bet-Parsaje For the martyr of 447 in Bet-Titta, see Simon of Bet-Titta.Mana of Bet-Parsaje was a Christian martyr under Shapur II, in November, 339.Mana with martyred with two companions,Abraham of Bet-Parsajje, andSimon of Bet-Parsaje....	4th century
Manahen Manahen Saint Manahen was a teacher of the Church of Antioch and the foster brother of Herod Antipas....	1st century
Mansuetus Mansuetus Saint Mansuetus was the first Bishop of Toul. He is thought to be of Irish or Scottish origin. After religious studies in Rome, he was sent by Pope Damasus I to evangelize Gaul, becoming the first bishop of Toul in 365.-Veneration:...	4th century
Mar Awgin Mar Awgin Mar Awgin , also known as Saint Eugenios, founded the first cenobitic monastery of Asia.Originally, Saint Eugenios was a pearl-fisher from the island Clysma or Kolzum near Suez in Egypt. After having worked for 25 years, he joined the monastery of Pachomius in Upper Egypt, where he worked as a baker...	4th century
Marcella Saint Marcella Marcella is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. She was a Christian ascetic in ancient Rome. Growing up in Rome, she was influenced by her pious mother, Albina, an educated woman of wealth and benevolence. Childhood memories centered around piety, and one in particular related to Athanasius,...	5th century
Marcellina Saint Marcellina Saint Marcellina was born in Trier, Gaul around the year 330 as a member of a Catholic family. She was the only sister of Saint Ambrose of Milan, older sister of two brothers, and daughter to a man who resided as Praetorian prefecture of Gaul...	398
Marcellinus Pope Marcellinus Pope Saint Marcellinus, according to the Liberian Catalogue, became bishop of Rome on June 30, 296; his predecessor was Pope St CaiusMarcellinus’ pontificate began at a time when Diocletian was Roman Emperor, but had not yet started to persecute the Christians. He left Christianity rather free and...	304?
Marcellinus and Peter Marcellinus and Peter Saints Marcellinus and Peter were two 4th century Christian martyrs in the city of Rome.-Life:Very little is known about the two martyrs' lives. Marcellinus, a priest, and Peter, an exorcist, died in the year 304, during the persecution of Diocletian...	4th century
Marcellinus of Carthage Marcellinus of Carthage Marcellinus of Carthage was a Christian martyr and saint who died in 413. He was secretary of state of the Western Roman Empire under Roman Emperor Honorius and a close friend of Augustine of Hippo, as well as a correspondent of Saint Jerome's...	5th century
Marcellus I Pope Marcellus I Pope Saint Marcellus I, pope from May 308 to 309, succeeded Marcellinus, after a considerable interval, most probably in May or June 308.Under Maxentius he was banished from Rome in 309 on account of the tumult caused by the severity of the penances he had imposed on Christians who had lapsed under...	309
Marcellus of Capua Marcellus of Capua Marcellus of Capua was a third- or fourth-century martyr who was inserted in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints in the thirteenth century, but when that calendar was revised in 1969, his feast was omitted, since the saint had no association with Rome...	4th century
Marcellus of Tangier Marcellus of Tangier Saint Marcellus of Tangier or Saint Marcellus the Centurion is venerated as a Martyr Saint by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church...	3rd century
Marcian Marcian Marcian was Byzantine Emperor from 450 to 457. Marcian's rule marked a recovery of the Eastern Empire, which the Emperor protected from external menaces and reformed economically and financially...	5th century
Marcian of Tortona Marcian of Tortona Saint Marcian of Tortona is traditionally said to have been the first bishop of Tortona, a post he held for forty-five years.-Legend:...	2nd century
Marciana of Mauretania Marciana of Mauretania Marciana is venerated as a martyr and saint. Her legend states that she was a virgin from Mauretania Caesariensis. During the persecutions of Christians by Roman Emperor Diocletian, she was accused of having smashed a statue of Diana. Marciana was thrown to the wild beasts in the amphitheatre of...	4th century
Margaret of Antioch in Pisidia Margaret the Virgin Margaret the Virgin, also known as Margaret of Antioch , virgin and martyr, is celebrated as a saint by the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches on July 20; and on July 17 in the Orthodox Church. Her historical existence has been questioned; she was declared apocryphal by Pope Gelasius I in 494,...	304?
Marina of Aguas Santas Marina of Aguas Santas Saint Mariña of Augas Santas is a Spanish saint. She is a virgin martyr associated with the town of Augas Santas, in the province of Ourense. The story of her life as it has been preserved is a mixture of fact and fiction...	2nd century
Marinus Saint Marinus Saint Marinus was the founder of the world's oldest surviving republic, San Marino, in 301. Tradition holds that he was a stonemason by trade who came from the island of Rab on the other side of the Adriatic Sea , fleeing persecution for his Christian beliefs in the Diocletianic Persecution...	4th century
Maris, Martha, Abachum and Audifax	3rd century
Mark Pope Mark Pope Saint Mark the apostle or Marcus was Pope from January 18, 336 to October 7, 336, date of his death.Little is known of his early life. According to the Liber Pontificalis, he was a Roman, and his father's name was Priscus...	336
Mark and Marcellian Mark and Marcellian Mark and Marcellian are venerated as saints by the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. Their cult is sometimes associated with that of Saints Tranquillinus, Martia, Nicostratus, Zoe, Castulus and Tiburtius, but not in the official liturgical books of the Church, which mentions only...	3rd century
Mark of Apollonias Mark of Apollonias Mark of Apollonias was a figure in early Christianity. Tradition holds that he was bishop of Apollonia, and he is sometimes numbered among the Seventy Disciples. Little else is known about him....	1st century
Mark the Evangelist Mark the Evangelist Mark the Evangelist is the traditional author of the Gospel of Mark. He is one of the Seventy Disciples of Christ, and the founder of the Church of Alexandria, one of the original four main sees of Christianity....	68
Markianos of Alexandria	2nd century
Marolus Marolus Marolus was Archbishop of Milan from 408 to 423. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is April 23.-Life:According to the writings of Ennodius, bishop of Pavia in early 6th-century, Marolus was born on the banks of the Tigris in Mesopotamia. Probably due to the...	5th century
Maron Maron Saint Maroun was a 5th century Syriac Christian monk who after his death was followed by a religious movement that became known as the Maronites. The Church that grew from this movement is the Maronite Church. St. Maroun was known for his missionary work, healing and miracles, and teachings of a...	410
Martha (French) Saint Martha (French) Saint Martha was the wife of Saint Amator. She is a locally venerated saint in Langres, France. Martha and Amator were wed in order to please his parents. After their wedding, they mutually agreed to live together as brother and sister. Martha subsequently became a nun and Amator received the...	5th century
Martha Martha Martha of Bethany is a biblical figure described in the Gospels of Luke and John. Together with her siblings Lazarus and Mary, she is described as living in the village of Bethany near Jerusalem...	1st century
Martha, mother of Symeon Stylites the Younger Martha, mother of Symeon Stylites the Younger Saint Martha was the mother of Simeon Stylites the Younger. She is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church on July 4.When her parents betrothed her to a young man, she seriously considered leaving home and withdrawing from the world...	1st century
Martial Saint Martial Saint Martial was the first bishop of Limoges in today's France, according to a lost vita of Saturnin, first bishop of Toulouse, which Gregory of Tours quotes in his History of the Franks.-Life:...	3rd century
Martin of Tongres Martin of Tongres Saint Martin of Tongres is venerated as the seventh bishop of Tongeren. He apostolized the Hesbaye district of Brabant.-External links:*...	4th century
Martin of Tours Martin of Tours Martin of Tours was a Bishop of Tours whose shrine became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to Santiago de Compostela. Around his name much legendary material accrued, and he has become one of the most familiar and recognizable Christian saints...	397
Martina of Rome Martina of Rome Saint Martina was a Roman martyr under emperor Alexander Severus. She is a patron saint of Rome.She was martyred in 226, according to some authorities, more probably in 228, under the pontificate of Pope Urban I, according to others...	3rd century
Martinian and Processus Martinian and Processus Saints Martinian and Processus or Saints Processus and Martinian were Christian martyrs of ancient Rome.The dates of these martyrs are unknown, as well as the circumstances of their deaths.-Burial:...	1st century
Martyrs of Abitina Martyrs of Abitina The Martyrs of Abitina were a group of 49 Christians found guilty, in 304, during the reign of the Emperor Diocletian, of having illegally celebrated Sunday worship at Abitina, a town in the Roman province of Africa....	4th century
Maruthas Maruthas Saint Maruthas or Marutha of Martyropolis was a monk who became bishop of Maypherkat in Mesopotamia for a period beganing before 399 and still in office in 410. He's believed to have died before 420...	5th century
Mary	1st century
Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene was one of Jesus' most celebrated disciples, and the most important woman disciple in the movement of Jesus. Jesus cleansed her of "seven demons", conventionally interpreted as referring to complex illnesses...	1st century
Mary of Bethany Mary, sister of Lazarus Mary of Bethany is a biblical figure described in the Gospels of John and Luke in the Christian New Testament...	1st century
Mary of Clopas	1st century
Mary of Egypt Mary of Egypt Mary of Egypt is revered as the patron saint of penitents, most particularly in the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic churches, as well as in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches.-Life:...	c. 421
Materiana Saint Materiana Saint Materiana is a Welsh saint and princess of the 5th century who is patron of two churches in Cornwall and one in Wales. Alternative spellings are Madrun, Madryn, Merthiana, and Mertheriana: the name was corrupted to Marcelliana in medieval times...	5th century
Maternus of Cologne	4th century
Maternus of Milan Maternus of Milan Maternus was Archbishop of Milan from c. 316 to c. 328. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is on July 18.-Life:Almost nothing is known about the life of Maternus. He was elected as bishop of Milan in c...	4th century
Matthew the Evangelist Matthew the Evangelist Matthew the Evangelist was, according to the Bible, one of the twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the four Evangelists.-Identity:...	1st century
Matthias Saint Matthias Matthias , according to the Acts of the Apostles, was the apostle chosen by the remaining eleven apostles to replace Judas Iscariot following Judas' betrayal of Jesus and his suicide.-Biography:...	80
Matthias of Jerusalem Matthias of Jerusalem Saint Matthias of Jerusalem is a 2nd century Christian saint and a Bishop of Jerusalem. During his governance, he dealt with a troubled political situation due to Roman persecution of Christians and a Jewish uprising.-Notes:...	2nd century
Maturinus Maturinus Saint Maturinus, or Mathurin was a French exorcist and missionary venerated as a saint.The first source to mention Maturinus is the Martyrology of Usuard, written in 875. In the next century, a biography of Maturinus was composed. According to his legend, Maturinus was born in Larchant. His...	c. 300
Maughold Maughold Saint Maughold of Man is venerated as the patron saint of the Isle of Man...	5th century
Maura and Britta	4th century
Maurice Saint Maurice Saint Maurice was the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century, and one of the favorite and most widely venerated saints of that group. He was the patron saint of several professions, locales, and kingdoms...	287
Maurus of Parentium	3rd century
Maurus, Pantalemon and Sergius Maurus, Pantalemon and Sergius Saints Maurus, Pantelemon and Sergius are 2nd century Christian martyrs venerated at Bisceglia on the Adriatic. Their story may be inaccurate, but tradition holds that Maurus was from Bethlehem and was sent to be the first bishop of Bisceglia by Saint Peter. They were killed during the...	2nd century
Maxima of Rome Maxima of Rome Maxima of Rome was a slave and friend of Saint Ansanus of Siena. She was martyred by being beaten to death in the persecutions of Diocletian, circa 304. Locally recognized as saint, her feast day is September 2.-Martyrology:-References:...	4th century
Maximilian (martyr)	3rd century
Maximilian of Lorch	3rd century
Maximin of Trier Maximin of Trier Saint Maximin was the fifth bishop of Trier, according to the list provided by the diocese's website, taking his seat in 341/342...	4th century
Maximus of Alexandria	3rd century
Maximus of Aveia Maximus of Aveia Saint Maximus of Aveia is one of the patron saints of L'Aquila, Italy.He was born in Aveia, nowadays known as Fossa....	3rd century
Maximus of Évreux Maximus of Évreux Saint Maximus of Évreux , called Saint Mauxe locally, is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. His legend states that he was the second bishop of Évreux, and that he died a martyr at Acquigny with his brother, who was his deacon...	4th century
Maximus of Jerusalem Maximus of Jerusalem Saint Maximus of Jerusalem was an early Christian saint and bishop of Jerusalem from roughly 333 AD to his death in roughly 350 AD...	4th century
Maximus of Rome	3rd century
Maximus of Salzburg Maximus of Salzburg St. Maximus is the first Archbishop of Salzburg known by name. He was an early Christian martyr....	5th century
Maximus of Turin Maximus of Turin Saint Maximus of Turin was a bishop and theological writer. Maximus is believed to have been a native of Rhaetia.-Veneration:His name is in the Roman martyrology on 25 June, and the city of Turin honours him as its patron saint. A life which, however, is entirely unreliable, was written after the...	5th century
Mel Saint Mel Saint Mel or Moel died in 488. He is said to have been a Briton who came to Ireland with Saint Patrick, his uncle, with whom he worked until he was ordained in Ardagh. He helped evangelize Ireland while supporting himself through manual labor. He is one of the earliest Irish saints and gave the...	5th century
Melania the Elder Melania the Elder Saint Melania the Elder or Maior was a Desert Mother who was an influential figure in the Christian ascetic movement that sprang up in the generation after the Emperor Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire...	410
Melania the Younger Melania the Younger Saint Melania the Younger is a Christian saint and Desert Mother who lived during the reign of Emperor Flavius Augustus Honorius, son of Theodosius I. She is the paternal granddaughter of Melania the Elder.The Feast of Melania the Younger is held on December 31...	439
Meletius of Antioch Meletius of Antioch Saint Meletius of Antioch was a Christian bishop, or Patriarch of Antioch, from 360 until his death. There were contrasting view about his theological position: on the one hand, he was exiled three times under Arian emperors; on the other, he was strongly opposed by those faithful to the memory...	4th century
Melito of Sardis Melito of Sardis Melito of Sardis was the bishop of Sardis near Smyrna in western Anatolia, and a great authority in Early Christianity: Jerome, speaking of the Old Testament canon established by Melito, quotes Tertullian to the effect that he was esteemed a prophet by many of the faithful...	2nd century
Mellonius Mellonius Saint Mellonius was a legendary early 4th century Bishop of Rotomagus in the Roman province of Secunda Provincia Lugdunensis...	4th century
Menas Saint Menas Saint Menas , the Martyr and Wonder-worker, is one of the most well-known Egyptian saints in the East and the West, due to the many miracles that are attributed to his intercession and prayers...	309
Menodora, Metrodora, and Nymphodora Menodora, Metrodora, and Nymphodora Menodora, Metrodora, and Nymphodora are virgin martyrs venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. According to tradition, the three women were sisters from Bithynia in Asia Minor. They chose not to marry and to forsake the world. They found a home in a remote location and spent...	4th century
Mercurialis of Forlì	4th century
Mercurius Saint Mercurius Great-martyr Mercurius was a Christian saint and martyr. Born Philopater in the city of Eskentos in Cappadocia, Eastern Asia Minor, his original name means "lover of the Father"...	3rd century
Meriasek	5th century
Mesrob Saint Mesrob Saint Mesrop Mashtots was an Armenian monk, theologian and linguist. He is best known for having invented the Armenian alphabet, which was a fundamental step in strengthening the Armenian Church, the government of the Armenian Kingdom, and ultimately the bond between the Armenian Kingdom and...	5th century
Methodius of Olympus Methodius of Olympus The Church Father and Saint Methodius of Olympus was a Christian bishop, ecclesiastical author, and martyr.-Life:Few reports have survived on the life of this first scientific opponent of Origen; even these short accounts present many difficulties. Eusebius does not mention him in his Church...	4th century
Metrophanes of Byzantium	4th century
Miltiades Pope Miltiades Pope Saint Miltiades, also called Melchiades , was pope from 2 July 311 to 10 January 314.- Origins :He appears to have been a Berber African by birth, but of his personal history nothing is known.- Pontificate :...	314
Mirian III of Iberia Mirian III of Iberia Mirian III was a king of Iberia , contemporaneous to the Roman emperor Constantine I .According to the early medieval Georgian annals and hagiography, Mirian was the first Christian king of Iberia, converted through the ministry of Nino, a Cappadocian female missionary...	4th century
Mitre Saint Mitre Mitre was a Catholic saint, who was born in Thessaloniki, Greece and died in Aix-en-Provence.-Biography:According to the legend, Mitre, a field worker living in Aix-en-Provence with Arvendus, was charged with witchcraft for making a miracle come true. He was beheaded...	5th century
Mocius Mocius Mocius , also known as "the Holy Hieromartyr", was a priest in Amphipolis, Macedonia who became an Orthodox saint. Of Roman ancestry, he destroyed a statue of the god Dionysus and was beheaded. His feast day is May 11....	3rd century
Modest (Bishop of Trier)	5th century
Monica Saint Monica Saint Monica may refer to:Saint Monica, a Christian saint and mother of Saint AugustineSaint Monica , a 2002 Canadian film...	4th century
Monica of Hippo Monica of Hippo Saint Monica is a Christian saint and the mother of Augustine of Hippo, who wrote extensively of her virtues and his life with her in his Confessions.-Life:...	387
Moses (bishop) Moses (bishop) Moses or St Moses spent many years in the fourth century as a hermit on the fringes of the Roman empire between Egypt and Syria, before becoming the first Arab bishop of the Arab people...	4th century
Moses Moses Moses was, according to the Hebrew Bible and Qur'an, a religious leader, lawgiver and prophet, to whom the authorship of the Torah is traditionally attributed...	Bronze Age Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a period characterized by the use of copper and its alloy bronze as the chief hard materials in the manufacture of some implements and weapons. Chronologically, it stands between the Stone Age and Iron Age...
Moses the Black Moses the Black Saint Moses the Black , was an ascetic monk and priest in Egypt in the fourth century AD.-Early life:...	5th century
Moura Saint Moura Saint Moura, also known as Mart Moura, is a martyr of the 1st centuries of Christianity honored in the Middle East. Her feast is celebrated on the 3rd of May and on the 25th of September. Several churches are dedicated to her especially in North Lebanon and a Monastery in Ehden.-Life:Father Youakim...	3rd century
Munditia Munditia Saint Munditia is venerated as a Christian martyr. Her relics are found in a side altar at St. Peter's Church in Munich. They consist of a gilt-covered and gem-studded skeleton, located in a glass case, with false eyes in her skull, which is wrapped in netting...	4th century
Myrrhbearers Myrrhbearers In Eastern Orthodoxy the Myrrhbearers are the individuals mentioned in the New Testament who were directly involved in the burial or who discovered the empty tomb following the resurrection of Jesus...	1st century
Nabor and Felix Nabor and Felix Saints Nabor and Felix were martyred during the reign of Emperor Diocletian in 303. A tomb in Milan is believed to contain their relics.In the apocryphal "Acts of Saints Nabor and Felix" Saints Nabor and Felix were martyred during the reign of Emperor Diocletian in 303. A tomb in Milan is believed...	4th century
Namatius Namatius Saint Namatius is a saint in the Roman Catholic church. He was the eighth or ninth bishop of Clermont from 446 to 462, and founded Clermont's first cathedral, bringing the relics of Saints Vitalis and Agricola to it from Bologna...	5th century
Nana of Iberia Nana of Iberia Nana was a Queen Consort of Caucasian Iberia as the second wife of Mirian III in the 4th century. She is regarded as saint by the Georgian Orthodox Church for her role in conversion of the Iberians to Christianity....	4th century
Narcissus of Athens Narcissus of Athens Narcissus of Athens is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. Along with the Apostles Urban of Macedonia, Stachys, Ampliatus, Apelles of Heraklion and Aristobulus of Britannia he assisted Saint Andrew. The Apostle Philip ordained St. Narcissus bishop of Athens. His feast day is October 31.-External...	1st century
Narcissus of Jerusalem Narcissus of Jerusalem Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem was an early patriarch of Jerusalem. He is venerated as a saint by both the Western and Eastern Churches...	c. 222
Narcissus, Argeus, and Marcellinus Narcissus, Argeus, and Marcellinus Saints Narcissus, Argeus and Marcellinus are Christian saints and martyrs. Tradition states that they were brothers enlisted as soldiers in the army of Licinius. After refusing to perform military service due to their faith, they were tried and put to death at Tomi...	4th century
Narnus Narnus Saint Narnus is venerated as the first bishop of Bergamo. Christian tradition holds that he was consecrated during the Apostolic Age in his office by St. Barnabas, although Narnus probably lived later than that. The oldest source that mentions Narnus dates from the 13th century; it was written by...	4th century
Naucratius Naucratius Saint Naucratius was the son of Basil the Elder and Emmelia of Caesarea. He had distinguished himself both in scholarship and Christian devotion, as an active hermit, a living example for his famous brothers, Basil and Gregory of Nyssa.-Life:...	4th century
Nectarius of Constantinople Archbishop Nectarius of Constantinople Nectarius was the archbishop of Constantinople from AD 381 until his death, the successor to Saint Gregory Nazianzus.-Background:When Gregory resigned, Nectarius was praetor of Constantinople...	4th century
Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla, and Pancras	1st century
Nerses I	4th century
Nestor of Magydos	3rd century
Nestor of Thessaloniki Nestor of Thessaloniki Nestor of Thessaloniki was a companion of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki . St. Nestor's feast day is celebrated on October 27.Having been moved to act against the mighty Lyeios , a most feared gladiator who mocked and tormented the Christians in the arena, Nestor went to see the imprisoned St....	3rd century
Nicarete Nicarete Saint Nicarete , was a woman of Nicomedia who became a saint as a disciple of St. John Chrysostom. She left her home specifically to study theology and practice devotion and care for the poor in Constantinople. She became a follower of John Chrysostom and worked as a physician as well as a healer...	5th century
Nicasius of Dijon Nicasius of Dijon Saint Nicasius of Dijon was a saint from Gaul, present-day France. He attended the First Council of Nicaea.-References:*...	4th century
Nicasius of Rheims Nicasius of Rheims Saint Nicasius of Rheims was a bishop of Rheims from 400 until his death. He founded the first cathedral of Rheims. He prophesied the invasion of France by the Vandals....	5th century
Nicasius, Quirinus, Scubiculus, and Pientia Nicasius, Quirinus, Scubiculus, and Pientia Nicasius, Quirinus, Scubiculus, and Pientia were venerated as martyrs and saints. Their feast day is October 11. Their historicity is uncertain, and "no trustworthy historical reports of [them] exist."...	3rd century
Nicetas of Remesiana Nicetas of Remesiana Saint Nicetas was Bishop of Remesiana, present-day Bela Palanka in the Pirot District of modern Serbia, but which was then in the Roman province of Dacia Mediterranea.-Biography:...	5th century
Nicholas Saint Nicholas Saint Nicholas , also called Nikolaos of Myra, was a historic 4th-century saint and Greek Bishop of Myra . Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nikolaos the Wonderworker...	4th century
Nicholas of Myra(Santa Claus)	343
Nicodemus Nicodemus Saint Nicodemus was a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin, who, according to the Gospel of John, showed favour to Jesus...	1st century
Nilus of Sinai Nilus of Sinai Saint Nilus the Elder, of Sinai , was one of the many disciples and fervent defenders of St. John Chrysostom.-Life:We know him first as a layman, married, with two sons...	5th century
Nine Saints Nine Saints The Nine Saints were a group of missionaries who were important in the initial growth of Christianity in what is now Ethiopia during the late 5th century. Their names were Abba Aftse, Abba Alef, Abba Aragawi, Abba Garima , Abba Guba, Abba Liqanos, Abba Pantelewon, Abba Sehma, and Abba Yem’ata...	5th century
Ninian Saint Ninian Saint Ninian is a Christian saint first mentioned in the 8th century as being an early missionary among the Pictish peoples of what is now Scotland...	432
Nino Enlightener of Georgia Saint Nino Saint Nino , ), Equal to the Apostles in and the Enlightener of Georgia, was a woman who preached Christianity in Georgia....	c. 338 or 340
Nonna of Nazianzus Nonna of Nazianzus Saint Nonna of Nazianzus was the wife of Gregory of Nazianzus the Elder, and the mother of Gregory the Theologian, Caesarius, and Gorgonia. She lived in Cappadocia, a province of the Roman Empire in present-day central Turkey.-Life:...	374
Novatus	2nd century
Odran	5th century
Olcán Olcan Olcán is the name of an early Irish saint of the Dál Riata, disciple of St Patrick and founder of Armoy in northeast Antrim.-Olcán and the Dál Riata:...	5th century
Oliva of Brescia Oliva of Brescia Saint Oliva was martyred under Hadrian; her relics are venerated at Saint Afra's Church, Brescia. Her feast day is 5 March.-External links:** at St. Patrick's Church...	2nd century
Onesimus Onesimus Saint Onesimus \|churches]]) was a slave to Philemon of Colossae, a man of Christian faith. Eventually, Onesimus transgressed against Philemon and fled to the site of Paul the Apostle's imprisonment to escape punishment for a theft he was said to have committed, there, he heard the Gospel from...	1st century
Onesiphorus Onesiphorus Onesiphorus was a Christian referred to in the New Testament letter of Second Timothy . According to the letter, sent by St. Paul, Onesiphorus sought out Paul who was imprisoned at the time in Rome. The persecution of Christians during Nero’s reign made Rome a dangerous city for Christians...	1st century
Onuphrius Onuphrius Onuphrius or Onoufrios , venerated as Saint Onuphrius in both the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Catholic Churches; Venerable Onuphrius in Eastern Orthodoxy and Saint Nofer the Anchorite in Oriental Orthodoxy, lived as a hermit in the desert of Upper Egypt in the 4th or 5th centuries.-Life and...	4th century
Optatus Saint Optatus Saint Optatus, sometimes anglicized as St. Optate, was Bishop of Milevis, in Numidia, in the fourth century, remembered for his writings against Donatism.-Biography and context:Optatus was a convert, as we gather from St...	4th century
Orestes of Cappadocia Orestes of Cappadocia Orestes of Cappadocia is venerated as a martyr by the Eastern Orthodox Church, along with Eustratius, Auxentius, Eugene, and Mardarius. Tradition states that he was martyred during the reign of Diocletian.-External links:*...	4th century
Orontius of Lecce Orontius of Lecce Saint Orontius of Lecce is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, along with two other figures associated with his legend, Fortunatus and Justus. He is called the first bishop of Lecce.-Legend:...	1st century
Otimus Saint Otimus Saint Otimus is a 3rd century Egyptian martyr and saint.Otimus was born in Fowa, and later became its priest. After some time, he moved to the mountain of Ansena. When Emperor Diocletian incited his persecution against the Christians, Arianus the governor of Ansena called for Otimus and ordered him...	3rd century
Ovidius Saint Ovidius Saint Ovidius , also Saint Auditus, is a Portuguese saint. According to hagiographies of the 16th century, Ovidius was a Roman citizen of Sicilian origin. Tradition states that he was sent to Braga by Pope Clement I, where he served as the city's third bishop around 95...	2nd century
Pachomius the Great	348
Pacian Pacian Saint Pacian was a bishop of Barcelona during the fourth century. He was bishop from about 365 AD to 391 AD, succeeding Praetextatus , who had attended a church council at Sardica in 347 AD and who is the first recorded bishop of Barcelona.Considered a Father of the Church, Pacian is eulogized...	4th century
Palatias and Laurentia Palatias and Laurentia Palatias and Laurentia are fourth century martyrs venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. According to tradition, Palatias was an aristocratic Roman woman who was converted to Christianity by her servant, Laurentia. They were executed for being Christians near Ferma, in...	4th century
Palladius of Antioch Palladius of Antioch Palladius of Antioch, Saint Palladius the Desert Dweller is an Orthodox and Catholic saint. Palladius was a hermit in the desert near Antioch, Syria . He was a friend of Saint Simeon...	4th century
Pambo Pambo Saint Pambo is an Egyptian Desert Father of the fourth century. Saint Pambo is venerated by Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Churches. Veneration day is 18 July.-Life:...	4th century
Pammachius Saint Pammachius Saint Pammachius was a Roman senator who is venerated as a saint.-Biography:In youth he frequented the schools of rhetoric with St. Jerome. In 385 he married Paulina, second daughter of St. Paula....	5th century
Pamphilus of Caesarea Pamphilus of Caesarea Saint Pamphilus , was a presbyter of Caesarea and chief among Catholic Biblical scholars of his generation...	4th century
Pancras of Rome	c. 304
Pancras of Taormina Pancras of Taormina Saint Pancras or Pancratius is said to have been born in Antioch in Cilicia . According to tradition, he travelled to Jerusalem with his parents during the earthly ministry of Jesus; later the entire family was baptized in Antioch...	1st century
Pantaenus Pantaenus Saint Pantaenus was a Christian theologian who founded the Catechetical School of Alexandria about AD 190. This school was the earliest catechetical school, and became influential in the development of Christian theology....	2nd century
Pantaleon Saint Pantaleon Saint Pantaleon , counted in the West among the late-medieval Fourteen Holy Helpers and in the East as one of the Holy Unmercenary Healers, was a martyr of Nicomedia in Bithynia during the Diocletian persecution of 303 AD... (Panteleimon)	303
Paphnutius of Thebes Paphnutius of Thebes Paphnutius of Thebes, also known as Paphnutius the Confessor, was bishop of a city in the Upper Thebaid in the early fourth century, and one of the most interesting possible members of the First Council of Nicaea in 325...	4th century
Paphnutius the Ascetic Paphnutius the Ascetic Saint Paphnutius the Ascetic , also known as Paphnutius the Hermit, was an Egyptian anchorite of the fourth century...	4th century
Papias Papias Papias was a bishop of the early Church, canonized as a saint. Eusebius of Caesarea calls him "Bishop of Hierapolis" which is 22 km from Laodicea and near Colossae Papias (writing in the first third of the 2nd century) was a bishop of the early Church, canonized as a saint. Eusebius of...	155
Papias of Hierapolis	2nd century
Papulus Papulus Saint Papulus was, according to Christian tradition, a priest who worked with Saturninus of Toulouse to evangelize southern Gaul. Papulus is considered an evangelist of the Lauragais....	3rd century
Paraskevi of Iconium Paraskevi Paraskevi is a female name. Variations include Petka, Paraskeva, Praskovia, Praskovie, Pyatnitsa, Pyetka, Paraskevoula, Paraschiva and Voula.Notable people with the name include:Voula Patoulidou, Greek hurdler and long jumperParaskevi...	3rd century
Paraskevi of Rome Paraskevi Paraskevi is a female name. Variations include Petka, Paraskeva, Praskovia, Praskovie, Pyatnitsa, Pyetka, Paraskevoula, Paraschiva and Voula.Notable people with the name include:Voula Patoulidou, Greek hurdler and long jumperParaskevi...	2nd century
Paraskevi the Samaritan Paraskevi Paraskevi is a female name. Variations include Petka, Paraskeva, Praskovia, Praskovie, Pyatnitsa, Pyetka, Paraskevoula, Paraschiva and Voula.Notable people with the name include:Voula Patoulidou, Greek hurdler and long jumperParaskevi...	c. 54-63
Parrobus of Pottole Parrobus of Pottole Parrobus of Pottole, sometimes Patrobos, Patrobus, or Patrobas , is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He was Bishop of Neapolis or of Pottole , and is referred to in Scripture when St. Paul greets him in his letter to the Romans . The Church remembers St. Patrobas on November 5, with his...	1st century
Paternus Paternus Saint Paternus of Avranches in Normandy was born around the year 482, although the exact year is unknown, in Poitiers, Poitou. He was born into a Christian family. His father Patranus went to Ireland to spend his days as a hermit in holy solitude. Because of this, Paternus embraced religious life....	3rd century
Paternus of Auch	2nd century
Patiens	2nd century
Patriarch Fravitta of Constantinople Patriarch Fravitta of Constantinople Fravitta was the patriarch of Constantinople . He is regarded as a saint, and has a feast day of February 18.-Biography:...	5th century
Patrick Saint Patrick Saint Patrick was a Romano-Briton and Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognized patron saint of Ireland or the Apostle of Ireland, although Brigid of Kildare and Colmcille are also formally patron saints....	c. 5th century
Patroclus of Troyes Patroclus of Troyes Saint Patroclus of Troyes was a Christian martyr who died around 259 AD. A wealthy native of Troyes, he was noted for his charity....	3rd century
Paul	1st century
Paul I of Constantinople Paul I of Constantinople Paul I or Paulus I or Saint Paul the Confessor , sixth bishop of Constantinople, elected AD 336 or 340. His feast day is on June 7.-Biography:...	4th century
Paul of Narbonne Paul of Narbonne Saint Paul of Narbonne was one of the "apostles to the Gauls" sent out during the consulate of Decius and Gratus to Christianize Gaul after the persecutions under Emperor Decius had all but dissolved the small Christian communities...	3rd century
Paul of Tammah Paul of Tammah Saint Paul of Tammah was an Egyptian saint who lived in the fourth and fifth centuries AD. He is venerated only in the Coptic Orthodox Church.-Life:...	4th century
Paul of Thebes Paul of Thebes Paul of Thebes, commonly known as Saint Paul the First Hermit or St Paul the Anchorite is regarded as the first Christian hermit...	345
Paul the Apostle	c. 67
Paul the Simple Paul the Simple Paul the Simple was a contemporary of St. Anthony and a younger contemporary of St. Paul of Egypt, the First Hermit. The account of his life is found in Palladius of Helenopolis De Vitis Patrum 8,28 and Tyrannius Rufinus Historia Eremitica 31.Originally a farmer, upon discovering that his wife was...	4th century
Paula Saint Paula Saint Paula was an ancient Roman saint and early Desert Mother. A member of one of the richest "senatorial" families which frivolously claimed descent from Agamemnon, Paula was the daughter of Blesilla and Rogatus, from the great clan of the Furii Camilli...	404
Paulinus of Nola Paulinus of Nola Saint Paulinus of Nola, also known as Pontificus Meropius Anicius Paulinus was a Roman senator who converted to a severe monasticism in 394...	431
Paulinus of Trier Paulinus of Trier Saint Paulinus of Trier was bishop of Trier and a supporter of Athanasius in the conflict with Arianism. At the Synod of Arles of 353 he was targeted by the Arians, and was exiled, to Phrygia, being effectively singled out by the Emperor Constantius II. He died in exile five years later, but his...	4th century
Pausilypus Saint Pausilypus Saint Pausilypus was a Christian martyr of the 2nd century. He was condemned to be beheaded under Emperor Hadrian; however, the chains in which he was bound fell from him on the way and he miraculously escaped from his persecutors...	2nd century
Pelagia of Tarsus Pelagia of Tarsus Pelagia of Tarsus is a saint and martyr who lived in Tarsus in the Cilicia region of Asia Minor during the reign of Roman Emperor Diocletian. She is likely based on Saint Pelagia of Antioch....	4th century
Pelagius of Constance Pelagius of Constance Saint Pelagius of Constance was, according to unverifiable legends, a child martyr put to death in Pannonia during the persecution of Roman Emperor Numerian...	3rd century
Peregrine (martyr)	2nd century
Peregrine of Auxerre Peregrine of Auxerre Saint Peregrine of Auxerre is venerated as the first bishop of Auxerre and the builder of its first cathedral. A strong local tradition states that he was a priest of Rome appointed by Pope Sixtus II to evangelize this area at the request of the Christians resident in that part of Gaul...	3rd century
Peregrinus, Bishop of Terni Peregrinus, Bishop of Terni Saint Peregrinus was the Bishop of Terni, and was credited for founding the city's cathedral.-References:...	2nd century
Perpetua and her companions	c. 210
Perpetuus Saint Perpetuus Saint Perpetuus was the sixth Bishop of Tours, from 460 to 490. He succeeded his relative, probably an uncle, Eustochius, and was succeeded by another close relative, Saint Volusianus....	5th century
Peter Saint Peter Saint Peter or Simon Peter was an early Christian leader, who is featured prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. The son of John or of Jonah and from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee, his brother Andrew was also an apostle...	c. 64
Peter Chrysologus Peter Chrysologus Peter Chrysologus was Bishop of Ravenna from about AD 433 until his death. He is revered as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XIII in 1729.-Life:...	450
Peter II of Alexandria	4th century
Peter of Alexandria	311
Peter of Alexandria Pope Peter of Alexandria Pope Peter of Alexandria was Pope of Alexandria . He is revered as a saint by the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic Church, and the Eastern Orthodox Church.-Life:...	4th century
Peter of Rates Peter of Rates Saint Peter of Rates , also known in English as Saint Peter of Braga, is traditionally considered to be the first bishop of Braga between the years 45 and 60. Tradition says he has been ordered to preach the Christian faith by Saint James the Great, and that Peter of Rates was martyred while...	1st century
Peter of Sebaste Peter of Sebaste Peter of Sebaste was a bishop, taking his usual name from the city of his bishopry, Sebaste in Armenia.Also known as Peter of Sebasteia....	391
Peter the Hermit of Galatia Peter the Hermit of Galatia Saint Peter the Hermit of Galatia near Antioch, in Syria, lived in the early fifth century AD.Peter's life is recorded by Theodoret of Cyrrhus whose own family was touched by the saint's gifts of healing....	5th century
Peter the Iberian Peter the Iberian Peter the Iberian, or Peter of Iberia, is a Georgian Orthodox saint, who was a prominent figure in early Christianity. Some have claimed that he is the author of the works written under the pen name Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite....	5th century
Peter, Andrew, Paul, and Denise Peter, Andrew, Paul, and Denise Saints Peter, Andrew, Paul, and Denise are venerated as martyrs by the Orthodox and Catholic Churches. They were killed in the 3rd century at Lampsacus, Mysia in the Hellespont.-Martyrdom:...	3rd century
Petronilla Saint Petronilla Saint Petronilla is venerated as a virgin martyr by the Catholic Church...	1st century
Petronius Saint Petronius Saint Petronius was bishop of Bologna during the fifth century. He is a patron saint of the city. Born of a noble Roman family, he became a convert to Christianity and subsequently a priest...	5th century
Pharmutius Saint Pharmutius Saint Pharmutius, according to The Prologue from Ochrid, was the spiritual mentor of Venerable John the Hermit of Armenia circa the fourth century...	4th century
Philastrius Philastrius Saint Philastrius Bishop of Brescia, was one of the bishops present at a synod held in Aquileia in 381. St. Augustine met him at Milan about 383, or perhaps a little later . He composed a catalogue of heresies about 384. He died before 397.Among the writings of St...	4th century
Philemon (New Testament person)	1st century
Philemon the actor Philemon the actor Saint Philemon was an actor at Antinopolis, Egypt, who was converted by saint Apollonius. They were martyred together under the persecutions of Diocletian.Their feast day is 8 March.-External links:*** at St. Patrick's Church...	4th century
Philetus Philetus Saint Philetus , is along with Saints Lydia, Macedo, Theoprepius , Amphilochius and Cronidas , venerated as a Christian martyr. According to the Roman Martyrology, they were martyred in Illyria during the reign of Hadrian...	2nd century
Philip of Gortyna Philip of Gortyna Saint Philip of Gortyna was Bishop of Gortyna on Crete. Little is known about him except for his authorship of a now lost treatise against the Gnostics. An Early Christian Apologist, he wrote in the time of Marcus Aurelius against Marcion...	2nd century
Philip the Apostle Philip the Apostle Philip the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. Later Christian traditions describe Philip as the apostle who preached in Greece, Syria, and Phrygia....	c. 80
Philip the Evangelist Philip the Evangelist Saint Philip the Evangelist appears several times in the Acts of the Apostles. He was one of the Seven Deacons chosen to care for the poor of the Christian community in Jerusalem . He preached and performed miracles in Samaria, converted Simon Magus, and met and baptised an Ethiopian man, an...	1st century
Philo and Agathopodes Philo and Agathopodes Saints Philo and Agathopodes were two deacons who assisted Ignatius. After his martyrdom, it was they who brought back his relics to Antioch.-References:...	2nd century
Philologus of Sinope Philologus of Sinope Philologus of Sinope is numbered among the Seventy Disciples, and is commemorated with them on January 4. He is also commemorated on November 5 together with Ss. Patrobas, Hermas, Linus, and Gaius.The Apostle Andrew consecrated St...	1st century
Philomena Philomena Saint Philomena is venerated as a virgin martyr saint of the Catholic Church, said to have been a young Greek princess martyred in the 4th century. Her veneration began in the early 19th century after the archaeological discovery in the Catacombs of Priscilla of the bones of a young woman, which...	c. 4th century
Philonella Zenaida and Philonella Saints Zenaida and Philonella were traditionally the first Christian physicians after Luke the Evangelist, and the first "unmercenaries"...	c. 100
Phlegon of Marathon Phlegon of Marathon Phlegon of Marathon is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He was bishop of Marathon in Thrace. He is referenced in Romans 16:14, and his feast day is on April 8....	1st century
Phocas Saint Phocas Saint Phocas, sometimes called Phocas the Gardener or Phocas of Sinope, is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches...	4th century
Phocas, Bishop of Sinope	2nd century
Phoebe Phoebe (Christian woman) Phoebe was a Christian woman mentioned by the Apostle Paul in Romans 16:1.Some have interpreted the Greek "diakonos" to relate Phoebe as a deacon, the most literal interpretation of the word is as a servant which is what all deacons...	1st or 2nd century
Piatus Saint Piatus Saint Piatus of Tournai was a Belgian saint. He was a native of Benevento, and is traditionally said to have been sent by the pope to evangelize the cities of Chartres and Tournai. Tradition also states that he was ordained by Dionysios the Areopagite...	3rd century
Pierius Pierius Pierius was a Christian priest and probably head of the catechetical school of Alexandria, conjointly with Achillas. He flourished while Theonas was bishop of Alexandria, and died at Rome after 309. The Roman Martyrology commemorates him on 4 November....	4th century
Pijimi Pijimi Pijimi is a 4th century Egyptian saint, a native of Feesha, diocese of Masil.According to Coptic manuscripts, an angel appeared to Pijimi at the age of 12 and asked him to become a monk...	4th century
Pinytus Pinytus Saint Pinytus born in Greece, was Bishop of Cnossus, Crete in the late 2nd century. Not much is known about his life but it is known that Pinytus was looked up to by St. Eusebius of Caesarea, who said that he was one of the foremost ecclesiastical writers of his time. Pinytus was in constant...	2nd century
Pionius Pionius Saint Pionius is a Christian saint. He was martyred at Smyrna during the reign of Decius.Pionius, with Sabina, Asclepiades, Macedonia, and Limnos, was arrested on 23 February, the anniversary of St. Polycarp's martyrdom.They had passed the previous night in prayer and fasting...	3rd century
Pishoy Pishoy Saint Pishoy , known in the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria as the Star of the Desert and the Beloved of our Good Savior, is an Egyptian desert father. He is said to have seen Jesus and that his body is preserved to the present day in incorruptibility at the Monastery of Saint Pishoy at the...	5th century
Pistis (Faith) Faith, Hope and Charity Saints Faith, Hope and Charity , Church Slavonic: are a group of Christian martyred saints. Their mother is said to have been Sophia ; Sapientia is also mentioned in some accounts, though not as their mother. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, these were, in fact, two groups bearing the...	2nd century
Pius I Pope Pius I Pope Saint Pius I was Bishop of Rome, according to the Annuario Pontificio, from 142 or 146 to 157 or 161, respectively. Others suggest that his pontificate was perhaps from 140 to 154.-Early life:...	2nd century
Placidus (martyr)	4th century
Plautilla Plautilla Plautilla was an early Christian saint, a Roman widow who was by some accounts baptized by Saint Peter and saw the martyrdom of Saint Paul.-Notes:...	1st century
Poimen Poimen Poimen was an Egyptian monk and ascetic. He was noted for strict fasting and giving counsels. He is considered a saint in Eastern Christianity...	5th century
Pollio Saint Pollio Saint Pollio of Cybalae is venerated as a Christian martyr who was executed for his faith during the persecutions of Diocletian. He was a lector in the city of Cybalae in the Roman province of Pannonia....	3rd century
Polycarp of Smyrna Polycarp Saint Polycarp was a 2nd century Christian bishop of Smyrna. According to the Martyrdom of Polycarp, he died a martyr, bound and burned at the stake, then stabbed when the fire failed to touch him...	c. 155
Polycrates of Ephesus Polycrates of Ephesus Polycrates of Ephesus was an Early Christian bishop who resided in Ephesus.Roberts and Donaldson noted that Polycrates "belonged to a family in which he was the eighth Christian bishop; and he presided over the church of Ephesus, in which the traditions of St. John were yet fresh in men's minds at...	2nd century
Polyeuctus Polyeuctus Saint Polyeuctus of Melitene is an ancient Roman saint. Christian tradition states that he was a wealthy Roman army officer who was martyred at Melitene, Armenia, under Valerian....	3rd century
Polyxena Acts of Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca The Acts of Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca is an example of New Testament Apocrypha that dates from the third or fourth century. Regarding its place in literature, Moses Hadas writes: "Christians learned not only from pagan preachers but also from pagan romancers. The perfectly orthodox Acts of...	1st century ?
Pontian Pope Pontian Pope Pontian or Pontianus was Pope from 21 July 230 to 29 September 235.A little more is known of Pontian than his predecessors, apparently from a lost papal chronicle that was available to the compiler of the Liberian Catalogue of bishops of Rome, made in the fourth century.During his pontificate...	235
Pontianus (martyr) Pontianus (martyr) Saint Pontianus was martyred during the reign of Marcus Aurelius. He was put to death at Spoleto.Pontianus is one of the 140 Colonnade saints which adorn St. Peter's Square.-Notes:...	2nd century
Pontius Pilate Pontius Pilate Pontius Pilatus , known in the English-speaking world as Pontius Pilate , was the fifth Prefect of the Roman province of Judaea, from AD 26–36. He is best known as the judge at Jesus' trial and the man who authorized the crucifixion of Jesus...	1st century
Pope Linus Pope Linus Pope Saint Linus was, according to several early sources, Bishop of the diocese of Rome after Saint Peter. This makes Linus the second Pope. According to other early sources Pope Clement I was the Pope after Peter...	c. 79
Porphyry of Gaza Porphyry of Gaza Saint Porphyry , Bishop of Gaza 395–420, known from the account in his Life for Christianizing the recalcitrant pagan city of Gaza, and demolishing its temples.Porphyry of Gaza is known to us only from the vivid biography by Mark the Deacon...	420
Possidius Saint Possidius Possidius was a friend of Saint Augustine of Hippo who wrote a reliable biography and an indiculus or list of his works. He was bishop of Calama in the Roman province of Numidia.-Biography:...	5th century
Pothinus Saint Pothinus Saint Pothinus is a figure of uncertain historicity, who is first mentioned in a letter attributed to Irenaeus of Lyon. The letter was sent from the Christian communities of Lyon and Vienne to the Roman province of Asia....	2nd century
Praxedes Praxedes Saint Praxedes is a traditional Christian saint of the 2nd century. She is sometimes called Praxedis or Praxed.-Biography:Little is known for about Praxedes, and not all accounts agree. According to Jacobus de Voragine's The Golden Legend, Praxedes was the sister of Saint Pudentiana; their brothers...	2nd century
Primus and Felician Primus and Felician Saints Primus and Felician were brothers who suffered martyrdom about the year 297 during the Diocletian persecution. The "Martyrologium Hieronymianum" Saints Primus and Felician (Felicianus) were brothers who suffered martyrdom about the year 297 during the Diocletian persecution. The...	3rd century
Prisca Saint Prisca Saint Prisca was a Roman young woman allegedly tortured and executed for her Christian faith. Her dates are unknown. She is revered as a saint and a martyr by the Roman Catholic Church...	1st century
Priscilla and Aquila	1st century
Priscus (saint) Priscus (saint) Priscus is one of several Catholic saints and martyrs. In the 1921 Benedictine Book of Saints there are seven figures named Priscus mentioned.There are different feast days involved...	3rd century
Proclus of Constantinople	5th century
Procopius of Scythopolis Procopius of Scythopolis Procopius of Scythopolis is venerated as an early martyr and saint. Eusebius of Caesarea writes of his martyrdom, which occurred during the persecution of Diocletian, and states that “he was born at Jerusalem, but had gone to live in Scythopolis, where he held three ecclesiastical offices...	4th century
Proculus Saint Proculus Saint Proculus was a bishop of Verona who survived the persecutions of Diocletian. He died of natural causes at Verona.-Veneration:...	320
Proculus of Bologna Proculus of Bologna Saint Proculus of Bologna or Saint Proculus the Soldier is an Italian saint. He is said to have been a Roman officer who was martyred at Bologna under Diocletian. He is usually shown in art with an axe....	4th century
Proculus of Pozzuoli Proculus of Pozzuoli Saint Proculus of Pozzuoli was martyred around 305 AD, at the same time as Saint Januarius.He was martyred with:Sossius or Sosius, deacon of Miseno Festus, lector Desiderius, lector Acutius, layman *Eutyches , layman...	4th century
Prosdocimus Prosdocimus Saint Prosdocimus of Padua is venerated as the first bishop of Padua. Tradition holds that, being of Greek origin, he was sent from Antioch by Saint Peter the Apostle. He is thus often depicted in art with this Apostle. The cathedral at Feltre is dedicated to him and Saint Peter the Apostle,...	1st century
Prosper of Reggio Prosper of Reggio Saint Prosper of Reggio is an Italian saint. Tradition holds that he was a bishop of Reggio Emilia for twenty-two years. Little is known of his life, but documents attest that he was indeed bishop of Reggio Emilia in the fifth century....	5th century
Proterius of Alexandria Proterius of Alexandria Hieromartyr Proterius of Alexandria , Patriarch of Alexandria , was elected by the Council of Chalcedon in 451 to replace Dioscorus of Alexandria, who had been deposed by the same council...	5th century
Ptolemaeus and Lucius Ptolemaeus and Lucius Ptolemaeus and Lucius are venerated as Christian martyrs and saints, who died during the reign of Marcus Aurelius.-Biography:...	2nd century
Publius Saint Publius Saint Publius is the first maltese Saint. He is venerated as the first Bishop of Malta. Publius' conversion led to Malta being the first Christian nation in the West, and one of the first in the world....	2nd century
Pudentiana Pudentiana Pudentiana is a traditional Christian saint of the 2nd century. She is sometimes called Potentiana and is often coupled with her sister, Praxedes....	2nd century
Pulcheria Pulcheria Aelia Pulcheria was the daughter of Eastern Roman Emperor Arcadius and Empress Aelia Eudoxia. She was the second child born to Arcadius and Eudoxia. Her oldest sister was Flaccilla born in 397, but is assumed she had died young. Her younger siblings were Theodosius II, the future emperor and...	5th century
Pusai Pusai Pusai was a Christian priest and companion in martyrdom with Simeon Barsabae and others. They are collectively commemorated in feasts on April 17 in the Greek Orthodox Church, April 21 in the Roman Catholic Church, April 30 in the Melchite Church, and the Friday after Easter in the Syriac Orthodox...	4th century
Quadratus (martyr)	4th century
Quadratus of Athens Quadratus of Athens Saint Quadratus of Athens is said to have been the first of the Christian apologists. He is said by Eusebius of Caesarea to have been a disciple of the Apostles...	2nd century
Quartus of Berytus Quartus of Berytus Quartus of Berytus is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He was Bishop of Beirut and suffered much. He converted many to the Christian faith. The Church remembers St. Quartus on November 10.-Hymns:Troparion *...	1st century
Quentin Saint Quentin Saint Quentin , Quintinus in Latin, also known as Quentin of Amiens, is an early Christian saint. No real details are known of his life.-Martyrdom:...	287
Quintus of Phrygia Quintus of Phrygia Quintus the Wonder-Worker is a saint and thaumaturge of the Eastern Orthodox Church. His feast day is March 2. He is considered a martyr for the tortures he endured, though he did not die from them. A native of Phrygia, he was born to a Christian family. He worked with the poor at Aeolia...	285
Quiricus	304
Quirinus of Neuss Saint Quirinus of Neuss Saint Quirinus of Neuss , sometimes called Quirinus of Rome is venerated as a martyr and saint of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches...	2nd century
Quirinus of Rome Saint Quirinus of Rome Saint Quirinus of Tegernsee, or Quirinus of Rome , is venerated as a martyr and saint of the third century....	303
Quirinus of Sescia	4th century
Quiteria Quiteria Saint Quiteria was a 5th century virgin martyr and saint. Nothing is certain about Quiteria except her name and her cult. Her name appears in the Roman Martyrology, but not in any other ancient calendars...	5th century
Quodvultdeus Quodvultdeus Saint Quodvultdeus was a fifth century church father and bishop of Carthage who was exiled to Naples. He was known to have been living in Carthage around 407 and became a deacon in 421 AD. He corresponded with Saint Augustine of Hippo, who served as Quodvultdeus' spiritual teacher...	c. 450
Rais	4th century
Rajden the First-Martyr Rajden the First-Martyr Saint Rajden the First-Martyr also known as Saint Razdhen of Tsromi was a Persia-born Christian saint and martyr in Georgia, who died during the oppression of Christian Iberia by the Persian Empire....	5th century
Rasyphus and Ravennus Rasyphus and Ravennus Saints Rasyphus and Ravennus are venerated as Christian saints and martyrs. According to Christian tradition, they were natives of Britain who fled their country during the Anglo-Saxon invasions. They settled in Gaul and became hermits...	5th century
Regina	286
Reginos Reginos Saint Riginos is the patron saint of the island of Skopelos, Greece. His feast day, February 25, is a local holiday on the island. Christian tradition states that he was a bishop who was tortured to death in 362 AD.His remains are kept in a local church....	4th century
Regulus Saint Regulus Saint Regulus or Saint Rule was a monk of Patras who, in the fourth century, according to a Scottish legend that became current during the twelfth century , fled to Scotland with the bones of Saint Andrew, and deposited them at St Andrews...	4th century
Renatus	5th century
Reparata Saint Reparata Saint Reparata was a third century Christian virgin and martyr, possibly mythical, of Caesarea in Palestine. Sources vary as to her age - from 11 to 20-years old - though the Sainte-Réparte cathedral in Nice gives it as 15 . She was arrested for her faith and tortured during the persecution of...	3rd century
Restituta Restituta Saint Restituta is a saint and martyr of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.-Biography:...	3rd century
Rhipsime Rhipsime Rhipsime, sometimes called Hripsime , Ripsime, Ripsima or Arsema was an Armenian virgin and martyr of Roman origin. She and her companions in martyrdom are venerated as the first Christian martyrs of Armenia....	3rd century
Romanus of Blaye Romanus of Blaye Saint Romanus of Blaye was a priest in the Gironde in France.He was active at the end of the fourth century. Gregory of Tours claimed that St. Martin of Tours buried Romanus. An old life of St. Romanus was published in the Analecta Bollandiana. His feast is 24 November....	4th century
Romanus of Caesarea Romanus of Caesarea Saint Romanus of Caesarea is venerated as a martyr. In 303 or 304, at the beginning of the Diocletian persecution, a deacon called Romanus of Caesarea in Palestine suffered martyrdom at Antioch...	4th century
Romanus of Condat Romanus of Condat Saint Romanus of Condat is a saint of the fifth century. At the age of thirty five he decided to live as a hermit in the area of Condat. His younger brother Lupicinus followed him there. They became leaders of a community of monks that included Saint Eugendus.Romanus and Lupicinus founded...	5th century
Romanus of Samosata Romanus of Samosata Romanus of Samosata was a martyr for Christianity in Syria in 297. He and his companions, Jacob, Philotheus, Hyperechius, Abibus, Julianus, and Paregorius were all subject to a variety of tortures before being hanged to trees and then nailed against them...	3rd century
Romanus of Subiaco Romanus of Subiaco Saint Romanus of Subiaco was a hermit in the area around Subiaco, Italy.He is remembered as having assisted and influenced Saint Benedict of Nursia, when the latter had just begun his life as a hermit. Romanus provided Benedict with clothing , food, and housing Saint Romanus of Subiaco (died ca....	3rd century
Romanus Ostiarius Romanus Ostiarius Saint Romanus Ostiarius is a legendary saint of the Catholic Church. His legend states that he was a soldier who converted to Christianity by the example of Saint Lawrence, who baptized Romanus after the soldier was imprisoned. He became a church ostiary in Rome and was later martyred.-External...	3rd century
Romedius Romedius Saint Romedius was a son of the Tyrolese count of Thaur . Though the son of a nobleman, as a young man he withdrew to a rock cave in order to meditate...	4th century
Romulus (martyr) Romulus (martyr) Saint Romulus was a 2nd century Christian martyr. He was a member of the court of the Roman emperor Trajan and spoke out in defense of Christians who were being tortured and martyred. Trajan ordered that Romulus be arrested and tortured to death in the same manner as those in whose defense he had...	2nd century
Romulus of Fiesole Romulus of Fiesole Saint Romulus of Fiesole is venerated as the patron saint of Fiesole, Italy. Romulus was probably a local deacon, priest, or bishop of the 1st century....	4th century
Rufina and Secunda Rufina and Secunda Rufina and Secunda were Roman virgin-martyrs and Christian saints. Their feast day is celebrated on 10 July.-Legend:According to the legendary Acts, they suffered in 287 during the persecution of Emperor Valerian. Their legend states that they were daughters of a Roman senator named Asterius...	3rd century
Rufinus of Assisi Rufinus of Assisi According to legend, Rufinus of Assisi , who is the patron saint of Assisi, Italy, was the first bishop of Assisi. He was responsible for converting Assisi to Christianity, but at what date is disputed...	3rd century ?
Rufus and Carpophorus Rufus and Carpophorus Saints Rufus and Carpophorus were Christians who were martyred at Capua during the reign of Diocletian. Their Acta state that Rufus was a deacon....	3rd or 4th century
Rufus and Zosimus Rufus and Zosimus Saints Rufus and Zosimus are 2nd century Christian martyrs venerated by the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches. They lived in Antioch and were martyred with Saint Ignatius of Antioch during the persecution of Christians under the Roman emperor Trajan. They were killed by beasts in...	2nd century
Rufus of Metz Rufus of Metz Rufus of Metz was, according to some sources, bishop of Metz for 29 years. He has been made a Catholic saint with his feast day on November 7.In the ninth century his relics were transferred to Gau-Odernheim in Rhenish Hesse, Diocese of Mainz....	4th century
Rufus of Thebes Rufus of Thebes Rufus of Thebes is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He was bishop of Thebes in Greece, and is referenced in Romans 16:13. His feast day is April 8.-Hymns:Troparion...	1st century
Rusticus of Narbonne Rusticus of Narbonne Saint Rusticus of Narbonne was a bishop of Narbonne and Catholic saint of Gaul, born either at Marseilles or at Narbonne....	5th century
Sabbas Stratelates Sabbas Stratelates Saint Sabbas Stratelates , Sabbas the General of Rome — early Christian warrior saint and martyr, was Roman military general under emperor Aurelian. He is the 'twin' of Saint Sabbas the Goth. His martyrdom was followed by 70 Roman soldiers.Saint Sabbas Stratelates came from a Gothic tribe...	3rd century
Sabbas the Goth Sabbas the Goth Sabbas the Goth is a martyr and Christian saint.He was born in 334 to Christian parents in a village in the Buzău river valley and lived in what is now the Wallachia region in Romania...	373
Sabina Saint Sabina Saint Sabina, matron and martyr from Rome. The widow of Senator Valentinus and daughter of Herod Metallarius. After her female slave Saint Serapia was denounced as a witch and beheaded, Sabina rescued her slave's remains and had them interred in the family mausoleum where she also expected to be...	2nd century
Sabinian of Troyes Sabinian of Troyes Saint Sabinian of Troyes was a pagan who converted to Christianity , and became a martyr under Marcus Aurelius. He was beheaded at Rilly-Sainte-Syre near Troyes....	3rd century
Sabinus Saint Sabinus Saint Sabinus of Spoleto was a Bishop in the Christian church who resisted the persecutions of Diocletian and was martyred.According to legend, Venustian, governor of Etruria and Umbria, had Sabinus and his deacons arrested in Assisi. Diocletian's order required all Christians to sacrifice to the...	4th century
Sabinus of Hermopolis Sabinus of Hermopolis Sabinus of Hermopolis was a procurator, possibly bishop, and Christian martyr of Hermopolis in Egypt....	3rd century
Sagar of Laodicea Sagar of Laodicea Saint Sagar was supposedly a disciple of St. Paul , it is known that he was Bishop of Laodicea, Phrygia. He suffered martyrdom during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.-References:...	2nd century
Saizana Saizana Saizana was the brother of King Ezana Aksum, who changed the official religion to ChristianityAccording to Tyrannius Rufinus, he was converted to Christianity with his brother Ezana by the missionary Frumentius...	4th century
Salomon of Cornwall Salomon of Cornwall Salomon was a late 5th century Cornish 'warrior prince', possibly a King of Cornwall.St Levan according to the Life of St Kybi was a Cornishman and the father of Kybi. In the department of Morbihan are four places probably connected to the same saint, who probably lived in the 6th or 7th century...	5th century
Salonius Salonius Saint Salonius was a confessor and bishop of the 5th century. He was born about 400, a son of St. Eucherius of Lyon. He was educated at Lérins Abbey, first by St. Hilary of Arles, then by Salvianus and St. Vincent of Lérins. In 440, he was elected bishop of Geneva and, as such, took part in the...	5th century
Santi Quattro Coronati Santi Quattro Coronati Santi Quattro Coronati is an ancient basilica in Rome, Italy. The church dates back to the 4th century, and is devoted to four anonymous saints and martyrs. The complex of the basilica with its two courtyards, the fortified Cardinal Palace with the St...	4th century
Sapor of Bet-Nicator Sapor of Bet-Nicator Sapor of Bet-Nicator was the Christian bishop of Bet-Nicator.He was reported with 4 companions to King Shapur II, on the basis of their having preached against the Zoroastrian religion...	4th century
Sarah Saint Sarah Saint Sarah, also known as Sara-la-Kali , is the mythic patron saint of the Roma people. The center of her veneration is Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, a place of pilgrimage for Roma in the Camargue, in southern France...	1st century
Sarah of the Desert Sarah of the Desert Amma Sarah of the Desert was an early Desert Mother who is known to us today solely through the collected sayings of the Desert Fathers. Amma Sarah was a hermit and lived a life dedicated to strict asceticism for some sixty years. She is said to have dwelt in a monastic cell, likely near the...	5th century
Sarah the Martyr Sarah the Martyr Sarah is a 4th century martyr venerated as a saint in the Coptic Orthodox Church. She is commemorated on the 25th day of Baramouda ....	c. 304
Sarbel and Barbe Sarbel and Barbe Saints Sarbel and Barbe, or Sarbelius and Barbea, are early 2nd century Christian martyrs venerated by the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. Sarbel was a high priest at Edessa in Mesopotamia; Barbe was his sister. They were tortured and killed for converting to Christianity under...	2nd century
Saturnin Saturnin Saint Saturnin of Toulouse , with a feast day entered for November 29, was one of the "Apostles to the Gauls" sent out during the consulate of Decius and Gratus to Christianize Gaul after the persecutions under Emperor Decius had all but dissolved the small Christian communities...	3rd century
Saturninus of Cagliari Saturninus of Cagliari Saint Saturninus of Cagliari is venerated as the patron saint of Cagliari. According to Christian tradition, Saturninus was a local martyr –that is, he was killed at Cagliari by order of governor Barbarus...	4th century
Satyrus of Arezzo Satyrus of Arezzo Saint Satyrus of Arezzo is venerated as the first bishop of Arezzo. The Catholic Encyclopedia states that Arezzo "became a bishopric about 304, under St. Satyrus. St. Donatus, his successor, is patron of the cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle."He should not be confused with Satyrus of Milan, the...	4th century
Satyrus of Milan	4th century
Savina of Milan Savina of Milan Saint Savina was a Milanese martyr under Diocletian. Her feast day is 30 January. She gave aid to Christian prisoners and also ensured that they received proper burials after their executions. For this reason she was martryed. Tradition states that she died while praying at the tomb of Saints...	4th century
Savinian and Potentian	4th century
Scillitan Martyrs Scillitan Martyrs The Scillitan Martyrs were a company of twelve North African Christians who were executed for their beliefs on July 17, 180. The martyrs take their name from Scilla , a town in Numidia...	2nd century
Seachnaill Seachnaill Saint Secundinus , or Sechnall as he was known in Irish, was founder and patron saint of Domnach Sechnaill, now Dunshaughlin , who went down in medieval tradition as a disciple of St Patrick and one of the first bishops of Armagh...	5th century
Sebastian	287
Secundian, Marcellian and Verian Secundian, Marcellian and Verian Saints Secundian, Marcellian and Verian are venerated as Christian saints. They were martyred in 250 AD near Civitavecchia or Santa Marinella during the persecutions of Decius. Secundian was a senator or some sort of prominent official; Marcellian and Verian were scholars or students...	3rd century
Secundus of Asti Secundus of Asti Secundus of Asti is venerated as a martyr and saint. His feast day is generally celebrated on March 29. Until the 15th century it was celebrated at Asti on March 30, but it is now celebrated there on the first Tuesday in May. He was a historical figure who was beheaded at Asti under Hadrian...	2nd century
Sennen	3rd century
Serapia Saint Serapia Serapia was the name of a Roman saint, a slave and martyr, also called Seraphia of Syria. Saint Seraphia was born at Antioch in the late 1st century, of Christian parents who, fleeing the persecution of Emperor Hadrian, went to Italy and settled there...	2nd century
Serapion of Antioch Serapion of Antioch Serapion was Patriarch of Antioch . He is known primarily through his theological writings. Eusebius refers to three works of Serapion in his history, but admits that others probably existed: first is a private letter addressed to Caricus and Pontius against Montanism, from which Eusebius quotes an...	211
Serapion Scholasticus	c. 350
Serenus the Gardener	4th century
Sergius Saints Sergius and Bacchus Saints Sergius and Bacchus , were third century Roman soldiers who are commemorated as martyrs by the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox churches...	c. 303
Sergius of Cappadocia Sergius of Cappadocia Saint Sergius was a Cappadocian monk who was martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian. His feast day is 24 February.Some saints lists say his relics were brought to the Spanish town of Úbeda; it is a mistake: Primus Cabilonensis, in his Topographia Saint Sergius (†304) was a Cappadocian monk who...	4th century
Servandus and Cermanus Servandus and Cermanus Saints Servandus and Cermanus were Spanish martyrs who are venerated as Christian saints. They were killed at Cádiz. Tradition states that they were from Mérida, and sons of Saint Marcellus the Centurion. They joined the Roman Army and were imprisoned after being identified as Christians. ...	4th century
Servatius Saint Servatius Saint Servatius was bishop of Tongeren—Roman Atuatuca Tungrorum the capital of the Tungri—one of the earliest dioceses in the Low Countries. Later in his life he fled to Maastricht, Roman Mosae Trajectum, where he became the first bishop of this city...	c. 384
Severin of Cologne Severin of Cologne Saint Severin of Cologne was the third known Bishop of Cologne, living in the later 4th century. Little is known of him. He is said in 376 to have founded a monastery in the then Colonia Agrippina in honour of the martyrs Saints Cornelius and Cyprian, from which developed the later Basilica of St....	4th century
Severinus of Noricum	5th century
Severinus, Exuperius, and Felician Severinus, Exuperius, and Felician Saints Severinus, Exuperius, and Felician were martyrs put to death under Emperor Marcus Aurelius at Vienne, Gaul.-References:...	2nd century
Severus of Barcelona Severus of Barcelona Severus of Barcelona is venerated as a saint by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. His legend states that he was a bishop of Barcelona and was martyred during the persecution of Christians by Diocletian in AD 304...	4th century
Severus of Naples Severus of Naples Saint Severus was a bishop of Naples during the 4th and 5th centuries. He is considered the twelfth bishop of Naples, succeeding Maximus. His episcopate ran from February 363 to April 29, 409, the traditional date of his death...	5th century
Shenouda the Archimandrite	5th century
Shushanik	5th century
Sidonius Apollinaris Sidonius Apollinaris Gaius Sollius Apollinaris Sidonius or Saint Sidonius Apollinaris was a poet, diplomat, and bishop. Sidonius is "the single most important surviving author from fifth-century Gaul" according to Eric Goldberg...	5th century
Silas Silas Saint Silas or Saint Silvanus was a leading member of the Early Christian community, who later accompanied Paul in some of his missionary journeys....	50
Silvanus of the Seventy Silvanus of the Seventy Silvanus was one of the Seventy Apostles, those followers of Jesus sent out by him in Luke 10. Little is known about him, except for his mention in the New Testament as a co-writer or transcriber of some of these works. He is probably the same person as Silas, also mentioned in various places in...	1st century
Simeon Barsabae Simeon Barsabae Mar Simeon Barsabae was a Bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, the de facto head of the Church of the East, until his death. He was bishop during the persecutions of King Shapur II of the Sassanid Empire of Persia, and was executed along with many of his followers...	4th century
Simeon of Jerusalem Simeon of Jerusalem Saint Simeon of Jerusalem, son of Clopas, was a Jewish Christian leader and according to most Christian traditions the second Bishop of Jerusalem .-Life:Eusebius of Caesarea gives the list of these bishops...	2nd century
Simeon Stylites Simeon Stylites Saint Simeon Stylites or Symeon the Stylite was a Christian ascetic saint who achieved fame because he lived for 39 years on a small platform on top of a pillar near Aleppo in Syria. Several other stylites later followed his model...	5th century
Simeon the Holy Fool Simeon the Holy Fool Simeon the Holy Fool was a Christian monk, hermit and saint of the sixth century AD...	4th century
Simeon the Righteous Simeon the Righteous Simeon is the "just and devout" man of Jerusalem who, according to , met the Virgin Mary, Joseph, and Jesus as they entered the Temple to fulfill the requirements of the Law of Moses on the 40th day from Jesus' birth.According to the Biblical account,...	c. 1st century
Simon of Bet-Titta Simon of Bet-Titta Simon of Bet-Titta was a Christian martyr at Bet-Titta, near Karka in Mesopotamia.He was martyred with several colleagues, includingAbraham of Bet-TittaMa'na of Bet-Tittaand several others ....	5th century
Simon of Cyrene Simon of Cyrene Simon of Cyrene was the man compelled by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus as Jesus was taken to his crucifixion, according to all three Synoptic Gospels...	1st century
Simon the Zealot Simon the Zealot The apostle called Simon Zelotes, Simon the Zealot, in Luke 6:15 and Acts 1:13; and Simon Kananaios or Simon Cananeus , was one of the most obscure among the apostles of Jesus. Little is recorded of him aside from his name...	1st century
Simplician Simplician Simplician or Simplicianus was Archbishop of Milan from 397 to 400 . He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is August 14.-Life:...	4th century
Simplicius Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix Saints Simplicius, Faustinus and Beatrix were a group of Christian Martyrs who died in Rome during the Diocletian persecution .-Legend:...	302 or 303
Simplicius Pope Simplicius Pope Saint Simplicius was Pope from 468 to March 10, 483.He was born in Tivoli, Italy, the son of a citizen named Castinus. Most of what is known of him is derived from the Liber Pontificalis....	5th century
Simplicius, Constantius and Victorinus Simplicius, Constantius and Victorinus Simplicius, Constantius and Victorinus are venerated as Christian martyrs of the 2nd century. Simplicius, was, according to tradition, a Christian of the Abruzzi region who was executed along with his two sons, Constantius and Victorian, during the reign of Marcus Aurelius. Their Passio...	2nd century
Siricius Pope Siricius Pope Saint Siricius, Bishop of Rome from December 384 until his death on 26 November 399, was successor to Damasus I and was himself succeeded by Anastasius I....	399
Sixtus I Pope Sixtus I Pope Saint Sixtus I was bishop of Rome from about 117 or 119 to 126 or 128 C.E., succeeding Pope Alexander I and succeeded by Pope Telesphorus. In the oldest documents, Xystus is the spelling used for the first three popes of that name....	126 or 128
Sixtus II Pope Sixtus II Pope Sixtus II or Pope Saint Sixtus II was Pope from August 30, 257 to August 6, 258. He died as a martyr during the persecution by Emperor Valerian....	258
Sixtus III Pope Sixtus III Pope Saint Sixtus III was pope from 31 July 432 to 18 August 440.The name of Sixtus is often connected with a great building boom in Rome: Santa Sabina on the Aventine Hill was dedicated during his pontificate and he built Santa Maria Maggiore, whose dedication to Mary the Mother of God reflected...	440
Solutor Solutor Solutor, along with Octavius and Adventor , is patron saint of Turin.Historical detail regarding these martyrs is sparse; their memory is preserved because the three were mentioned in a sermon by Maximus of Turin...	3rd century
Sophia (Wisdom) Faith, Hope and Charity Saints Faith, Hope and Charity , Church Slavonic: are a group of Christian martyred saints. Their mother is said to have been Sophia ; Sapientia is also mentioned in some accounts, though not as their mother. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, these were, in fact, two groups bearing the...	2nd century ?
Sophia of Rome Sophia of Rome Saint Sophia of Rome is venerated as a Christian martyr. According to tradition, she was a young woman of Rome who was killed for her faith during the reign of Diocletian. She was buried in the cemetery of Gordianus and Epimachus.-Veneration:...	4th century
Sophia the Martyr Sophia the Martyr Saint Sophia the Martyr is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church on September 17. Born in Italy, Sophia had three daughters: Faith , Love and Hope , who were named after virtues mentioned by Saint Paul in .They are said to have been martyred during the reign of Hadrian...	2nd century
Sosipater of Iconium Sosipater of Iconium Sosipater of Iconium is numbered among the Seventy Apostles. St. Sosipater's feast days are on April 28 , or 29 with St. Jason; November 10 with Ss. Erastus, Olympas, Herodian, Quartus and Tertius; and January 4 with the Seventy.-Life:Born in Achaea, he was Bishop in Iconium by his relative the...	1st century
Sossius Sossius Saint Sossius or Sosius was Deacon of Misenum, an important naval base of the Roman Empire in the Bay of Naples. He was martyred along with Saint Januarius at Pozzuoli during the Diocletian Persecutions...	3rd century
Sosthenes Sosthenes Sosthenes was the chief ruler of the synagogue at Corinth, who, according to the New Testament, was seized and beaten by the mob in the presence of Gallio, the Roman governor, when he refused to proceed against Paul at the instigation of the Jews...	1st century
Soter Pope Soter Pope Saint Soter was the Bishop of Rome during the latter half of the 2nd Century with his pontificate, according to the Annuario Pontificio, beginning between 162 and 168 then ending between 170 and 177. Although his name is derived from the Greek word "σωτήρ" , meaning a "saviour" or...	c. 174
Speusippus, Eleusippus and Melapsippus	2nd century
Spyridon of Trimythous Saint Spyridon Saint Spyridon, Bishop of Trimythous also sometimes written Saint Spiridon is a saint honoured in both the Eastern and Western Christian traditions.-Life:...	348
Stachys the Apostle Stachys the Apostle Stachys the Apostle , was the first bishop of Byzantium, from AD 38 to AD 54. He seemed to be closely connected to Saint Andrew and Saint Paul. Eusebius quotes Origen as saying that Andrew had preached in Asia Minor and in Scythia, along the Black Sea as far as the Volga and Kiev, hence he became a...	1st century
Stephanie Saint Stephanie Saints Stephanie is an Eastern Orthodox saint. Her feast day as well as that of Saint Victor of Damascus is November 11. She lived in Gamponia during the reign of Antoninus Pius. Roman soldiers arrested Victor as a Christian and cut off his fingers, put out his eyes, and beheaded him...	2nd century
Stephen Saint Stephen Saint Stephen The Protomartyr , the protomartyr of Christianity, is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox Churches....	c. 35
Stephen I Pope Stephen I Pope Saint Stephen I served as Bishop of Rome from 12 May 254 to 2 August 257.Of Roman birth but of Greek ancestry, he became bishop of Rome in 254, having served as archdeacon of Pope Lucius I, who appointed Stephen his successor....	257
Susanna Susanna (disciple) Susanna is one of the women associated with the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth. She is among the women listed in the Gospel of Luke at the beginning of Chapter 8 as being one of the Myrrhbearers.-See also:*Myrrhbearers...	1st century
Sylvester I	335
Symphorian and Timotheus Symphorian and Timotheus Saints Timotheus and Symphorian are venerated together as saints by the Catholic Church and share the same feast day , though the lives of the two saints are not related.-Timotheus:...	2nd & 4th century
Symphorosa Symphorosa Saint Symphorosa is venerated as a Christian saint. According to tradition, she was martyred with her seven sons at Tibur towards the end of the reign of Emperor Hadrian ....	2nd century
Syrus of Genoa Syrus of Genoa Saint Syrus of Genoa was a priest and later bishop of Genoa during the fourth century AD.Born at Struppa, he had a reputation for holiness and zeal. He died at an advanced age of natural causes and was buried in the city. He is the main patron of the city of Genoa.One tradition states that he...	4th century
Syrus of Pavia Syrus of Pavia Saint Syrus of Pavia is traditionally said to have been the first bishop of Pavia during the 1st century.His legend, according to the 14th century source known as the De laudibus Papiæ , states that Syrus was the boy with the five loaves who appears in the Gospels...	1st century
Tallanus Tallanus Saint Tallanus is thought to have been a Cornish saint. It is claimed that he was a religious hermit in the 5th century and lived at Talland between Polperro and Looe. The church of Talland, which is believed to be a 5th-century foundation, is consecrated in his honour – the only one in Britain –...	5th century
Tarcisius	3rd century
Tassac Tassac St. Tassac, also known as St. Tassach was an Irish saint, born in the first decade of the 5th century, died c. 495 and whose feast day falls on the 14 April....	5th century
Tatiana of Rome Tatiana of Rome Saint Tatiana was a Christian martyr in 3rd century Rome during the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus. She was a deaconess of the early church....	c. 226-235
Taurinus Saint Taurinus Saint Taurinus of Évreux , also known as Saint Taurin, is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. His legend states that he was the first bishop of Évreux. He evangelized the region and died a martyr.-Legend:...	5th century
Tegulus Tegulus Saint Tegulus is venerated as a member of the legendary Theban Legion, whose members were led by Saint Maurice in the 3rd century. The center of Tegulus' cult is at Ivrea....	3rd century
Telemachus Saint Telemachus Saint Telemachus was a monk who, according to the Church historian Theodoret, tried to stop a gladiator fight in a Roman amphitheatre, and was stoned to death by the crowd. The Christian Emperor Honorius, however, was impressed by the monk's martyrdom and it spurred him to issue an historic ban on...	5th century
Telesphorus Pope Telesphorus Pope Saint Telesphorus was Pope from 126 or 127 to 136 or 137 or 138, during the reigns of Roman Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius. He was Greek by birth....	c. 137
Ten thousand martyrs Ten thousand martyrs The ten thousand martyrs of Mount Ararat were, according to a medieval legend, Roman soldiers who, led by Saint Acacius, converted to Christianity and were crucified on Mount Ararat in Armenia by order of the Roman emperor...	4th century
Terentian Terentian Saint Terentian was Bishop of Todi who was killed during the reign of Hadrian.-Biography:His legend states that before he was killed, his tongue was cut out. Then he was beheaded. His feast day is September 1.-External links:**...	2nd century
Terenzio of Pesaro Terence of Pesaro Saint Terence is the patron saint of Pesaro. According to tradition, he was from Pannonia and fled to the Adriatic coast to escape the persecution of Christians under Decius . His corpse was eventually thrown into a gorge near some hot springs , near Pesaro...	c. 250
Tertius of Iconium Tertius of Iconium Tertius of Iconium is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He wrote down the Apostle Paul's letter to the Romans, and was Bishop in Iconium after the Apostle Sosipater. He died a martyr. The Church remembers St. Tertius on October 30 and November 10.-Hymns:Troparion * * *...	1st century
Thalassius of Syria Thalassius of Syria Saint Thalassius of Syria undertook the call of God to life as a hermit in the fifth century.Thalassius is recorded to have entered into to solitude at a young age near a village named Targala in Syria. He is said to have dwelt there living the ascetic life with no shelter for nearly forty...	5th century
Thamel (martyr) Thamel (martyr) Saint Thamel and companions are a group of 2nd century Christian martyrs. Thamel was a priest for a pagan god who was converted to Christianity. He was killed with his sister during the persecutions of Christians under the Roman emperor Hadrian....	2nd century
Theban Legion Theban Legion The Theban Legion figures in Christian hagiography as an entire Roman legion — of "six thousand six hundred and sixty-six men" — who had converted en masse to Christianity and were martyred together, in 286, according to the hagiographies of Saint Maurice, the chief among the Legion's...	3rd century
Thecla of Iconium Thecla Thecla was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul the Apostle. The only known record of her comes from the apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla, probably composed in the 2nd century.-Biography:...	c. 1st century
Theoclia Saint Theoclia Saint Theoclia is an Egyptian martyr and saint from the 4th century AD.Saint Theoclia was the wife of Saint Justus. They were separated at Alexandria, at which point Saint Justus was sent to Ansena where he was eventually martyred, while Saint Theoclia was sent to Sa El Hagar. The governor of the...	4th century
Theodora (Roman martyr) Theodora (Roman martyr) Theodora, was a Roman martyr. The little we know about her life is attributed to the Acta of Pope St. Alexander. She was the sister of St. Hermes, who she had given aid and care to during his difficult time in prison. She was martyred some time after her brother, in 120.-Notes:...	2nd century
Theodora and Didymus Theodora and Didymus Saints Theodora and Didymus are Christian saints whose legend is based on a 4th century acta and the word of Saint Ambrose. This story is probably at least partially fictitious...	3rd or 4th century
Theodore and Pausilippus Theodore and Pausilippus Saints Theodore and Pausilippus were 2nd century Christian martyrs who were killed during the persecution of Christians under the Roman emperor Hadrian. They died at Byzantium.-References:...	2nd century
Theodore of Amasea Theodore of Amasea See also Theodore StratelatesSaint Theodore of Amasea is one of the two saints called Theodore who are venerated as Warrior Saints and Great Martyrs in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is also known as Theodore Tiro...	306
Theodore of Egypt	5th century
Theodore Stratelates Theodore Stratelates Theodore Stratelates , also known as Theodore of Heraclea, is a martyr and Warrior Saint venerated with the title Great-martyr in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Catholic and Roman Catholic Churches....	4th century
Theodoret of Antioch Theodoret of Antioch Saint Theodoret was a Greek-speaking Syrian Christian priest who died a martyr in Antioch during the reign of Emperor Julian the Apostate. His life is recorded only by apologetic works.-Life:...	4th century
Theodorus of Tabennese Theodorus of Tabennese Saint Theodorus of Tabennese , also known as Abba Theodorus and simply Theodore was the spiritual successor to Pachomius and played a crucial role in preventing the first Christian cenobitic monastic federation from collapsing after the death of its founder.-Biography:According to hagiography,...	4th century
Theodotus of Ancyra (bishop) Theodotus of Ancyra (bishop) Saint Theodotus of Ancyra was a fifth-century bishop and theologian of Ancyra . He was a theologian who attended the Council of Ephesus in 431, during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II...	5th century
Theodotus of Ancyra (martyr) Theodotus of Ancyra (martyr) -Hagiography:On 18 May the Roman Martyrology says: "At Ancyra, in Galatia, the martyr Saint Theodotus and the saintly virgins Thecusa, his aunt, Alexandra, Claudia, Faina, Euphrasia, Matrona and Julitta", etc...	4th century
Theonistus Theonistus Saint Theonistus is a saint venerated by the Catholic Church. Theonistus is venerated with two companions, Tabra and Tabratha...	5th century
Theophilus of Alexandria	5th century
Theophilus of Antioch Theophilus of Antioch Theophilus, Patriarch of Antioch, succeeded Eros c. 169, and was succeeded by Maximus I c.183, according to Henry Fynes Clinton, but these dates are only approximations...	2nd century
Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea Theophilus, bishop of Caesarea Saint Theophilus was bishop of Caesarea Palaestina. He is known for his opposition to the Quartodecimans. He is commemorated on 5 March.-External links:**...	2nd century
Theosebia Theosebia Theosebia, also known as Theosebia the Deaconess is a 4th century Christian leader recognized as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.As a saint she is referred to as Blessed Theosebia the Deaconess....	4th century
Theotimos Theotimos Theotimos is a Greek name, derived from theos, meaning 'god', and timè, meaning 'honour gift'.It and its latinized form Theotimus may refer to a number of people or works.-Saints called Theotimus:...	5th century
Thomas the Apostle Thomas the Apostle Thomas the Apostle, also called Doubting Thomas or Didymus was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus. He is best known for questioning Jesus' resurrection when first told of it, then proclaiming "My Lord and my God" on seeing Jesus in . He was perhaps the only Apostle who went outside the Roman...	c. 72
Thraseas Thraseas Saint Thraseas was a martyr under the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Prior to his death he served as Bishop of Eumenia, Phrygia, in Asia Minor.hraseas was a martyr, as well as Quartodeciman Christian leader, in Asia Minor in the second century....	2nd century
Thyrsus Saint Thyrsus Saint Thyrsus or Thyrsos is venerated as a Christian martyr. He was killed for his faith in Sozopolis , Phrygia during the persecution of Decius. Leucius and Callinicus were martyred with him. Tradition states that Thrysus endured many tortures and was sentenced to be sawn in half...	3rd century
Tiburtius and Susanna Saints Tiburtius and Susanna Saints Tiburtius and Susanna were two Roman Catholic martyrs, the feast day of each of whom is 11 August. The saints were not related, but are simply venerated on the same day.-Tiburtius:...	3rd century
Timothy I of Alexandria	4th century
Timothy the Apostle	c. 80
Tiridates III of Armenia Tiridates III of Armenia Tiridates III or Diritades III was the king of Arsacid Armenia , and is also known as Tiridates the Great ; some scholars incorrectly refer to him as Tiridates IV as a result of the fact that Tiridates I of Armenia reigned twice)...	4th century
Titus (Companion of Paul) Apostle Titus Titus was a companion of Saint Paul, mentioned in several of the Pauline epistles. Titus was with Paul and Barnabas at Antioch and accompanied them to the Council of Jerusalem, although his name occurs nowhere in the Acts of the Apostles....	c. 107
Torquatus of Acci Torquatus of Acci Saint Torquatus is venerated as the patron saint of Guadix, Spain. Tradition makes him a Christian missionary of the 1st century, during the Apostolic Age. He evangelized the town of Acci, identified as Guadix, and became its first bishop...	1st century
Trifon Saint Trifon Great-Martyr Trifon [or Tryphon] is the patron saint of Kotor. A portion of his relics is kept in the Church of the Theotokos of the Sign, in Pereyaslavl sloboda, Russia. His feast day is celebrated on February 14...	3rd century
Trofimena	3rd century
Trophimus of Arles Trophimus of Arles According to Catholic lore, Saint Trophimus of Arles was the first bishop of Arles, in today's southern France.It was an early tradition of the Church that under the co-Emperors Decius and Herennius Etruscus , Pope Fabian sent out seven bishops from Rome to Gaul, to preach the Gospel: Gatien to...	3rd century
Tryphon Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha Saints Tryphon , Respicius, and Nympha are Christian saints who were formerly celebrated jointly on 10 November in the liturgical calendar of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church from the eleventh century until the twentieth...	c. 248
Turibius of Astorga Turibius of Astorga Saint Turibius of Astorga was an archdeacon of Tuy and an early Bishop of Astorga. Turibius was a zealous maintainer of ecclesiastical discipline, and defender of the Nicene Christianity against the Galician heresy of Priscillianism, for which he received a supportive letter from Leo the Great,...	5th century
Tychicus Tychicus Tychicus is one of Paul's companions in the New Testament. He is mentioned five times .* states that Tychicus was from the Roman province of Asia*The Western text indicates that he was an Ephesian....	1st century
Tychicus of Chalcedon Tychicus of Chalcedon Tychicus of Chalcedon was a figure in early Christianity. Tradition holds that he was bishop of Chalcedon in the 1st century CE, and he is sometimes numbered among the Seventy Disciples. Little else is known about him....	1st century
Tydfil Tydfil Saint Tydfil , Standard Welsh Tudful, was a 5th century female saint associated with Merthyr Tydfil in Glamorgan, south Wales....	5th century
Typasius Typasius Saint Typasius is venerated as a military saint by the Catholic Church. His feast day is January 11.-Legend:The Passio Typasii records that Typasius was a veteran of Tigava , in the Roman province of Mauretania Caesariensis...	4th century
Urban I Pope Urban I Pope Saint Urban I was Pope from 14 October 222 to 230. He was born in Rome, Roman Empire and succeeded St. Callixtus I who had been martyred. For centuries it was believed that Urban too was martyred...	230
Urban of Langres Urban of Langres Saint Urban of Langres was a French saint and bishop. He served as the sixth bishop of Langres from 374 until his death. Saint Lodegaria was his sister....	4th century
Urban of Macedonia Urban of Macedonia Urban of Macedonia is numbered among the Seventy Apostles. Along with the Apostles Ampliatus, Stachys, Narcissus of Athens, Apelles of Heraklion and Aristobulus of Britannia he assisted Saint Andrew. St. Andrew ordained Urban bishop in Macedonia...	1st century
Urpasian Urpasian Saint Urpasian is a 2nd-century Roman Catholic saint and martyr.Urpasian was a member of Diocletian's household at Nicomedia. He was arrested for his Christian beliefs, and was burned alive.His feast day is celebrated March 13....	2nd century
Urpasianus Urpasianus Holy Martyr Urpasianus was a dignitary of Roman Emperor Galerius in the early 4th century.During the Christian persecutions perpetrated under Galerius martyr Urpasianus renounced his position as a servant of the emperor stating, "Henceforth I am a warrior of the Heavenly King, the Lord Jesus Christ...	4th century
Ursicinus of Brescia Ursicinus of Brescia Ursicinus of Brescia was an Italian saint, and bishop of Brescia in Lombardy. He participated in the council of Sardica in 347, in which year he died; his shrine may still be seen. His feast day is December 1.-Sources:*...	347
Ursicinus of Ravenna Ursicinus of Ravenna Saint Ursicinus of Ravenna is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church. He was said to be a physician of Ravenna. His legend is connected with that of Saint Vitalis, who is said to have encouraged the wavering Ursicinus after the physician was sentenced to death for his faith.He should not...	c. 67
Ursinus of Bourges Ursinus of Bourges Saint Ursinus of Bourges is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and is considered the first bishop of Bourges.Gregory of Tours' legendary account associated him with a Nathaniel, friend of Philip the Apostle, that he was present at the Last Supper, and read a lesson there...	3rd century
Ursula Saint Ursula Saint Ursula is a British Christian saint. Her feast day in the extraordinary form calendar of the Catholic Church is October 21...	383?
Ursus of Solothurn Ursus of Solothurn Ursus of Solothurn was a 3rd century Roman Christian venerated as a saint. He is the patron of the main Roman Catholic Church church in Solothurn, Switzerland, where his body is located. He was associated very early with the Theban Legion and Victor of Solothurn, for instance in the Roman Martyrology...	3rd century
Valentine Saint Valentine Saint Valentine is the name of several martyred saints of ancient Rome. The name "Valentine", derived from valens , was popular in Late Antiquity...	3rd century
Valerian of Abbenza Valerian of Abbenza Saint Valerian was bishop of Abbenza in North Africa. He was martyred in 457 when he refused to surrender the sacred vessels of his church to the Vandals led by Arian king Geiseric. Valerian was driven out of the city and left to die of exposure....	5th century
Valerius and Rufinus Valerius and Rufinus Valerius and Rufinus are venerated as Christian saints and martyrs. Their legend states that they were imperial tax collectors in Soissons who were pious Christians. They were ordered to be arrested by Rictius Varus, the praefectus-praetorii in Gaul...	3rd century
Valerius of Saragossa Valerius of Saragossa Saint Valerius of Saragossa is the patron saint of Zaragoza. He was bishop of this city from 290 until his death. He assisted at the Council of Iliberis....	4th century
Valerius of Trèves Valerius of Trèves Saint Valerius was a semi-legendary bishop of Trier. His feast day is 29 January.-Legend:According to an ancient legend, he was a follower of Saint Eucharius, the first bishop of Trier...	4th century
Vartan Mamigonian Mamikonian Mamikonian, Mamikoneans, or Mamigonian was a noble family which dominated Armenian politics between the 4th and 8th century. They ruled the Armenian regions of Taron, Sasun, Bagrevand and others...	451
Varus Saint Varus Saint Varus — early Christian saint, soldier and martyr.According to his generally reliable and authentic Acts, he was a soldier stationed in Upper Egypt who had the task of guarding a group of monks awaiting execution...	4th century
Vasilissa, Martyr Vasilissa, Martyr Vasilissa is venerated as a child martyr by the Christian Church. According to tradition, she was a small child when martyred, suffering in Nicomedia not long after the death of Anthimus...	4th century
Venantius of Camerino Venantius of Camerino Venantius of Camerino is the patron saint of Camerino, Italy. Christian tradition holds that he was a 15-year old who was tortured, and martyred by decapitation at Camerino during the persecutions of Decius...	3rd century
Venerius of Milan	5th century
Veronica Saint Veronica Saint Veronica or Berenice, according to the "Acta Sanctorum" published by the Bollandists , was a pious woman of Jerusalem who, moved with pity as Jesus carried his cross to Golgotha, gave him her veil that he might wipe his forehead...	1st century ?
Viator of Bergamo Viator of Bergamo Saint Viator of Bergamo is venerated as the second bishop of Bergamo. Viator is unanimously and traditionally considered the successor of Saint Narnus in that see. Viator's episcopate is considered to have lasted from 343 to 370....	4th century
Viator of Lyons Viator of Lyons Viator of Lyons is a French saint of the fourth century. The Clerics of Saint Viator take their name from him. According to tradition, he was a lector or a catechist at the cathedral of Lyons, and was held in high esteem by the bishop of Lyons, Justus , and by the congregants. After Justus...	4th century
Vibiana Saint Vibiana Saint Vibiana is a third century virgin martyr of the Roman Catholic Church. She is the patroness of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles where she is honored with a memorial feast on September 1....	3rd century
Victor I Pope Victor I Pope Saint Victor I was Pope from 189 to 199 .Pope Victor I was the first bishop of Rome born in the Roman Province of Africa: probably he was born in Leptis Magna . He was later canonized...	199
Victor Maurus Victor Maurus Victor the Moor was a Christian martyr and is venerated as a saint. Victor, born into a Christian family, was a soldier in the Roman Praetorian Guard...	3rd or 4th century
Victor of Damascus	2nd century
Victor of Marseilles Victor of Marseilles Saint Victor of Marseilles was a Christian Martyr. He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.Saint Victor is said to have been a Roman army officer in Marseilles, who publicly denounced the worship of idols. For that, he was brought before the Roman...	3rd century
Victor of Turin Victor of Turin Victor of Turin succeeded Maximus as bishop of Turin in 465 AD. He is venerated as a saint....	5th century
Victoria Acisclus Saint Acisclus was a martyr of Córdoba, in Hispania . His life is mentioned by Eulogius of Cordoba. He suffered martyrdom during the persecutions of Diocletian along with his sister Victoria. Their feast day is 17 November...	304
Victoria of Albitina Victoria of Albitina Saint Victoria is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church. Her legend states that she was of the North African nobility and refused an arranged marriage . On her wedding day, she leaped from a window in her parents’ house...	4th century
Victoria, Anatolia, and Audax Victoria, Anatolia, and Audax Saints Victoria, Anatolia, and Audax are venerated as martyrs and saints by the Catholic Church. Victoria and Anatolia are mentioned in the Roman Martyrology under the date of 10 July. Anatolia was first mentioned in the De Laude Sanctorum composed in 396 by Victrice , bishop of Rouen...	3rd or 4th century
Victorian, Frumentius and Companions Victorian, Frumentius and Companions Saints Victorian, Frumentius and Companions are venerated as Christian martyrs of the Roman Catholic Church. They were killed at Adrumetum in 484 by the Arian Vandals. Accounts of their martyrdom state that Huneric, King of the Vandals, began persecuting Catholic priests and virgins in 480, and by...	5th century
Victoricus, Fuscian, and Gentian Victoricus, Fuscian, and Gentian Victoricus , Fuscian and Gentian are venerated as martyrs by the Catholic Church...	3rd century
Victorinus of Pettau	4th century
Victricius Victricius Saint Victricius was a bishop of Rouen , missionary, and author. His feast day is August 7. Victricius was the son of a Roman legionnaire, and was in the army himself. However, when he became a Christian, he refused to remain in the army. He was flogged and sentenced for execution, but...	5th century
Vigilius of Trent Vigilius of Trent Saint Vigilius of Trent is venerated as the patron saint and first bishop of Trent. He should not be confused with the pope of the same name. According to tradition, he was a Roman patrician and was the son of Maxentia and a man whose name is sometimes given as Theodosius.His brothers, Claudian...	5th century
Viktor of Xanten Viktor of Xanten Victor of Xanten or Saint Victor is a martyr and saint of the Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox Church. His presumed bones are kept in a shrine since the 12th century that today is embedded into the high altar of the Xanten Cathedral. His feast day is October 10.Tradition states that Victor was a...	3rd century
Vincenca Saint Vincenca Saint Vincenca is a Christian saint, who lived in the 3rd century in Rome. As a young girl, she was tortured and then executed for her Christian beliefs, dying before the age of 17...	3rd century
Vincent of Lérins Vincent of Lérins Saint Vincent of Lérins was a Gallic author of early Christian writings.In earlier life he had been engaged in secular pursuits, whether civil or military is not clear, though the term he uses, "secularis militia," might possibly imply the latter...	445
Vincent of Saragossa Vincent of Saragossa Saint Vincent of Saragossa, also known as Vincent Martyr, Vincent of Huesca or Vincent the Deacon, is the patron saint of Lisbon. His feast day is 22 January in the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion and 11 November in the Eastern Orthodox Churches...	304
Vincent, Orontius, and Victor Vincent, Orontius, and Victor Saints Vincent, Orontius, and Victor are venerated as martyrs by the Roman Catholic Church. Tradition states that Vincent and Orontius were brothers from Cimiez...	4th century
Vitalis and Agricola Saints Vitalis and Agricola Saints Vitalis and Agricola are venerated as martyrs, who are considered to have died at Bologna about 304, during the persecution ordered by Roman Emperor Diocletian.-Legend:...	4th century
Vitus Vitus Saint Vitus was a Christian saint from Sicily. He died as a martyr during the persecution of Christians by co-ruling Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian in 303. Vitus is counted as one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers of the Roman Catholic Church....	303
Volusianus of Tours	5th century
Xanthippe Acts of Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca The Acts of Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca is an example of New Testament Apocrypha that dates from the third or fourth century. Regarding its place in literature, Moses Hadas writes: "Christians learned not only from pagan preachers but also from pagan romancers. The perfectly orthodox Acts of...	1st century ?
Xenia the Righteous of Rome Saint Xenia the Righteous of Rome Saint Xenia the Righteous of Rome was a saint of 5th century, honored by some Christian Churches, including Orthodox. Born with the name Eusebia to wealthy parents in Rome, she is said to have left Rome at the age of 17 to escape an unwelcome arranged marriage...	5th century
Zacchaeus of Jerusalem Zacchaeus of Jerusalem Saint Zacchaeus of Jerusalem is a 2nd century Christian saint venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. He was the fourth Bishop of Jerusalem. His feast day is August 23.-Notes:...	2nd century
Zachary, Bishop of Vienne Zachary, Bishop of Vienne Zachary was the Christian Bishop of Vienne, Gaul during the Roman Empire, before he was martyred during the reign of Emperor Trajan.-Notes:...	2nd century
Zamudas of Jerusalem Zamudas of Jerusalem Zamudas of Jerusalem was the thirty-seventh patriarch of Jerusalem. His patriarchate lasted from 276 to 283. He is venerated as a saint and is connected with the legend of the Theban Legion.-External links:*...	3rd century
Zanitas and Lazarus of Persia Zanitas and Lazarus of Persia Zanitas and Lazarus of Persia were martyrs of the Christian church.With their companions Maruthas, Narses, Helias, Mares, Abibus, Sembeeth, and Sabas, he was arrested and imprisoned at Bardiaboch...	4th century
Zechariah Zechariah (priest) In the Bible, Zechariah , is the father of John the Baptist, a priest of the sons of Aaron, a prophet in , and the husband of Elisabeth who is the cousin of Mary the mother of Jesus.In the Qur'an, Zechariah plays a similar role as the father of John the Baptist and ranks him as a prophet alongside...	1st century
Zenaida Zenaida and Philonella Saints Zenaida and Philonella were traditionally the first Christian physicians after Luke the Evangelist, and the first "unmercenaries"...	1st century
Zeno of Verona Zeno of Verona Zeno of Verona was either an early Christian Bishop of Verona or martyr. He is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and in Eastern Orthodox Church.-Life and historicity:...	371 or 380
Zeno the Hermit Zeno the Hermit A disciple of St. Basil the Great, Saint Zeno the Hermit began life in a family of privilege and status.He spent his young adulthood in the service of the Emperor Valens. Upon the death of the emperor Saint Zeno sought the ascetic life of a hermit. Near Antioch he took up residence in a cave...	5th century
Zenobius of Florence	417
Zephyrinus Pope Zephyrinus Pope Saint Zephyrinus, born in Rome, was bishop of Rome from 199 to 217. His predecessor was bishop Victor I. Upon his death on December 20, 217, he was succeeded by his principal advisor, bishop Callixtus I.-Papacy:...	217
Zoe of Rome	c. 286
Zoilus Saint Zoilus Saint Zoilus is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Christian tradition states that he was a young man martyred with nineteen others at Córdoba, Spain under Diocletian.-Veneration:...	304
Zosimus (martyr) Zosimus (martyr) Zosimus was a martyr, who was executed in Umbria, Italy, during the reign of Emperor Trajan.-Notes:...	2nd century
Zosimus Pope Zosimus Pope Saint Zosimus was Pope from March 18, 417 to December 26, 418 .He succeeded Innocent I, and was followed by Boniface I. Zosimus took a decided part in the protracted dispute in Gaul as to the jurisdiction of the see of Arles over that of Vienne, giving energetic decisions in favour of the...	418
Zosimus the Hermit Zosimus the Hermit Zosimus the Hermit was an ascetic who resided in the wilds of Cilicia in the third century AD.Zosimus was tortured during the persecution of the Church under Roman Emperor Diocletian but persevered in his Christian faith...	3rd century

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Catholic Online list of saints
List of all Catholic Saints by Giga-Catholic Information
Catholic Forum patron saint index
Church of England Common Worship calendar
Coptic Saints Galleries at http://St-Takla.org
The Prologue from Ohrid, a collection of brief lives of Orthodox saints along with brief homilies and meditations.
Hagiographies, hymnography, and icons for many Orthodox saints from the website of the Orthodox Church in America
Orthodox Church in America
The Orthodox Church in America is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in North America. Its primate is Metropolitan Jonah , who was elected on November 12, 2008, and was formally installed on December 28, 2008...

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