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300–303 · Early Church

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150 · Early Church

Namphamon (died 198 or 200), also known as Namphamonem, Namphanion, or Namphanionem, was the first martyr of Africa (archimartyr). Along with his companions, the saints Miggine (or Mygdine), Lucita (or Lucitas), and Sanamis (or Sanaë), he suffered martyrdom at Madaurus in Numidia…

300–307 · Early Church

Narcissus of Girona was a 3rd-century bishop, either Spanish and native to Girona (according to the Flos Sanctorum) or a Scythian from the Gothia of southern Sweden—Västergötland or Östergötland—(according to the Cronicón de Liberato).

99–216 · Early Church

Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem (c. March 9, AD 99 – c. 216) was an early patriarch of Jerusalem. He is venerated as a saint by both the Western and Eastern Churches.

201–345 · Early Church

Saint Narnus (Italian: San Narno) 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.

300–311 · Early Church

Adrian of Nicomedia (also known as Hadrian) or Saint Adrian (Greek: Ἁδριανὸς Νικομηδείας, romanized: Adrianos Nikomēdeias, died 4 March 306) was a Herculian Guard of the Roman Emperor Galerius.

1–56 · Early Church

Nazarius of Milan, or Saint Nazarius, was born in Rome in the first century of the Christian era. His father was a high-ranking official in the Roman army administration of African origin; his mother—whom the Church considers a saint named Saint Perpetua—was a Roman disciple of S…

320 · Early Church

Saint Nectarius of Auvergne (also known as Nectarius of St-Nectaire, Nectarius of Limagne, Necterius of Senneterre; French: Nectaire) is venerated as a 4th-century martyr and Christian missionary.

400–397 · Early Church

Nectarius of Constantinople (Greek: Νεκτάριος; died 27 September 397) was the archbishop of Constantinople from 381 until his death, the successor to Saint Gregory of Nazianzus and predecessor to John Chrysostom.

200 · Early Church

Nemesius of Emesa (Ancient Greek: Νεμέσιος Ἐμέσης; Latin: Nemesius Emesenus; fl. c. AD 390) was a Christian philosopher, and the author of a treatise Περὶ φύσεως ἀνθρώπου or De natura hominis ("On Human Nature").

294–310 · Early Church

Neophytos was born in Nicaea of Bithynia to Christian parents who were named Theodore and Florentia. During the Diocletianic Persecution he went to Nicaea and boldly denounced the pagan faith. He was killed by Roman soldiers in A.D.

365–396 · Early Church

Nepotian (Latin: Nepotianus; Altino, 365 – 396) was a Christian ascetic, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. The nephew of Heliodorus, Bishop of Altino, through his mother, he initially pursued a military career.

101–250 · Early Church

Saint Nestor, also known as Saint Nestor of Perge or Hieromartyr Nestor of Magydos, was Bishop of Magydos in Pamphylia, in what is now modern Turkey. Little is known about Nestor.

100–65 · Early Church

Nestor of Palencia (died c. 65) is a legendary figure whom a late tradition, documented in historiographical works of the 16th and 17th centuries, claims to have been the first bishop of Palencia.

1–76 · Early Church

Nicanor was one of the Seven Deacons. He was martyred in 76. He is one of 5 out of the 7 deacons of the Seventy collectively feasted on July 28.

500–440 · Early Church

Saint Nicarete (5th century), 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.

201–300 · Early Church

Saint Nicasius of Rouen (French: Nicaise de Rouen; d. perhaps c. 260), often known as the Apostle of the Vexin, was a 3rd-century saint and martyr in Gaul. He is sometimes considered the first Bishop of Rouen. While the Liber Eburneus of the cathedral of Rouen indicates St.

350–407 · Early Church

Saint Nicasius of Reims (French: Saint-Nicaise; d. 407 or 451) was a Bishop of Reims. He founded the first Reims Cathedral and is the patron saint of smallpox victims. Sources placing his death in 407 credit him with prophesying the invasion of France by the Vandals.

249 · Early Church

Nicaea , also known as Nikaia (Ancient Greek: Νίκαια, Attic: [nǐːkai̯a], Koine: [ˈnikεa]) or Nice , was an ancient Greek city in the northwestern Anatolian region of Bithynia.

450–485 · Early Church

Nicetas was the archbishop of Aquileia from 454 to 485. In the past, his life and deeds were conflated with Nicetas of Remesiana. In 452, he temporarily moved from Aquileia to the island of Grado, as the island was safer from attacks by groups moving west from the Eurasian Stepp…

335–414 · Early Church

Nicetas of Remesiana (c. 335 – 414) was an early Christian saint, writer, theologian and Bishop of Remesiana, which was then in the Roman province of Dacia Mediterranea.

400–372 · Early Church

Nicetas (Greek: Nικήτας) is a Christian martyr of the 4th century, venerated particularly in the Eastern Orthodox Church. His feastday is 15 September. Nicetas was of Gothic origin, living during the 4th century AD.

300–260 · Early Church

Saint Nicephorus was a Christian martyr during the reign of Emperor Valerian. In Antioch, the priest Sapricius and the layman Nicephorus were considered as brothers, but they quarreled to the point of not greeting one another if they met.

360–432 · Early Church

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.

450–467 · Early Church

Saint Ninnoc or Ninnog of Breton (c. 414 – c. 4 June 467), also known as Nenooc, Nennoca, Nennocha, Ninnoc, Ninnocha, and Gwengustle, was an early medieval abbess born in Wales who died in Brittany.

374 · Early Church

Saint Nonna of Nazianzus (Greek: Νόννα) 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.

432 · Early Church

Nostrianus was Bishop of Naples, known for his opposition to Arianism and Pelagianism. In 439, he gave shelter to Bishop Quodvultdeus of Carthage, after the city's sacking by the Vandals.

100–151 · Early Church

Saint Novatus (died c. 151) is an early Christian saint. His feast day is 20 June. Novatus and his brother, the martyr Timotheus, were the sons of Pudens, and the brothers of Pudentiana and Praxedes.

401 · Early Church

Saint Noyale (Latin: Noyala), also known as Noaluen, was a semi-legendary 5th-century Celtic saint and virgin martyr. She is a popular saint in both Brittany and Cornwall, where she is memorialized at Newlyn East.

-586–-500 · Early Church

Obadiah , also known as Abdias, is a biblical prophet. The authorship of the Book of Obadiah is traditionally attributed to the prophet Obadiah. Most scholars date the Book of Obadiah to shortly after the fall of Jerusalem in 587 BC.

452 · Early Church

Odran or Odhran (fl. 430) was the charioteer of Saint Patrick and the first Christian martyr in Irish history. There are two different versions given about Odran's martyrdom.

100–138 · Early Church

Saint Oliva (or Olivia) (†138) was martyred under Hadrian; her relics are venerated at Saint Afra's Church, Brescia. Her feast day is 5 March.

448–463 · Early Church

Olivia of Palermo (Italian: Oliva dì Palermo, Sicilian: Uliva di Palermu), Palermo, 448 – Tunis, 10 June 463, while according to another tradition she is supposed to have lived in the late 9th century AD in the Muslim Emirate of Sicily is a Christian virgin-martyr who was venerat…

453 · Early Church

Oliviera of Chaumont, in Latin Oliviera (died 453), along with Radegund of Chaumont, are two saints of the Roman Catholic Church martyred in Chaumont (Haute-Marne) by the Huns of Attila; they are celebrated on February 3.

368–408 · Early Church

Olympias, also known as Saint Olympias and sometimes known as Olympias the Younger to distinguish her from her aunt of the same name (Greek: Ὀλυμπιάς; c. 365 - July 25, 408) was a Christian Roman noblewoman of Greek descent.

1–68 · Early Church

Onesimus (Ancient Greek: Ὀνήσιμος, romanized: Onēsimos, meaning "useful") was a Christian mentioned in the New Testament. He was a slave to Philemon, a Christian, and is the subject of Paul's Epistle to Philemon.

361 · Early Church

St. Onesimus, was a 4th-century bishop and pre-congregational saint of France. He was the fifth bishop of Soissons, being appointed about 350 AD and holding office till 361 AD. He died in 361 AD and his feast day is May 13.

50 · Early Church

Onesiphorus (Greek: Ονησιφόρος; meaning "bringing profit" or "useful") was a Christian referred to in the New Testament letter of Second Timothy (2 Tim 1:16–18 and 2 Tim 4:19). According to the letter sent by St.

400–397 · Early Church

Optatus, sometimes anglicized as Optate, was Bishop of Milevis, in Numidia, in the fourth century, remembered for his writings against Donatism.

304 · Early Church

The Seven Brothers of Lazia are the seven martyred brothers: Orentius, Cyriacus, Firminus, Firmus, Heros, Longinus, and Pharnacius. They were soldiers in the Roman Army, supposedly joined Diocletian's army at Antioch, saw service in Thrace, were condemned for their Christian fait…

304 · Early Church

Orestes of Tyana was a physician who died in 304. He is recognized as a saint.

302–444 · Early Church

Orientius was a Christian Latin poet of the fifth century. He wrote the elegiac poem Commonitorium of 1036 verses (divided into two books) describing the way to heaven, with warnings against its hindrances.

22–68 · Early Church

Saint Orontius of Lecce (Italian: Sant'Oronzo, sometimes Oronzio or Aronzo; Leccese: Santu Ronzu) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, along with two other figures associated with his legend, Fortunatus and Justus. He is viewed as the first bishop of Lecce.

474 · Early Church

Pabo Post Prydain (supp. fl. before 500) was a king from the Hen Ogledd or Old North of sub-Roman Britain. According to tradition Pabo "the Pillar of Britain" was driven out of the North in 460 and settled in Anglesey. He is said to have been buried in the area.

292–348 · Early Church

Pachomius , also known as Saint Pachomius the Great, is generally recognized as the founder of Christian cenobitic monasticism. Coptic churches celebrate his feast day on 9 May, and Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches mark his feast on 15 May or 28 May.

310–390 · Early Church

Saint Pacian (Pacianus) (Catalan: Sant Pacià) (c. 310–391 AD) was an early Spanish Christian prelate. Pacian served as Bishop of Barcelona from about 365 AD to 391 AD. He succeeded Praetextatus.

380 · Early Church

Saint Pafnucius was a monk who died in 380.

330 · Early Church

Palamon (d. c. 330) was an abbot of the Thebaid and, together with his disciple Pachomius, the founder of the monastery of Tabennisi in 330. Following the persecutions against Christians, he withdrew to the desert and lived as a hermit, dedicated to prayer.

201–302 · Early Church

Palatias and Laurentia (Italian: Sante Palazia e Laurenzia, Lorenza) (died 302 AD) are martyrs venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.

401–450 · Early Church

Palladius (fl. early 5th Century) was the first bishop of the Christians of Ireland, preceding Saint Patrick. It is possible that some elements of their life stories were later conflated in Irish tradition.