Library

100 · Early Church

Hermes of Dalmatia (Greek: Ἑρμᾶς) is numbered among the Seventy Disciples. He was bishop in Dalmatia. He is usually identified with the Hermes mentioned by Paul in Romans 16:14, and said to have succeeded Titus as Bishop of Dalmatia.

300–400 · Early Church

Saint Hermes de Bononia was an exorcist born in 300. He died in 400 in Vidin.

100 · Early Church

Saint Hermas of Philippopolis (Greek: Έρμάς ό Φιλιππουπολίτης) was one of the Seventy Disciples and was bishop in Philippopolis in Thrace (today's Plovdiv, Bulgaria).

100–117 · Early Church

Hermione of Ephesus (Greek: Ερμιόνη της Εφέσου; d. A.D. 117) is a 2nd-century saint and martyr venerated by the Eastern Orthodox Church and Catholic Church.

201–303 · Early Church

Saint Hermión was born in 201 and died by decapitation in 303 in Rome. His remains are buried in Lagos de Moreno.

305 · Early Church

Hermolaus of Nicomedia (executed in 305) was an early Christian hieromartyr who suffered in Nicomedia alongside Hermippus and Hermocrates. He is venerated by the Orthodox Church (commemorated on July 26/August 8) and the Catholic Church (commemorated on July 27).

100–136 · Early Church

Herodion of Antioch or Heron (died 136 AD) was a 2nd-century Christian martyr and Bishop of Antioch, successor of Ignatius at Antioch, a title he held for two decades.

100 · Early Church

Herodion of Patras (also Herodian or Rodion; Greek: Ἡρωδίων, Ἡρωδιανός, Ῥοδίων) has been thought by some to have been a relative (συγγενής) of Saint Paul, as in a greeting Paul calls a Herodion a sungenēs in Romans 16:11.

490 · Early Church

Saint Hesychius or Isicius (French: Isice or Hésychius; died c. 490) was a bishop of Vienne in the Dauphiné, France. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

250–302 · Early Church

Saint Hesychius of Antioch was born in 250 and died in 302. He was executed by drowning.

350–451 · Early Church

Hesychius of Jerusalem, also spelt Hesychios and also known as Hesychius the Priest, was a Christian priest and exegete, active during the first half of the fifth century.

75 · Early Church

Saint Hierotheus (supposedly 8 BC–71 AD) is a legendary figure in the ecclesiastical history of Spain, purportedly the first bishop and martyr of Segovia, a disciple of Saint Paul, and the teacher of Saint Dionysius the Areopagite.

100–1 · Early Church

Hierotheos the Thesmothete (Greek: Ἱερόθεος ὁ Θεσμοθέτης) is the reputed first head and bishop of the Christian Athenians. The title thesmothete means ruler, or junior archon, of Athens (literally "rule-setter").

304 · Early Church

Saint Hilaria of Augsburg died in 304 in Augsburg.

291–372 · Early Church

Hilarion (291–371), also known by the bynames of Thavata, of Gaza, and in the Orthodox Church as the Great was a Christian anchorite who spent most of his life in the desert according to the example of Anthony the Great (c. 251–356).

415–468 · Early Church

Pope Hilarius (also Hilarus, Hilary; died 29 February 468) was the bishop of Rome from 461 to 468. In 449, Hilarius served as a legate for Pope Leo I at the Second Council of Ephesus.

200–284 · Early Church

Hilarius of Aquileia, also Hilary of Aquileia (Italian: Ilario d'Aquileia, also Ellaro or Elaro) (d. 16 March, c. 284) was an early Bishop of Aquileia, a martyr and saint. He is supposed to have been the second bishop of Aquileia, succeeding Hermagoras.

401–449 · Early Church

Hilary of Arles, also known by his Latin name Hilarius (c. 403–449), was a bishop of Arles in Southern France. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, with 5 May being his feast day.

258 · Early Church

In Greek mythology, Hippolyta, or Hippolyte , was a daughter of Ares and Otrera, queen of the Amazons, and a sister of Antiope and Melanippe. She wore her father Ares' zoster, the Greek word found in the Iliad and elsewhere meaning "war belt".

170–235 · Early Church

Hippolytus of Rome was a bishop of Rome and one of the most important Christian theologians of the second and third centuries whose provenance, identity, and corpus remain elusive to scholars and historians.

365–430 · Early Church

Honoratus (French: Saint Honorat; c. 350 – 6 January 429) was the founder of Lérins Abbey who later became an early Archbishop of Arles. He is honored as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. Honoratus was born in the north of Gaul to a consular Roman family.

492 · Early Church

Honoratus of Marseilles (died in the 5th century) was a Bishop of Marseilles, a continuator of Gennadius of Marseilles, a Church Father, and a saint of the Catholic Church. He is believed to be the author of the Life of Saint Hilary of Arles.

201–303 · Early Church

Saint Honorina (French: Sainte Honorine) was a 3rd-century virgin martyr of Gallo-Roman northern France, venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.

-783 · Early Church

In the Hebrew Bible, Hosea , also known as Osee (Ancient Greek: Ὡσηέ, romanized: Hōsēé), son of Beeri, was an 8th-century BC prophet in Israel and the nominal primary author of the Book of Hosea.

256–357 · Early Church

Hosius of Corduba (c. 256–359), also known as Hosius the Confessor, Osius or Ossius, was a bishop of Corduba (now Córdoba, Spain) and an important and prominent advocate for Homoousion Christianity during the period when the Arian controversy divided early Christianity.

403–490 · Early Church

Hovhannès Ier Mandakouni was born in 403 and served as a Christian priest, bishop, and Catholicos of All Armenians. A citizen of the Kingdom of Armenia and Sasanian Armenia, he died in 490 in Shirak. He is recognized as a saint.

454 · Early Church

Hovsep (Joseph) I of Holotsim, or Hovsep I Holotsmetsi (Armenian: Հովսեփ Ա Հողոցմեցի; died 454), was Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church from 439/440 (444 for the temporal duties of the office) to 452.

96–108 · Early Church

Hyacinth (Greek: Ὑάκινθος, Hyakinthos; died 108 AD) was a young Christian living at the start of the second century, who is honored as a martyr and a saint by both the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.

142 · Early Church

Pope Hyginus (Greek: Υγίνος) was the bishop of Rome from c. 138 to his death in c. 142. Tradition holds that during his papacy he determined the various prerogatives of the clergy and defined the grades of the ecclesiastical hierarchy.

360 · Early Church

Saint Hilary of Toulouse (Hylarius, Hilaris, Yllarius) was a 4th-century bishop of Toulouse and one of the first of the diocese. Although his existence is considered certain, the exact period of his episcopate, which took place during the second half of the 4th century, is unknow…

366–446 · Early Church

Hypatius of Bithynia (Greek: Ὑπάτιος; died ca. 450) 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.

300–350 · Early Church

Hypatius of Gangra (Ancient Greek: Ὑπάτιος Γαγγρῶν) was Titular Bishop of Gangra, Asia Minor. He was present at the First Ecumenical Council where he supported Saint Athanasius the Great against the Arian heresy.

362 · Early Church

Saint Ia of Persia was a Christian who died in 362. She was executed by decapitation.

385 · Early Church

Saint Illidius (French: Saint Allyre, Alyre; died 385) was a 4th-century bishop of Clermont, France. To Illidius is attributed the rise of Clermont-Ferrand as a center of religious teaching and culture. Gregory of Tours mentions Illidius in his work.

450 · Early Church

Ina ach Cynyr was a late 5th-century saint, the daughter of Marchell ach Brychan and Cynyr of Caer Gawch, and sister to Non and Gwen of Cornwall. She founded Llanina in Ceredigion and another Llanina near St Davids, and on the nearby coast there is a rock known as Carreg Ina.

100–100 · Early Church

Saint Indaletius (Spanish: San Indalecio) is venerated as the patron saint of Almería, Spain. Tradition makes him a Christian missionary of the 1st century, during the Apostolic Age.

400–417 · Early Church

Pope Innocent I (Latin: Innocentius I) was the bishop of Rome from 401 to his death on 12 March 417. From the beginning of his papacy, he was seen as the general arbitrator of ecclesiastical disputes in both the East and the West.

290–310 · Early Church

Innocentia (born between 285 and 288; died between 303 and 305; sometimes referred to as Innocentia of Rimini) is, according to early Christian accounts, a 4th-century martyr. Her feast day is September 16. No historical evidence regarding her life is known.

300–302 · Early Church

Saint Innocentius was born in Ancient Egypt in 300 and died in Saint-Maurice in 302. He was decapitated and is recognized as a saint.

285–353 · Early Church

Innocentius of Tortona was a Catholic priest and bishop born in Tortona in 285. A citizen of Ancient Rome, he died in 353. He is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

349–379 · Early Church

Irene of Rome (also Erena, Hirena, and Heira; born c. 349/350; died c. 379, buried in Rome) is venerated as a virgin and saint in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. Her feast day is February 21. She is said to have been the sister of Pope Damasus I.

130–202 · Early Church

Irenaeus was a Greek bishop noted for his role in guiding and expanding Christian communities in the southern regions of present-day France and, more widely, for the development of Christian theology by opposing Gnostic interpretations of Christian Scripture and defending orthodo…

300–304 · Early Church

Saint Irenaeus of Sirmium (died 304 AD) was an Illyrian bishop of Sirmium in Pannonia, which is now Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia. He was bishop during the reign of Diocletian. Irenaeus refused to offer pagan sacrifices, even at the behest of his family.

1–100 · Early Church

Saint Irene (Erina) in Catholicism known as Irene of Lecce and in Orthodox Christianity as Irene of Macedonia (Αγία Ειρήνη η Μεγαλομάρτυς) was a pre-congregation saint, Great Martyr, said to have lived sometime during the 1st or 2nd century.

300–304 · Early Church

Saint Irene of Rome (died 288 AD) was a Christian woman in the Roman Empire during the reign of Diocletian. She was the wife of Saint Castulus. According to Christian legend, she attended to Saint Sebastian after he was wounded by Mauretanian archers.

201–304 · Early Church

Saint Agape, Saint Chionia and Saint Irene (Greek: Αγάπη, Χιονία και Ειρήνη) were sisters and Christian saints from Aquileia, martyred at Thessalonica in 304 AD.

393 · Early Church

Irenion of Gaza, Saint Irenion (Latin: Irenionus; died between 389–393), was the first bishop of Gaza and a saint of the Catholic Church. Mentions of the saint are found in the Vita Porphyrii, authored by the historian and deacon Marcus, a collaborator of Saint Porphyrius, and i…

348–439 · Early Church

Isaac or Sahak of Armenia (c. 350 – c. 438) was the catholicos (or patriarch) of the Armenian Church from c. 387 until c. 438. He is sometimes known as Isaac the Great or Sahak the Parthian (Armenian: Սահակ Պարթեւ; Sahak Part῾ew) in reference to his father's Parthian origin.

400–383 · Early Church

Saint Isaac the Confessor, also Isaacius or Isaakios (Ancient Greek: Ἰσαάκιος or Ἰσάκιος; died May 30, 383 AD), founder of the Dalmatian Monastery in Constantinople, was a Christian monk who is honored as a saint and confessor.

492 · Early Church

Isaiah the Solitary (? – 11 August 491), also known as Isaiah of Gaza, Isaias the Solitary, Abba Isaiah, or possibly also Isaiah of Scetis, was a Christian ascetic and monastic writer known from the Sayings of the Desert Fathers and various Palestinian Miaphysite sources.