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201 · Early Church

Saint Christina of Osma is a 3rd-century saint venerated by the Catholic Church. Her feast day is celebrated on July 24 in Osma alongside Saint Christina of Bolsena.

399 · Early Church

Saint Cristinus is venerated as a martyr of the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of Portoferraio, an Italian city located on the island of Elba.

250–309 · Early Church

Saint Daniel of Egypt (died February 16, 309) was an Egyptian martyr and a saint in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. Driven by devotion, he accompanied Elijah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Samuel to provide support to Christians sentenced to forced labor in the quarries of Cilicia f…

350–430 · Early Church

Saint Dictinius, also known as Dictino or Dotino (died c. 420), was a Hispanic ecclesiastic and writer who served as Bishop of Astorga between the 4th and 5th centuries. Initially a Priscillianist, he later converted to Catholicism. His feast day is commemorated on April 29.

250–306 · Early Church

Dionysius of Augsburg (died c. 306), whose life dates and biography are almost entirely unknown, is a saint and martyr of the Roman Catholic Church who is said to have been the first bishop of Augsburg. All accounts are based on traditions and historical fragments.

474 · Early Church

Domnica (4th century) was a holy virgin of Carthage. Her feast day is January 8. Saint Domnica was born in Carthage and traveled to Alexandria, where she converted four pagan virgins to Christianity.

250–140 · Early Church

Eleutherius (born c. 90; died c. 138 in Aecae) was a bishop in Illyria and a martyr. According to tradition, Eleutherius lost his father at an early age and was taken by his Christian mother, Anthia, to Anacletus, Bishop of Rome, to be instructed in Christian doctrine.

257 · Early Church

Ilpide is a Christian saint venerated by both the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. A contemporary of Saint Privat (likely in the 3rd century), he was also a native of Gévaudan. He is said to have died a martyr around 257.

270 · Early Church

Saint Emeterius of Calahorra, also sometimes called Madir (died March 3, between 298 and 304), was a Roman soldier beheaded for professing Christianity.

450 · Early Church

Eptadius of Autun, or Saint Aptas, born in the late 5th century in Autun and died in 525, is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, a moneyer of Autun, priest, hermit, and monk, and the founder of the Abbey of Cervon, which would be named in his honor.

100–65 · Early Church

Eugene of Valencia was a Christian from Hispania, a supposed disciple of the Apostle James, who died around the year 65. According to a late tradition documented from the 16th century onwards, he is considered the first bishop of Valencia.

259 · Early Church

Eulogius of Tarragona, or Saint Eulogius (died January 21, 259), was a Hispano-Roman Christian cleric. While serving as a deacon, he was martyred alongside Bishop Fructuosus and the fellow deacon Augurius.

303 · Early Church

Saint Euphrasia is a Christian saint and martyr. She was born in Nicomedia during the reign of Emperor Maximian. According to tradition, she was very beautiful, kind-natured, and a faithful Christian.

400 · Early Church

Eusebius of Bologna (died 400) was the Bishop of Bologna in the 4th century. He is venerated as a saint by various Christian denominations. Honored in the Catholic and Orthodox churches, his feast day is celebrated on September 26.

250–308 · Early Church

Eutropius (died c. 308 in Amasea, Pontus) was a Christian martyr and a saint in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, and the brother of Saint Cleonicus. Eutropius lived at the turn of the 3rd and 4th centuries. He and his brother were friends of Saint Theodore the Recruit.

300 · Early Church

Eve of Dreux, whose date of birth is unknown and who died in the 13th century, is a Christian martyr venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, which celebrates her feast day on September 6, and who is the patron saint of the city of Dreux.

350 · Early Church

Evezio (fl. 4th century) was a Christian martyr killed in Nicomedia during the persecutions of Diocletian. The memory of Evezio, a martyr in Nicomedia, is contained in the early 5th-century Syriac Martyrology and in various codices of the Martyrologium Hieronymianum, which comme…

170 · Early Church

Exuperius was a 2nd-century Christian who died a martyr in Vienne, south of Lyon, alongside two companions, Severinus and Felician, during the persecutions under Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

294–336 · Early Church

Fantino the Elder, also known as the Horse-Herder (in Greek Hipponomeus) or the Wonderworker (Tauriana, 294 – Tauriana, July 24, 336), was a Calabrian Christian devoted to prayer and a friend of the poor. By virtue of numerous miracles, he is venerated as a saint.

350 · Early Church

Faustinian (Latin: Faustinianus) was a 4th-century Bishop of Bologna and a confessor. His feast day is February 26. Saint Faustinian was the second Bishop of Bologna, succeeding Zama. He suffered during the persecutions under the reign of Diocletian but survived.

250–303 · Early Church

Saint Faustinus is a Christian saint, a martyr in Rome in 303, and the brother of Saint Simplicius and Saint Beatrice (or Beatrix or Viatrix). Faustinus is a masculine given name of Latin etymology, from Faustus, meaning happy or fortunate.

1–61 · Early Church

Feliciano (d. 61) was a first-century Christian martyr born in Córdoba. Feliciano was a friend of Seneca, whom he would visit when traveling to Rome.

128 · Early Church

Felix is the third bishop of Metz. Tradition dates his death to the year 128, but it is more likely that he exercised his ministry at the beginning of the 4th century. He is a Christian saint whose feast day is February 21.

304 · Early Church

Felix (died c. 304) was a bishop of Spoleto, Umbria, and a hieromartyr. His feast day is May 18. Saint Felix, Bishop of Spoleto, was beheaded during the reigns of Diocletian and Maximian Herculius.

101–212 · Early Church

Ferreolus of Besançon (2nd century – Besançon, 212), according to tradition dating back to Saint Gregory of Tours, was a Christian priest and martyr, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

300–402 · Early Church

Firmin of Mende, or Saint Firmin, is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. As Bishop of the Gabali, Firmin may have established himself in Banassac, much like Saint Frézal later did. He could be the same person as Firmin of Amiens, whose feast day is September 25.

338–367 · Early Church

Florence of Comblé was a young Phrygian woman who followed Saint Hilary (303–367) upon his return from the exile ordered by the emperor. He consecrated her to God and offered her the opportunity to retire to Comblé, a village east of Celle-l'Évescault that was one of his many pro…

300 · Early Church

Fiorenzo of Thessaloniki (died c. 300 in Thessaloniki, Greece) was a Christian who, because of his faith, was subjected to various tortures and executed by burning during the persecutions of the Roman Empire.

301 · Early Church

Florentius of Vienne (Gaul, 4th century) was a bishop of Vienne in the Dauphiné. He is venerated as a saint by various Christian denominations.

306 · Early Church

Fortunatus of Aquileia, who died between 64 and 68, was the deacon of Bishop Hermagoras, the first bishop of the Latin city (Regio X Venetia et Histria). Both suffered martyrdom, being tortured and beheaded in Aquileia under the Emperor Nero.

303 · Early Church

Felix in Pincis is a legendary figure, venerated as a saint, who does not correspond to any real person. His legend originated to explain the existence of a chapel dedicated to Saint Felix of Nola on the Pincian Hill in Rome; hence the name Felix in Pincis (on the Pincian).

304 · Early Church

The Martyrs of Abitene were a group of North African Christians put to death in the spring of 304. These martyrs are commemorated on February 12 according to the Roman Martyrology.

296 · Early Church

Gabinus of Rome (Salona, 3rd century – Rome, 296) was a Dalmatian Christian, the father of Saint Susanna of Rome and brother of Pope Gaius. He died a martyr during the Diocletianic Persecution and is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.

301 · Early Church

Gayane, or Gaiane, is a Roman virgin martyred with her companions in Armenia in 301. Along with Saint Gregory the Illuminator and Saint Hripsime, Saint Gayane is one of the three most representative saints of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

400–407 · Early Church

Germanus of Besançon (Gaul, 4th century – Grandifonte, 407?) was the bishop of the city of Vesontio (modern-day Besançon). He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, with his feast day on October 11. Germanus was the twelfth bishop to occupy the see of Besançon.

401 · Early Church

Girons or Gerontius (from the Gascon Gironç, derived from the Latin Gerontius) is a 5th-century Christian saint. According to legend, he was one of the six companions of Saint Sever who came to evangelize Novempopulania, along with Clair of Aquitaine, Justin of Tarbes, Babylas, P…

100–100 · Early Church

Gerontius of Italica or Gerundius (Baetica, 1st century) was the first bishop of Italica. He is likely a legendary saint with no historical existence. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

400 · Early Church

Gwawr was a 6th-century saint and one of the 24 daughters of King Brychan of Ceredigion and his wife, Prawst ferch Tudwal. She may also have been referred to by the names Goddeu, Saint Gwrygon, and Gwrugon.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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…

318–404 · Early Church

Saint Isidore of Alexandria (from the Greek Ἰσίδωρος, literally "gift of Isis") was an Egyptian saint born around 318 and died around 404. Of Greek origin, he was a monk and ascetic known as the Hospitaller, and an anchorite in the Thebaid.

429 · Early Church

Jacques of Tarentaise, or Jacques of Assyria (died 429), is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church, born in Assyria. According to tradition, he is considered the evangelist of Tarentaise in Savoy and its first bishop. His feast day is January 16.

432 · Early Church

John of Naples (died 432 in Naples) was a Catholic saint and bishop. Saint John of Naples served as the Bishop of Naples. He died while celebrating Mass during the Easter festivities, in the presence of neophytes, on the final day of the Paschal Triduum.