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Saint Sabinus of Spoleto300–303 · Early Church
Sabinus of Spoleto (died c. 303) was a bishop in the early Christian church who resisted the Diocletianic Persecution and was martyred. According to legend, Venustian, governor of Etruria and Umbria, had Sabinus and his deacons arrested in Assisi.
- Saint Sadwrn
480 · Early Church
Two Welsh saints bear the name Sadwrn : St Sadwrn of Llansadwrn near Beaumaris in Anglesey, and St Sadwrn of Henllan in Denbighshire. A burial stone dating from AD 550 at the latest, discovered in 1742, suggests that St Sadwrn of Llansadwrn may also have been known as Sadyrnin (…
- Saint Sagar
100–175 · Early Church
Saint Sagar or Sagaris was a martyr of the early Christian church. He 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.
Saint Saint Aemilianus484 · Early Church
Saint Aemilianus (or Aemilius) 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 emmired in the Arian persecution in Africa.
Saint Saint Afra300–304 · Early Church
Saint Afra (died 304) was martyred during the Diocletian persecution. Along with Saint Ulrich & St Simpert, she is a patron saint of Augsburg. Her feast day is August 7. Afra was dedicated to the service of the goddess Venus by her mother, Hilaria.
Saint Saint Alban300–305 · Early Church
Saint Alban is venerated as the first-recorded British Christian martyr, for which reason he is considered to be the protomartyr of Britain. Along with fellow Saints Julius and Aaron, Alban is one of three named martyrs recorded at an early date from Roman Britain (Amphibalus was…
Saint Saint Amadour1 · Early Church
Saint Amadour is the legendary founder of the shrine of Our Lady of Rocamadour in France. He is believed to have been a hermit. His feast day is 20 August. There is also a legendary pilgrimage path closeby to his shrine.
Saint Saint Ampelio350–410 · Early Church
Ampelius (Latin: Ampelius, Italian: Ampelio) was Archbishop of Milan from 671 to 676. He is honoured as a saint in the Catholic Church. Almost nothing is known about the life and the episcopate of Ampelius.
Saint Saint Anatolia236–251 · Early Church
Saints Victoria, Anatolia, and Audax (Italian: Sante Vittoria, Anatolia, e Audace) are venerated as martyrs and saints by the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church. Victoria and Anatolia are mentioned (without Audax) in the Roman Martyrology under the date of 10 July.
Saint Saint Andrew Stratelates302 · Early Church
Andrew Stratelates, also known as Andrew the Tribune (Greek: Ἀνδρέας ὁ Στρατηλάτης, tr. Andréas o Stratelátes) or Andrew the Commander is a 3rd-century Roman soldier who is commemorated with his 2,593 soldiers as martyrs by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church on 1…
Saint Saint Archelaus100 · Early Church
Saint Archelaus was born in Fordongianus and died there in 100. He is recognized as a saint.
Saint Saint Aurelius301–430 · Early Church
Aurelius of Carthage was a Christian saint who died around 430. A friend of Augustine of Hippo, he was bishop of Carthage from about 391 until his death. Not much is known about his life outside of his ecclesiastical activities.
Saint Saint Balbina150–130 · Early Church
The mythical Balbina of Rome (Latin: bahl-BEE-nə), sometimes called Saint Balbina and Balbina the Virgin has been venerated as a virgin martyr and saint of the Catholic Church.
Saint Saint Barbara273–306 · Early Church
Saint Barbara (Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Βαρβάρα; Coptic: Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲁ; Church Slavonic: Великомученица Варва́ра Илиопольская; Arabic: القديسة الشهيدة بربارة), known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian Syrian Greek saint and martyr.
Saint Saint Bassian319–409 · Early Church
Bassianus of Lodi (Italian: Bassiano di Lodi, Latin: Bassianus Laudensis; c. 320 – 413) was an Italian saint, the patron saint of Lodi, Bassano del Grappa, and Pizzighettone in Italy.
Saint Saint Behnam301–350 · Early Church
Saints Behnam, Sarah, and the Forty Martyrs were 4th-century Christians who suffered martyrdom during the reign of Zoroastrian King Shapur II. They are venerated as saints in the Oriental Orthodox Churches.
- Saint Saint Benedict of Cupra
201–304 · Early Church
Saint Benedict of Cupra was a citizen of Ancient Rome born in 201. He died in 304 in Cupra Marittima.
Saint Saint Benjamin the Deacon and Martyr400–424 · Early Church
Benjamin (AD 329 – c. 424) was a deacon martyred around 424 in Persia. 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.
Saint Saint Bessus201–300 · Early Church
Bessus, sometimes Besse, (Italian: San Besso) is venerated as a member of the legendary Theban Legion, whose members were led by Maurice and were martyred for their Christian faith in the 3rd century.
Saint Saint Bibiana348–363 · Early Church
Saint Bibiana (Bibiane, Viviana, or Vivian) is a Roman Virgin martyr. The earliest mention in an authentic historical authority occurs in the Liber Pontificalis, where the biography of Pope Simplicius (468–483) states that this pope "consecrated a basilica of the holy martyr Bibi…
Saint Saint Candidus300–303 · Early Church
Candidus (died c. 287 AD) was a commander of the Theban Legion. The Theban Legion was composed of Christians from Upper Egypt. He is venerated as a Christian saint and martyr. Candidus was first mentioned as a member of the Theban Legion by Eucherius, Bishop of Lyon (434 AD).
Saint Saint Canius201–300 · Early Church
Saint Canius (Italian: San Canio or San Canione) was a Roman Catholic bishop and martyr, and patron saint of the cities of Calitri, Acerenza and its archdiocese. He may have been a descendant of the Roman gens Cania. He is venerated on 25 May.
Saint Saint Celestina230–250 · Early Church
Saint Celestina was born in Rome in 230 and died in the same city in 250. A citizen of Ancient Rome, she is recognized as a saint.
Venerable Saint Chariton201–350 · Early Church
Chariton the Confessor (Greek: Χαρίτων; mid-3rd century, Iconium, Asia Minor – c. 350, Judaean desert) was an early Christian monk. He is venerated as a saint by both the Western and Eastern Churches. His remembrance day is September 28.
Saint Saint Chrysogonus250–303 · Early Church
Saint Chrysogonus (Italian: San Crisogono, Croatian: Krševan) was an early Christian martyr. According to holy tradition, he was a knight in the Roman army. In exchange for abandoning Christianity, Roman emperor Diocletian offered him the position of prefect of a province.
Saint Saint Cleopatra250–327 · Early Church
Saint Cleopatra (Greek: Κλεοπάτρα; died 327) was a Christian saint who lived between the 3rd century and 4th century. She is venerated in the Catholic Church, and Eastern Orthodoxy. Cleopatra originally came from a village called Edra near Mount Tabor in Lower Galilee.
Saint Saint Concordia1000–258 · Early Church
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- Saint Saint Cresci
250 · Early Church
Saint Saint Cristanziano280–310 · Early Church
Saint Cristanziano (Ascoli, 280 – Ascoli, May 13, 310) was a Roman Christian deacon and martyr who lived in late antiquity, between the 3rd and 4th centuries AD.
Saint Saint Cunera377 · Early Church
Saint Cunera of Rhenen, also Kunera (strangled to death in Rhenen, diocese of Utrecht, 28 October 340) was a virgin and martyr. Her name is first mentioned in the 11th century.
- Saint Saint Célidoine
451 · Early Church
Saint Célidoine served as a bishop and prelate. He died in 451.
- Saint Saint Darius
400 · Early Church
St. Darius (or Dario) is a saint of the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. His feast day is celebrated October 21 (or December 19 in the Catholic Church).
Saint Saint Domnin379 · Early Church
Domnin (died 5 November 379) was the first Bishop of Digne, from 364 to 379 and was also the archbishop of the city of Vienne, Isère. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.
Saint Saint Domnius300–304 · Early Church
Saint Domnius (also known as Saint Dujam or Saint Duje, Saint Domnio, Saint Doimus, or Saint Domninus) was a Bishop of Salona (today's Solin) around the year 300, and is venerated as the patron of the nearby city of Split in modern Croatia.
- Saint Saint Donata
100 · Early Church
Donata was a Roman martyr. Her feast day is December 31. Saint Donata, along with Saints Hilaria, Nomiflanda, Paulina, Rustica, Rogata, Dominanda, Serotina, and Saturnina, were martyred in Rome.
Saint Saint Donatus of Muenstereifel140–173 · Early Church
Donatus of Muenstereifel is a catacomb saint whose relics are found in the Jesuit church in Bad Muenstereifel. He is widely venerated in the Rhine valley region of Germany and the Low Countries, and he is a patron saint of Buda and of protection against lightning.
Saint Saint Eigen1 · Early Church
Saint Eigen, also spelled Eurgen, Eurgain or Eurgan, was the legendary, and possibly historical first female Christian saint among the Britons.
Saint Saint Emmanuel250–304 · Early Church
Saint Emmanuel (died c. 304), was arrested and executed at Sirmium, in what is now Serbia, with 42 other martyrs, including Quadratus (Codratus) and Theodocius, in 304 as part of Diocletian's persecution of the Christians. Their feast day is 26 March.
Saint Saint Epimachus252 · Early Church
Epimachus of Alexandria was a Roman martyr who died in 250 during the Decian persecution. He and his companions—Alexander, Ammonarion, Mercuria, Dionysia and other women—were beheaded at Alexandria. They are commemorated on 12 December.
Saint Saint Estelle250 · Early Church
Saint Estelle was an alleged third-century martyr in Gaul, daughter of an illustrious Roman and descended from a powerful family of Druids. She was attracted to the group of Eutropius of Saintes, who was the first bishop of the area, and asked to be baptized.
Saint Saint Euchaire362 · Early Church
Eucharius, or Eucaire, is a 4th-century saint from Lorraine who was martyred in Pompey, France. This itinerant bishop bears the prestigious name of the first bishop of Trier, who served around 250.
Saint Saint Fabiola400–399 · Early Church
Fabiola (Italian: Santa Fabiola, also known as Fabiola of Rome) was a physician and Roman matron of rank of the company of noble Roman women who, under the influence of the Church Father Jerome, gave up all earthly pleasures and devoted herself to the practice of Christian asceti…
- Saint Saint Fabius
250–303 · Early Church
Fabius (born on Mauretania, died 303 or 304 in Mauretania Caesariensis, nowadays Cherchell, Algeria) was a martyr of the Roman Empire from the ancient Mauretania, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church.
Saint Saint Faith290–303 · Early Church
Saint Faith, Saint Faith of Conques or Saint Faith of Agen (Latin: Sancta Fides; French: Sainte Foy; Spanish: Santa Fe) is a saint who is said to have been a girl or young woman of Agen in Aquitaine.
Saint Saint Florian250–304 · Early Church
Florian (Latin: Florianus; AD 250 – c. 304) was a Christian holy man and the patron saint of chimney sweeps, soapmakers, and firefighters. His feast day is 4 May.
- Saint Saint Gallicanus
363 · Early Church
Saint Gallicanus was a Roman martyr in Egypt in 363 AD, during the reign of Julian. A former general, he converted to Christianity and retired to Ostia where he was involved in a variety of charitable works. The Emperor exiled him to Egypt, where he was later martyred.
- Saint Saint Glaphyra
324 · Early Church
Glaphyra (Greek: Γλαφύρα; c. 35 BC – c. 7 AD) was an Anatolian princess from Cappadocia, and a Queen of Mauretania by her second marriage to King Juba II of Mauretania.
Saint Saint Glyceria200–177 · Early Church
Saint Glyceria (Greek: Γλυκερία; died ca. 177 in Perinthus, Propontis) was a Roman virgin of the early church. According to Christian tradition, she was forced to pay tribute to a stone statue of Jupiter but it was destroyed while she stood before it.
Saint Saint Gordianus320–362 · Early Church
Gordianus (died 362) was a Roman martyr who was killed during the reign of Julian the Apostate, and is commemorated on 10 May. In his funeral inscription, Gordianus's youth is contrasted with his mature faith. Later Acts make him a pagan and a judge.