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201–304 · Early Church

Saturninus of Carthage was a North African Christian martyr killed by Maximian in 304 after being exiled to Rome during the Decian persecution, as stated in an inscription dedicated to him by Pope Damasus I. He was buried in the Catacomb of Trasone on the via Salaria.

353 · Early Church

Saint Satyrus of Arezzo (fl. 304 AD) 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.

339–378 · Early Church

Satyrus of Milan (Italian: San Satiro) was an Italian Catholic administrator born in Augusta Treverorum, who was the brother of Ambrose of Milan and Marcellina.

311 · Early Church

Savina of Milan (Italian: Savina di Milano; died 311) was a Milanese Christian martyr who was killed during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, being commemorated on 30 January.

250 · Early Church

Savinien (Latin: Sabinianus), who lived in the 3rd century, was a Christian martyr and the first bishop of Sens, sent from Rome to Gaul with his companion Potentian. They are celebrated together as saints on October 19.

372–447 · Early Church

Secundinus (fl. 5th century), or Sechnall (Modern Irish: Seachnall) as he was known in Irish, was founder and patron saint of Domhnach Sechnaill, County Meath, who went down in medieval tradition as a disciple of St Patrick and one of the first bishops of Armagh.

100–100 · Early Church

Saint Secundus or Secundius (Spanish: San Segundo) is venerated as a Christian missionary and martyr of the 1st century, during the Apostolic Age. He evangelized the town of Abula, which has been identified as either Abla or Ávila, and became its first bishop.

100–119 · Early Church

Secundus of Asti (Italian: Secondo di Asti) (died c. 119) is venerated as a martyr and saint. His feast day is generally celebrated on 29 March. Until the 15th century it was celebrated at Asti on 30 March, but it is now celebrated there on the first Tuesday in May.

250 · Early Church

Secundus of Victimulae was a Roman soldier born in the Thebaid in 250. He died by decapitation in Ventimiglia and is recognized as a Catholic saint.

450–475 · Early Church

Senator of Milan or Senator of Settala (Italian: Senatore di Settala) was Bishop of Milan from 472 to 475. He is honoured as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Catholic Church and his feast day is 28 May.

250 · Early Church

Sennen (Cornish: Sen Senan) is a coastal civil parish and a village in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Sennen village is situated approximately eight miles (13 km) west-southwest of Penzance.

307 · Early Church

Saint Septimius of Iesi (Italian: Settimio di Jesi) (d. 307) was the first Bishop of Iesi, a martyr, and a saint. Septimius was born in what is now Germany, and after an education in the liberal arts, began a military career.

248 · Early Church

Serapion of Alexandria (Ancient Greek: Σεραπίων ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς) was a physician who lived in the 3rd century BC. He belonged to the Empiric school, and so much extended and improved the system of Philinus of Cos, that the creation of the school is attributed to him by some ancient…

200–211 · Early Church

Serapion of Antioch was a Patriarch of Antioch (Greek: Σεραπίων; 191–211). He is known primarily through his theological writings, although all but a few fragments of his works have perished. His feast day is celebrated on 30 October.

300–370 · Early Church

Serapion or Sarapion (Greek: Σεραπίων, romanized: Serapíon; Russian: Серапион; fl. early 4th century), known as Serapion of Nitria, Serapion of Thmuis or Serapion the Scholastic, was an early Christian monk and bishop of Thmuis in Lower Egypt.

356 · Early Church

Serapion the Sindonite was a Christian monk from Egypt who is considered a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church. His feast day is on 7 April in the Orthodox Church. He is inscribed on the Roman Martyrology for 21 March.

300 · Early Church

Serena of Rome is a legendary third-century martyr and saint listed in the Martyrologium Romanum. She is listed as the wife of Diocletian, however that claim is unproven and she has been removed from the calendar of saints.

300–400 · Early Church

Saint Serena of Spoleto was born in 300 and died in 400. She died in Spoleto.

250–302 · Early Church

Serenus the Gardener, also known as "Serenus of Billom", "Sirenatus", and, in French: Cerneuf is a 4th-century martyr who is venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.

300–303 · Early Church

Sergius (or Serge) and Bacchus (Greek: Σέργιος & Βάκχος; Classical Syriac: ܣܪܓܝܤ ܘܒܟܘܤ, romanized: Sargīs wa Bākūs; Arabic: سركيس و باخوس, romanized: Sarkīs wa Bākhūs, also called Arabic: سرجيس و باكوس, romanized: Sarjīs wa Bākūs) were fourth-century Syrian Christian soldiers rev…

304 · Early Church

Saint Sergius (Greek: Σέργιος; died 304) was a Cappadocian monk who was martyred in the persecutions of Diocletian. His feast day is 24 February. Sergius was a magistrate, who became a hermit.

407 · Early Church

Saint Sever de Novempopulanie was a Christian who died in 407. He was killed by decapitation in Saint-Sever.

400–403 · Early Church

Severin of Cologne (Latin: Severinus) was the third Bishop of Cologne, living in the later 4th century. Severin is said in 376 to have founded a monastery in the then Colonia Agrippina in honour of the martyrs Cornelius and Cyprian, from which developed the later Basilica of St.…

410–482 · Early Church · Benedictines

Severinus of Noricum (c. 410 – 8 January 482) is a saint, known as the "Apostle to Noricum". It has been speculated that he was born in either Southern Italy or in the Roman province of Africa.

201–304 · Early Church

Severus of Barcelona (Catalan: Sant Sever; Spanish: San Severo) 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.

301–409 · Early Church

Saint Severus (Italian: San Severo di Napoli) (died 409) was a bishop of Naples during the 4th and 5th centuries. He is considered the eleventh legitimate Catholic bishop of Naples, and the twelfth overall, succeeding Maximus.

300–340 · Early Church

Saint Severus of Ravenna was a 4th-century Bishop of Ravenna who attended the Council of Sardica in 343. He was ordained as a bishop due to his personal virtue and because of "the sign of a dove". He is commemorated on February 1.

300–341 · Early Church

Mar Shimun Bar Sabbae (Classical Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܒܪܨܒܥܐ, romanized: Shemʿon bar Ṣabbaʿe; died Good Friday, 345) was the Assyrian Bishop of Seleucia-Ctesiphon, from Persia, the de facto head of the Church of the East until his death.

348–466 · Early Church

Shenoute of Atripe, also known as Shenoute the Great or Saint Shenoute the Archimandrite , was the abbot of the White Monastery in Egypt. He is considered a saint by the Oriental Orthodox Churches and is one of the most renowned saints of the Coptic Orthodox Church.

440–475 · Early Church

Shushanik (Armenian: Շուշանիկ; Georgian: შუშანიკი; c. 440 – 475), also known as Shushanika or Vardandukht, was a Christian Armenian woman who was tortured to death by her husband Varsken in the town of Tsurtavi, Georgia.

1 · Early Church

St. Sidonius (also called Cedonius, or Restitutus) is traditionally held to be St. Maximinus of Aix's successor as Archbishop of Aix. He is also traditionally held to be a blind man healed by Jesus.

430–489 · Early Church

Gaius Sollius Modestus Apollinaris Sidonius, better known as Sidonius Apollinaris (5 November, c. 430 – 481/490 AD), was a poet, diplomat, and bishop.

407 · Early Church

Saint Sylvain of Ahun, or Silvain of Ahun, is a saint of the Catholic Church venerated in the Limousin region and its surroundings. He was martyred in the town of Ahun on October 16, 407. His feast day is October 16.

250 · Early Church

Silas or Silvanus was a leading member of the Early Christian community, who according to the New Testament accompanied Paul the Apostle on his second missionary journey. Silas is traditionally assumed to be the same as the Silvanus mentioned in four epistles.

407 · Early Church

Silvanus (or Sylvanus; French: Silvain, Sauvan, Salvan, Souvain) of Ahun is venerated as a martyr and saint. According to the tradition, Silvanus was a deacon who was killed by Vandals at the battle of Agedunum or Acitodunum (Ahun) on 16 October 407.

390–459 · Early Church

Simeon Stylites or Symeon the Stylite[n 1] (Greek: Συμεών ό Στυλίτης; Syriac: ܫܡܥܘܢ ܕܐܣܛܘܢܐ, romanized: Šimʕun dʼAstˁonā; Arabic: سمعان العمودي, romanized: Simʿān al-ʿAmūdī c. 390 – 2 September 459) was a Syrian Christian ascetic who achieved notability by living 36 years on top…

100–108 · Early Church

Simeon of Jerusalem, or Simon of Clopas (Hebrew: שמעון הקלפוס), was a Jewish Christian leader and according to most Christian traditions the second Bishop of Jerusalem (63 or 70–107 or 117), succeeding James, brother of Jesus.

250–303 · Early Church

Simplicius of Rome was a martyr of the year 303, considered a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. The etymology of his name comes from the Latin simplex, meaning simple. He was the brother of Saint Faustinus and Saint Beatrice (or Beatrix or Viatrix).

320–401 · Early Church

Simplician (Latin: Simplicianus; Italian: Simpliciano) was Bishop of Milan from 397 to 400 or 401 AD. He is honoured as a Saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches and his feast day is August 14.

201–304 · Early Church

Saint Simplicio of Olbia was a Catholic priest and bishop born in 201 and died in 304. He is recognized as a saint within the Catholic Church.

420–483 · Early Church

Pope Simplicius (died 2 or 10 March 483) was the bishop of Rome from 468 to his death on 10 March 483. He combated the Eutychian heresy, ended the practice of consecrating bishops only in December, and sought to offset the effects of Germanic invasions.

375 · Early Church

Simplicius (died Autun, 4th century) was a Roman bishop in 4th-century Gaul, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. What we know of the holy bishop Simplicius comes from the De gloria confessorum by Gregory of Tours (late 6th century), who testifies to having seen his tomb…

340 · Early Church

Simplicius of Verona was a presbyter and bishop of Ancient Rome who died in 340. He is venerated as a saint and is buried at San Procolo in Verona.

334–399 · Early Church

Pope Siricius (c. 334 – 26 November 399) was the bishop of Rome from December 384 to his death on 26 November 399. In response to inquiries from Bishop Himerius of Tarragona, Siricius issued the Directa decretal, containing decrees of baptism, church discipline and other matters.…

397 · Early Church

Vigilius of Trent (Italian: San Vigilio di Trento; German: Vigilius von Trient; c. 353 – 26 June 405) is venerated as the patron saint and bishop of Trent.

350–429 · Early Church

Saint Sisoës the Great (also Sisoi the Great, Sisoy the Great, Sisoes of Sceté or Shishoy; Coptic: ⲁⲡⲁ ϫⲓϫⲱⲓ; died 429 AD) was an early Christian desert father, a solitary monk pursuing asceticism in the Egyptian desert in a cave of his predecessor, St Anthony the Great.

42–126 · Early Church

Pope Sixtus I (Greek: Σίξτος), also spelled Xystus, a Roman of Greek descent, was the bishop of Rome from c. 117 or 119 to his death c. 126 or 128. He succeeded Alexander I and was in turn succeeded by Telesphorus. His feast is celebrated on 6 April.

390–440 · Early Church

Pope Sixtus III, also called Pope Xystus III, was the bishop of Rome from 31 July 432 to his death on 18 August 440. His ascension to the papacy is associated with a period of increased construction in the city of Rome.

67 · Early Church

Saint Sixtus of Reims (French: Sixte de Reims) (died c. 300) is considered the first bishop of Reims. According to Hincmar, a 9th-century archbishop of Reims, Sixtus was sent from Rome by Pope Sixtus II to Gaul to assist in Christianizing the region.

193–221 · Early Church

Saint Sophia of Sicily (Byzantium, 192 or 193 – Pantalica, September 18, 221) was a Christian martyr and the patron saint of Sortino, in the Free Municipal Consortium of Syracuse, Sicily. Her liturgical memorial is celebrated on September 10.