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190–200 · Early Church

Sophia of Egypt, or Saint Sophia of Egypt (died 200), was a Christian who suffered martyrdom alongside Irene, also an Egyptian, who is likewise venerated as a saint. Her feast day is celebrated on September 18.

201–137 · Early Church

Saint Sophia of Rome was an early Christian martyr venerated by many churches. She is identified in hagiographical tradition with the figure of Sophia of Milan, the mother of Saints Faith, Hope and Charity (Ancient Greek: Pistis, Elpis and Agape, Latin: Fides, Spes, and Caritas),…

1–138 · Early Church

Saint Sophia (died 137) is a saint venerated by the Orthodox Church, whose feast day is celebrated on September 18, and by the Catholic Church, which celebrates her on September 30.

201–305 · Early Church

Saint Sossius or Sosius (Italian: Sosso, Sossio or Sosio; 275 – 305 AD) was Deacon of Misenum, an important naval base of the Roman Empire in the Bay of Naples. He was martyred along with Saint Januarius at Pozzuoli during the Diocletian Persecutions.

100 · Early Church

Sosthenes /ˈsɒsθə.niːz/ (Greek: Σωσθένης, Sōsthénēs, "safe in strength") was the chief ruler of the synagogue at Corinth, who, according to the Acts of the Apostles, was seized and beaten by the mob in the presence of Gallio (c. 5 BC – c.

201–400 · Early Church

Saint Sosthenes of Chalcedon was born in Chalcedon in 201 and died in the same city in 400.

200–175 · Early Church

Pope Soter (Greek: Σωτήρ, Latin: Soterius) was the bishop of Rome from c. 167 to his death in c. 174. According to the Annuario Pontificio, the dates may have ranged from 162–168 to 170–177. He was born in Fundi, in the Lazio region of Italy.

201–304 · Early Church

Saint Soteris (Italian: Santa Sotere, died 304 AD) was a Roman Christian virgin martyr, who was put to death for her faith in the early 4th century.

201 · Early Church

300–250 · Early Church

The gens Rutilia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome. Members of this gens appear in history beginning in the second century BC. The first to obtain the consulship was Publius Rutilius Rufus in 105 BC.

264–333 · Early Church

Aristaces or Aristakes I (Armenian: Արիստակէս Ա, romanized: Aristakēs) was the second Catholicos of the Armenian Church from 325 until his death in 333.

350–348 · Early Church

Husik I or Yusik (Armenian: Հուսիկ (reformed); Յուսիկ (classical); c. 295 – 347) was hereditary patriarch of the Armenian Church of the Gregorid line during the reign of the Arsacid king Tiran (r. 341–347?).

1–44 · Early Church

James the Great (Koine Greek: Ἰάκωβος, romanized: Iákōbos; Classical Syriac: ܝܥܩܘܒ, romanized: Yaʿqōḇ; died c. 44) was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus.

300–304 · Early Church

Saint Julian of Brioude (†304) was a legendary martyr and saint from the Auvergne region of France. Although the main focus of his cultus was in the small village of Brioude, he was originally from the city of Vienne, and also associated with Clermont.

323 · Early Church

Saint St. Mane died in 323. He is recognized as a saint.

329–373 · Early Church

Nerses I the Great (Armenian: Ներսէս Ա Մեծ, romanized: Nersēs A Mets; died c. 373), also known as Nerses the Parthian (Ներսէս Պարթև, Nersēs Part’ev), was an Armenian Catholicos (or Patriarch) who lived in the fourth century.

250–342 · Early Church

Vrtanes also known Saint Vrtanes (Armenian: Սբ. Վրթանէս Ա. Պարթև) was the 14th Catholicos-Patriarch of the Armenian Apostolic Church serving from 333 until his death in 341. He was the son of Julitta (or Mariam) of Armenia and Gregory the Illuminator.

54 · Early Church

Stachys the Apostle (Greek: Στάχυς, "ear-spike"; died 54) was the second bishop of Byzantium, from 38 to 54 AD according to tradition. Stachys is mentioned just one time in the New Testament as a person loved by Paul the Apostle (Romans 16:9).

300–257 · Early Church

Pope Stephen I (Greek: Στέφανος Α΄ Latin: Stephanus I) was the Bishop of Rome from 12 May 254 to his death on 2 August 257. He was later canonized as a saint and some accounts say he was killed while celebrating Mass. Stephen was born in Rome.

100–100 · Early Church

Saint Stephen of Nicaea was a Christian presbyter and bishop born in 300 in Nicaea. He died in 400 in Reggio Calabria.

350 · Early Church

Stylian of Paphlagonia (Latin: Stylianus, Greek: Στυλιανός), also known as Stylian the Hermit, is venerated as a saint from Adrianopolis in the province of Paphlagonia (modern Turkey). Stylian of Paphlagonia was born in Adrianopolis sometime between AD 400 and 500.

360–420 · Early Church

Sulpicius Severus was a Christian writer and native of Aquitania in modern-day France. He is known for his chronicle of sacred history, as well as his biography of Saint Martin of Tours.

260–300 · Early Church

Susanna the Deaconess (Ancient Greek: Σωσάννα ἡ διακόνισσα) was a deaconess, cross-dressing saint and martyr who supposedly lived in Palestine in the 4th century.

379 · Early Church

56 · Early Church

Blessed Elio of Koštabona (Saint Helias), a Christian deacon, missionary, preacher, and Roman martyr, born in Koštabona (then Castrum Bonae), died on July 18, 56, in Koper (then Aegida), is considered the patron saint of the city of Koper, the Diocese of Koper, and Istria.

284 · Early Church

Saint Servulus (Latin: Servulus) is a Christian saint who lived for a time as a hermit in a cave at a location now named Socerb after him, on the Karst Edge. Servulus was born in Trieste to noble parents, Eulogius and Clementia.

300–311 · Early Church

Silvanus of Gaza (Latin: Silvanus) was a priest and later a bishop of Gaza who died a martyr in 311, having been beheaded during the reign of Diocletian.

330–420 · Early Church

Sylvia of Aquitaine was a fourth century nun from Aquitaine who was believed, based on an account attributed to her, to have gone on a pilgrimage sometime between 379 and 388 A.D. This account, however, is now attributed to another nun named Egeria.

400–400 · Early Church

Sylvius of Toulouse (Silvius, French: Selve, Sylve) was bishop of Toulouse from 360 AD to 400 AD. He was succeeded by Exuperius. Sylvius began construction of the basilica of St. Sernin of Toulouse towards the end of the 4th century.

200–178 · Early Church

Symphorian (Symphorianus, Symphorien), Timotheus (Timothy), and Hippolytus of Rome are three Christian martyrs who, though they were unrelated and were killed in different places and at different times, shared a common feast day in the General Roman Calendar from at least the 156…

100–135 · Early Church

Symphorosa (Italian: Sinforosa; died circa AD 138) is venerated as a saint of the Catholic Church. According to tradition, she was martyred with her seven sons at Tibur (present Tivoli, Lazio, Italy) toward the end of the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian (117–38), or during the…

380–460 · Early Church

Syncletica of Alexandria (Ancient Greek: Συγκλητική, romanized: Synkletikḗ) was a Christian saint, ascetic, anchorite, and Desert Mother from Roman Egypt in the 4th century AD.

350–381 · Early Church

Saint Syrus of Genoa (Italian: San Siro di Genova) (died around June 29, 381 AD) was a priest and later bishop of Genoa during the fourth century AD. Born at Struppa, a neighborhood of Genoa, he had a reputation for holiness and zeal.

301–400 · Early Church

Syrus of Pavia (Italian: San Siro di Pavia), also spelled Sirus, is traditionally said to have been the first bishop of Pavia during the 1st century.

401 · Early Church

Saint Taisia was born in 401. She is recognized as a saint.

410–490 · Early Church

The Tammaro (Tàmmaro) is a river in southwestern Italy, with a length of 78 kilometres (48 mi) and catchment area of 673 square kilometres (260 mi2). It rises in the Sella del Vinchiaturo in the Apennine Mountains and is a tributary of the Calore Irpino river.

246–265 · Early Church

Tarsicius or Tarcisius was a martyr of the early Christian church who lived in the 3rd century. The little that is known about him comes from a metrical inscription by Pope Damasus I, who was pope in the second half of the 4th century.

400–495 · Early Church

Tassac (also Tassach; died c. AD 497) was an Irish saint, born in the first decade of the 5th century, died c. 497 and whose feast day falls on the 14 April.

401 · Early Church

Saint Tathana was a 5th-century saint of South Wales. Very little is known of her actual life. She was born c.465 AD and she was the granddaughter of Meuric ap Tewdric of Trebeferad.

120–173 · Early Church

Tatian of Adiabene, or Tatian the Syrian or Tatian the Assyrian, was an Assyrian Christian writer and theologian of the 2nd century. Tatian's most influential work is the Diatessaron, a Biblical paraphrase, or "harmony", of the four gospels that became the standard text of the f…

300–226 · Early Church

Saint Tatiana was a Christian martyr in 3rd-century Rome during the reign of Emperor Severus Alexander. According to legend, she was the daughter of a Roman civil servant who was secretly Christian, and raised his daughter in the faith.

264 · Early Church

Thecla of Lentini (Lentini, ... – Lentini, January 10, 264) was a Roman noblewoman considered the founder of the Christian cult in the city of Lentini.

300 · Early Church

Tegulus (Italian: San Tegulo, Tegolo) is venerated as a member of the legendary Theban Legion, whose members were led by Maurice in the 3rd century. The center of Tegulus' cult is at Ivrea.

130 · Early Church

Pope Telesphorus (Greek: Τελεσφόρος) was the bishop of Rome from c. 126 to his death c. 137, during the reigns of Roman Emperors Hadrian and Antoninus Pius. Telesphorus is traditionally considered the eighth Bishop of Rome in succession after Peter.

250 · Early Church

Evaristus is a saint of the Orthodox and Catholic Churches who was reportedly martyred with nine companions near Gortyn, Crete, in 250, during the reign of Emperor Decius (249–251).

210–251 · Early Church

Saint Terence (Latin: sanctus Terentius, Italian: San Terenzio) is the patron saint of Pesaro. According to tradition, he was from Pannonia and fled to the Adriatic coast to escape the persecution of Christians under Decius (ca. 250–51).

1–118 · Early Church

Terentian(us) (Italian: San Terenziano) (died 118) was Bishop of Todi who was killed during the reign of Hadrian (117–138). His legend states that before he was killed, his tongue was cut out. Then he was beheaded. His feast day is September 1.

257 · Early Church

Tertullinus was a Catholic priest who died in Rome in 257. He is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

450–573 · Early Church

Tetricus of Langres (died 572/73) was Bishop of Langres from 539/40 until his death. Tetricus came from a noble Gallo-Roman senatorial family, his father was Gregory of Langres. Tetricus was one of his three sons and the only one known by name.

100–50 · Early Church

According to Eastern Christian tradition, Addai of Edessa (Syriac: ܡܪܝ ܐܕܝ, Mar Addai or Mor Aday sometimes Latinized Addeus) or Thaddeus of Edessa was one of the seventy disciples of Jesus.