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304 · Early Church

Saint Victoria (died 304 AD) is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church. It states that she was of the North African nobility and refused an arranged marriage (a story told also of another Saint Victoria).

300–303 · Early Church

Saint Victoria was a martyr of Córdoba, in Hispania. She suffered martyrdom during the Diocletianic Persecution along with her brother Acisclus. They were mentioned by St. Eulogius.

303 · Early Church

Victoricus (or Victorice, Victoric), Fuscian (or Fulcian, Fulcien, Fuscien) and Gentian (or Gentien) (died circa 287–303) were three Christian martyrs later venerated as Roman Catholic saints. Their feast day falls on 11 December.

96 · Early Church

Saint Victorinus of Amiternum was a Catholic priest and bishop born in Amiternum. He died in 96 at Aquae Cutiliae.

250–303 · Early Church

Saint Victorinus of Pettau (also Ptuj or Poetovio; Greek: Βικτωρίνος Πεταβίου; died 303 or 304) was an Early Christian ecclesiastical writer who flourished about 270, and who was martyred during the persecutions of Emperor Diocletian.

422–490 · Early Church

Victorius was born in 422 and died in 490. He served as a prelate and bishop and is recognized as a Catholic saint.

340–407 · Early Church

Victricius (French: Victrice; Italian: Vittricio) also known as Victricius of Rouen (c. 330 – c. 407 AD) was a bishop of Rouen (393–407), missionary, and author. His feast day is August 7. Victricius was Gallic by birth, the son of a Roman legionnaire.

300–293 · Early Church

Vidal is a saint of the Catholic Church who lived in the third century. During the Roman rule of the Iberian peninsula, Saint Vidal was born in Complutum (now Alcalá de Henares) in the 3rd century.

365–405 · 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.

300–400 · Early Church

Viktor of Xanten was a 4th century martyr and saint recognized by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. Since the 12th century, his presumed bones have been kept in a shrine, which is embedded in the high altar of the Xanten Cathedral.

500–450 · Early Church

Vincent of Lérins (Latin: Vincentius Lerinensis; died c. 445) was a Gallic monk and author of early Christian writings. One example was the Commonitorium, c. 434, which offers guidance in the orthodox teaching of Christianity.

300–304 · Early Church

Vincent of Saragossa (also known as Vincent Martyr, Vincent of Huesca or Vincent the Deacon) was a deacon of the Church of Saragossa. He is considered as a Protomartyr of Spain and the patron saint of Lisbon, Algarve, and Valencia.

363 · Early Church

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101 · Early Church

Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.

304 · Early Church

Saint Vitalis died in 304. He is buried in the Santo Stefano Church.

60 · Early Church

Vitalis of Milan (Italian: San Vitale) was an early Christian martyr and saint. His legend relates that Vitalis was a wealthy citizen of Milan, perhaps a soldier. He was married to Valeria of Milan.

100 · Early Church

Saint Vitalissimus (died 1st century) was a martyr of the Roman persecutions during the early centuries of the Church. According to the inscription found inside the urn where his remains are preserved, the saint was a 25-year-old youth who suffered martyrdom on June 4 and was bu…

290–303 · Early Church

Vitus , whose name is sometimes rendered Guy or Guido, was a Christian martyr from Sicily. His surviving hagiography is pure legend. The dates of his actual life are unknown.

401–498 · Early Church

Volusian (French: Volusien) (Latin: Volusianus) was the seventh Bishop of Tours, from 491 to 498. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

250–306 · Early Church

Saint Vulpian was born in 250 and died in 304. He was executed by drowning in Tyre.

275 · Early Church

Saint Vénérand was born in Troyes and died in Acquigny in 275.

308 · Early Church

Victor of Braga (Paços, near Braga, last quarter of the 3rd century – Braga, c. 308) was a young catechumen and martyr during the reign of Diocletian. He is venerated as a saint by various Christian denominations.

401 · Early Church

Wethenoc or Gwethenoc or Guethenoc was a 5th-century pre-congregational Breton saint. A son of Prince Fragan of Dumnonia and Saint Gwen the Three-Breasted of Brittany, he grew up at Ploufragan near Saint-Brieuc (in northwestern France) with his brothers, Winwaloe and Jacut.

300 · Early Church

Victor of Agaunum (born 3rd century, died c. 287–303 in Agaunum) was a Roman soldier of the legendary Theban Legion, a Christian martyr, and a saint of the Catholic Church.

400–421 · Early Church

James Intercisus (Latin: Jacobus Intercisus; born in Beth Huzaye, died 27 November 420 AD in Beth Lapat), commonly known as Mor Yaqoub M’Pasqo Sahada (Syriac: ܡܪ ܝܥܩܘܒ ܡܦܣܩܐ ܣܗܕܐ, romanized: Mor Yaqōb M'pasqō Saḥāda), also called James the Mutilated, James the Persian or Jacob th…

100–116 · Early Church

Zacchaeus of Jerusalem, also known as Zacharias, (died 116 AD) was a 2nd-century Christian saint venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. He was the fourth Bishop of Jerusalem. His feast day is August 23. According to Eusebius, he was a Jewish Christian.

200–106 · Early Church

Zacharias of Vienne, also sometimes Zachary or Zachariah, was traditionally the second Bishop of Vienne (Latin: Vienna) in what is now Isère, France, until he was supposedly martyred in 106 AD during the reign of the Emperor Trajan.

400 · Early Church

Zama was a Catholic priest who served as a bishop. He died in 400 and is venerated as a Catholic saint. His remains are buried in the Cripta di San Zama at the Bologna Cathedral.

-550–-449 · Early Church

Zechariah was a person in the Hebrew Bible traditionally considered the author of the Book of Zechariah, the eleventh of the Twelve Minor Prophets. The Book of Zechariah depicts the eponymous character as the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo.

101–299 · Early Church

Zechariah of Lyon (Latin: Zacharias) was the third bishop of Lyon. He is recognised as a saint by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. His feast day is celebrated on 28 June. Very little is known of his life.

50 · Early Church

Zenaida, Zenaide (Italian), Zénaïde (French), or Zinaida (Russian: Зинаида), from Greek: Ζηναΐς meaning "dedicated to Zeus". It is a personal name used in many cultures for women. It can also refer (as genus Zenaida) to the Zenaida doves, named after Princess Zénaïde Bonaparte.

300–371 · Early Church

Zeno of Verona (Venetian: Xenòn de Verona or Xen de Verona; Italian: Zenone da Verona; about 300 – 371 or 380) was an Afro-Italian Christian figure believed to have either served as Bishop of Verona or died as a martyr.

337–417 · Early Church

Saint Zenobius (Italian: San Zanobi, Zenobio) (337–417) who was the first bishop of Florence. Venerated in the Catholic Church, his feast day is celebrated on May 25. Born of a Florentine noble family, Zenobius was educated by his pagan parents.

310 · Early Church

Zenobius of Sidon (died c. 310 in Antioch, Syria) was a physician and presbyter in Sidon, Phoenicia (modern-day Lebanon), a Christian martyr, and a saint of the Catholic Church. He was one of the Phoenician martyrs.

304 · Early Church

Saint Zenon of Philadelphia was a Roman soldier who died in 304. He died in Amman.

217 · Early Church

Pope Zephyrinus was the bishop of Rome from the year 199 until his death on 20 December 217. He was born in Rome, and succeeded Victor I. Upon his death on 20 December 217, he was succeeded by his principal advisor, Callixtus I.

200–127 · Early Church

Saint Zoe of Attalia was born in 100 and died in 127. She was the spouse of Exuperius.

286 · Early Church

Saint Zoe of Rome (died c. 286) was a noblewoman, married to Nicostratus, a high Roman court official. For six years she had been unable to speak. Saint Sebastian made the sign of the cross over the woman, and she immediately began to speak and she glorified Jesus.

100–110 · Early Church

Zosimus (Greek: Ζωσιμος) was a Christian martyr who was executed in Spoleto, Umbria, Italy, during the reign of Emperor Trajan. His feast day is June 19.

301–350 · Early Church

Zoticus was a Christian priest who died a martyr in 350. Originally from Rome, he was a friend of Emperor Constantine when the latter established the capital of the Roman Empire in Byzantium, which became Constantinople in the 4th century.

303 · Early Church

Saint Zoticus of Nicomedia died in 303. He died in Nicomedia.

150 · Early Church

Saint Zeno was a Christian who lived in the 3rd century AD in the city of Rome, Italy. He served as a tribune in the Roman army during the Late Empire. He died a martyr between 298 and 304 AD, according to various sources, during the Christian persecutions.

1 · Early Church

Priscus of Panium was an Eastern Roman diplomat and Greek historian and rhetorician (or sophist). Priscus was born in Panion, in Thrace, between 410 and 420 AD. In 448/449 AD, he accompanied Maximinus, the head of the Byzantine embassy representing Emperor Theodosius II (r.