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50–135 · Early Church

Ovidius (Portuguese: Santo Ovídio), also Saint Auditus, was the third Bishop of Braga; he is a Portuguese saint. According to hagiographies of the 16th century, Ovidius was a Roman citizen of Sicilian origin.

500–491 · Early Church

Perpetuus (French: Saint-Perpetue) (died 30 December 490 AD) was the sixth Bishop of Tours, serving from 460 to 490. Born of a senatorial family of the Auvergne, Perpetuus became bishop of Tours around 460.

50–100 · Early Church

Petronilla (Aurelia Petronilla) is an early Christian saint. She is venerated as a virgin by the Catholic Church. She died in Rome at the end of the 1st century, or possibly in the 3rd century.

201–286 · Early Church

Piatus of Tournai (also Piaton, Platon, Piat, Piato) (died c. 286) was a Belgian saint. He was a native of Benevento, Italy, and is traditionally said to have been sent by the pope to evangelize the cities of Chartres and Tournai.

87–177 · Early Church

Saint Pothinus (French: Saint Pothin; c. 87 – c. 177) was the first bishop of Lyon and the first bishop of Gaul. He is first mentioned in a letter attributed to Irenaeus of Lyon. The letter was sent from the Christian communities of Lyon and Vienne to the Roman province of Asia.

400–450 · Early Church

Saint Renatus (Italian: San Renato, French: Saint-René) is the name of a French and an Italian saint of the Catholic Church who is claimed to be the same person.

300–300 · Early Church

Reparata (Italian: Santa Reparata, French: Sainte Réparate) was, according to tradition, a third-century virgin who was martyred for her Christian faith in her hometown of Caesarea, Roman Province of Palestine, and later canonised by the Catholic Church.

100–126 · Early Church

Sabina of Rome, also known as Saint Sabina or Sabina the Roman (died c. AD 119 or 126) was a Roman Christian who was martyred for her faith. She is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, being commemorated on 29 August.

100–126 · Early Church

Serapia was a Roman saint, a slave and martyr, also called Seraphia or Seraphima of Syria. Serapia was born at Antioch in the late 1st century, of Christian parents. Fleeing the persecution of Emperor Hadrian, she went to Italy and settled there.

400–384 · Early Church

Saint Servatius (Dutch: Sint Servaas; French: Saint Servais; Limburgish: Sintervaos; died 13 May 384) was bishop of Tongeren (Latin: Atuatuca Tungrorum, the capital of the Tungri). Servatius is patron saint of the city of Maastricht and the towns of Schijndel and Grimbergen.

175–273 · Early Church

Saint Valentine (Italian: Valentino; Latin: Valentinus) was a 3rd-century Roman saint, commemorated in Western Christianity on February 14 and in Eastern Orthodoxy on July 6. From the High Middle Ages, his feast day has been associated with a tradition of courtly love.

1–1 · Early Church

Saint Veronica, also known as Berenike, was a widow from Jerusalem who lived in the 1st century AD, according to extra-biblical Christian traditions.

250 · Early Church

Saint Victor of Piacenza was born in Italy in 250. He served as a Catholic priest and later held the position of Roman Catholic Bishop of Piacenza.

250–394 · Early Church

Saint Vincent was the second Bishop of Digne, from 380 to 394. Born in North Africa of Berber descent, like his predecessor Saint Domnin, he, together with Saint Marcellin and Saint Domnin, arrived in Rome in 313 with North African bishops.

400–460 · Early Church

Salonius (c. 400 – 28 September 475) known as Salonius of Geneva was a confessor and bishop of the 5th century. He was a son of Eucherius of Lyon and Galla. He was educated at Lérins Abbey, first by Hilary of Arles, then by Salvianus and Vincent of Lérins.

301–410 · Early Church

Sant'Olcese (Ligurian: Sant'Orçeise) is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Genoa in the Italian region of Liguria, located about 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Genoa.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…

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.…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

257 · Early Church

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

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.

393–466 · Early Church

Theodoret of Cyrus or Cyrrhus (Ancient Greek: Θεοδώρητος Κύρρου; c. 393 – c. 458) was a notable theologian of the School of Antioch, biblical commentator, and bishop of Cyrrhus (423–457).

301–362 · Early Church

Saint Theodoret of Antioch or Saint Theodoritus of Uzès (Greek: Θεοδώρητος, "God given"; died October 22, 362) was a Greek-speaking Syrian Christian priest who died a martyr in Antioch during the reign of Emperor Julian the Apostate.

256 · Early Church

Theogenes was a Catholic priest and the bishop of Hippo Regius. He died in 256 in Annaba and is recognized as a saint.

400 · Early Church

Theonistus (Theonist, Teonesto, Thaumastus, Thaumastos, Theonestus, Thonistus, Onistus, Teonisto, Tonisto) is a saint venerated by the Catholic Church. Theonistus is venerated with two companions, Tabra and Tabratha (also Tabraham and Tubraham).

200–195 · Early Church

Saint Theophilus (Greek: Θεόφιλος; died c.196) was a bishop of Caesarea Maritima and teacher of Clement of Alexandria. Eusebius says Theophilus was well known. Along with Narcissus of Jerusalem, he presided over the Synod of Caesarea which discussed the Paschal controversy.

50–68 · Early Church

Torpes of Pisa (Torpetius, Tropesius) (French: Saint Torpès, Saint Tropez, Italian: Torpete, Torpes, Torpè, Russian: святой мученик Тропезий) (died 65 AD) is venerated as an early Christian martyr. The town of Saint-Tropez, France, is named after him.

201–300 · Early Church

According to Catholic Tradition, Trophimus of Arles (French: Trophime) was the first bishop of Arles, in today's southern France. It was an early tradition of the Catholic Church that under the co-Emperors Decius and Herennius Etruscus (251 AD), Pope Fabian sent out seven bishop…

402–460 · Early Church

Saint Turibius of Astorga (Spanish: Santo Toribio de Astorga; fl. 446, died 460) was an archdeacon of Tui and an early Bishop of Astorga. Turibius was a zealous maintainer of ecclesiastical discipline, and defender of the Nicene Christianity against the Galician heresy of Priscil…

350–403 · Early Church

Tychon of Amathus (also Tychonas, Tikhon, Tycho) (d. 425) was the Bishop of Amathus on the island of Cyprus. He is venerated as a saint by both Catholic and Orthodox Christians. His feast day is June 29 in the Gregorian calendar (equal to June 16 in the Julian calendar).