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250–286 · Early Church

Defendens of Thebes (Italian: San Defendente di Tebe) is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church. Venerated as a soldier-saint, Defendens was, according to Christian tradition, a member of the Theban Legion, and thus martyred at Agaunum.

404 · Early Church

Delphin of Bordeaux was a Roman citizen born in Pompaelo who served as a presbyter and the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Bordeaux. He held the position of episcope and died in Gallia Aquitania in 404. He is venerated as a saint.

300–306 · Early Church

Saint Demetrius (or Demetrios) of Thessalonica (Greek: Ἅγιος Δημήτριος τῆς Θεσσαλονίκης, Hágios Dēmḗtrios tēs Thessaloníkēs), also known as the Holy Great-Martyr Demetrius the Myroblyte (meaning 'the Myrrh-Gusher' or 'Myrrh-Streamer'; 3rd century – 306), was a Greek Christian mar…

450–457 · Early Church

Deogratias of Carthage was a North African Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Carthage from 454 to 457. The name Deogratias means "thanks be to God." In Africa, it was the salutation used by the Catholics to distinguish themselves from the Donatists who said: Deo laudes (…

400–400 · Early Church

Saint Desiderius of Langres was a cleric, prelate, and Catholic bishop born in Genoa in 400. He died in Langres in 400.

283–304 · Early Church

Devota (French: Sainte Dévote; Corsican: Santa Divota; died ca. 303 AD) is the patroness saint of Corsica and Monaco. She was killed during the persecutions of the Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian.

400–486 · Early Church

Diadochos of Photiki (Greek: Διάδοχος Φωτικής) was a fifth-century Christian ascetic whose works are included in the Philokalia. Scholars have acknowledged his great influence on later Byzantine saints such as Maximos the Confessor, John Climacus, Symeon the New Theologian, and…

350–430 · Early Church

Saint Dictinius, also known as Dictino or Dotino (died c. 420), was a Hispanic ecclesiastic and writer who served as Bishop of Astorga between the 4th and 5th centuries. Initially a Priscillianist, he later converted to Catholicism. His feast day is commemorated on April 29.

313–398 · Early Church

Didymus the Blind (Coptic: Ⲇⲓⲇⲩⲙⲟⲥ Ⲡⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ; c. 313 – 398) was a Christian theologian in the Church of Alexandria, where he taught for about half a century.

401 · Early Church

Digain (also known as Dygain) was a 5th-century Welsh saint and Prince of Dumnonia (now the English West Country). Digain ap Constantine was said to be the son of Constantine Corneu, King of Dumnonia, and was born in c.429 He was believed to have had three brothers, Erbin (also…

259 · Early Church

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330–394 · Early Church

Diodore of Tarsus (Greek Διόδωρος ὁ Ταρσεύς; died c. 390) was a Christian bishop, monastic reformer, and theologian. A strong supporter of the orthodoxy of Nicaea, Diodore played a pivotal role in the Council of Constantinople and opposed the anti-Christian policies of Julian the…

350 · Early Church

Saint Diogène was born in 350 and served as a bishop. He was a prelate who died in Arras.

300–400 · Early Church

Saint Diomedes of Tarsus (Ancient Greek: Διομήδης ὁ Ταρσεύς, romanized: Diomḗdēs ho Tarseús; also known as Diomede; died between 298 and 311 AD) is venerated as a Greek Christian saint and martyr, being one of the Holy Unmercenaries. Diomedes was born in Tarsus.

400 · Early Church

Saint Diomedes the Younger was born in Cyprus. He died in 400.

234 · Early Church

Dionisia is a genus of parasitic alveolates belonging to the phylum Apicomplexa. The type species of this genus is Dionisia bunoi. The genus was described by Landau et al. in 1980.

200–268 · Early Church

Pope Dionysius (Greek: Διονύσιος) was the bishop of Rome from 22 July 259 AD to his death on 26 December 268. His task was to reorganise the Catholic Church, after the persecutions of Emperor Valerian I, and the edict of toleration by his successor Gallienus.

250–306 · Early Church

Dionysius of Augsburg (died c. 306), whose life dates and biography are almost entirely unknown, is a saint and martyr of the Roman Catholic Church who is said to have been the first bishop of Augsburg. All accounts are based on traditions and historical fragments.

150–171 · Early Church

Dionysius of Corinth, (Greek: Διονύσιος ό Κορίνθιος) also known as Saint Dionysius, was the bishop of Corinth circa AD 171. His feast day is commemorated on April 8. The date is established by the fact that he wrote to Pope Soter.

200–193 · Early Church

Dionysius was Bishop of Vienne. He was among the ten missionaries sent by Pope St. Sixtus I with St. Peregrinus to Gaul. Dionysius later succeeded St. Justus as Bishop of Vienne, in Dauphiné, France.

100–100 · Early Church

Dionysius the Areopagite was an Athenian judge at the Areopagus Court in Athens, who lived in the first century. A convert to Christianity, he is venerated as a saint by multiple denominations.

250–305 · Early Church

Dioscorus I (Greek: Διόσκορος Α΄ ὁ Ἀλεξανδρείας), also known as Dioscorus the Great, was the pope of Alexandria and patriarch of the See of St. Mark who was deposed by the Council of Chalcedon in 451. He was recognized as patriarch by the Coptic Church until his death.

470 · Early Church

Saint Dogmael (or Docmael, Dogfael, Dogmeel, Dogwel, Toel) was a 6th-century Welsh monk and preacher who is considered a saint. His feast day is 14 June.

363 · Early Church

Saint Dometius (Domitius) the Persian (died 363) is venerated as a Christian martyr and saint. According to tradition, he was martyred by lapidation during the reign of Julian the Apostate with two companions. He was killed at Nisibis in Mesopotamia.

347–440 · Early Church

Saint Domitien du Bugey was born in 347 and died in 440.

474 · Early Church

Domnica (4th century) was a holy virgin of Carthage. Her feast day is January 8. Saint Domnica was born in Carthage and traveled to Alexandria, where she converted four pagan virgins to Christianity.

384 · Early Church

Saint Domninus of Grenoble (French: Domnin; d. 386) was the first recorded bishop of Grenoble. He is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and by the Orthodox Church; his feast day is celebrated on 2 November in the Roman Catholic Church and on 5 November in the Ortho…

300–269 · Early Church

Saint Domnina is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church. According to tradition, she was martyred at Terni (known as Interamna Nahars in antiquity) along with ten consecrated virgins in the mid-3rd century, at the same time that Saint Valentine, bishop of Terni was killed.

300 · Early Church

Saint Domninus was born in Nicomedia and died in Avrillé in 300. He is buried at Le Puy Cathedral.

201–304 · Early Church

Saint Domninus of Fidenza (Italian: San Donnino di Fidenza) is an Italian Catholic saint. According to tradition, he died in 304 AD and was a native of Parma. The cathedral in Fidenza (a town once called Borgo San Donnino) is dedicated to him.

299 · 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.

400–390 · Early Church

Donatien of Reims (also known as Donatien or Donat) was a 4th-century French saint and the 8th Bishop of Reims. He died in AD 389, and in AD 863 the count of Flanders Baldwin I transferred his relics to the Church Saint-Agricol de Reims at Bruges, where his cult is still active.…

350–362 · Early Church

Saint Donatus of Arezzo (Italian: San Donato di Arezzo) is the patron saint of Arezzo, and considered a bishop of the city. A Passio of Donatus' life was written by a bishop of Arezzo, Severinus; it is of questionable historicity.

400–387 · Early Church

Saint Donatus of Euroea (Albanian: Shën Dhonati, Greek: Άγιος Δονάτος) was a Greek saint, who is revered in both by both Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics, mostly in Albania and Greece.

401 · Early Church

Doro da Benevento was born in 401. He served as a presbyter and later held the position of bishop. He is recognized as a saint.

250–320 · Early Church

Dorothea of Alexandria (died c. 320) is venerated as a Christian virgin and saint. Her legend states that the Roman Emperor Maximinus Daia courted her, yet she rejected his suit in fidelity to Christianity and virginity, and fled Alexandria. She died in Arabia around 320.

279–311 · Early Church

Dorothea of Caesarea (also known as Saint Dorothy, Greek: Δωροθέα; died ca. 311 AD) is a 4th-century virgin martyr who was executed at Caesarea Mazaca. Evidence for her actual historical existence or acta is very sparse.

255–362 · Early Church

Saint Dorotheus (Greek: Άγιος Δωρόθεος) bishop of Tyre (present-day Lebanon; c. 255 – 362) is traditionally credited with an Acts of the Seventy Apostles (which may be the same work as the lost Gospel of the Seventy), who were sent out according to the Gospel of Luke 10:1.

415–450 · Early Church

Saint Dulcidius was born in Agen in 415. He died in 450.

450–460 · Early Church

Saint Dwynwen , sometimes known as Dwyn or Donwen, is the Welsh patron saint of lovers. She is celebrated throughout Wales on 25 January. The original tale of Dwynwen has become mixed with elements of folklore and Celtic stories, resulting in multiple versions.

60 · Early Church

Saint Edistus (Italian: Sant'Edisto) (also known as Aristus, Orestes, Horestes) is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.

448 · Early Church

Saint Efflamm is a semi-legendary penitent who was born in Britain and who died in Brittany. His feast is 6 November. According to a late tradition forged by the Treguier scriptorium in the 11th century to legitimize the origins of the monastery of Tréguier and the ecclesiastica…

401 · Early Church

Saint Eigron was a pre-congregational saint of medieval South Wales. He was the brother of Saint Gwenafwy whom he travelled to Cornwall with, a brother to Gildas and a son of Caw of Strathclyde. He was the Patron Saint of Llanigon, Wales and founded a Church in Cernyw.

340–420 · Early Church

Saint Elen (Welsh: Elen Luyddog, lit. "Helen of the Hosts"), often anglicized as Helen, was a late 4th-century founder of churches in Wales. Although never formally canonized by Rome, Elen is traditionally considered a saint in the Welsh Church; in English she is sometimes known…

100–112 · Early Church

Eleuchadius (died 112) is a 2nd-century Christian saint venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. He served as the third bishop of Ravenna from 100 to 112. He was a Greek philosopher who was converted to Christianity by Apollinaris.

189 · Early Church

Pope Eleutherius (Greek: Ελευθέριος; died 24 May 189), also known as Eleutherus (Greek: Ελεύθερος), was the bishop of Rome from c. 174 until his death in 189. His pontificate is alternatively dated to 171–185 or 177–193. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

250–140 · Early Church

Eleutherius (born c. 90; died c. 138 in Aecae) was a bishop in Illyria and a martyr. According to tradition, Eleutherius lost his father at an early age and was taken by his Christian mother, Anthia, to Anacletus, Bishop of Rome, to be instructed in Christian doctrine.

1–1 · Early Church

Saint Elisæus, Ełišay, Yeghishe, Elishe or Ełišē (Armenian: Եղիշե) was the first patriarch of the Church of Caucasian Albania by local tradition.

257 · Early Church

Ilpide is a Christian saint venerated by both the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. A contemporary of Saint Privat (likely in the 3rd century), he was also a native of Gévaudan. He is said to have died a martyr around 257.

350–422 · Early Church

Elpidius of Lyon (m. Lyon, France, 422) also known as Helpidius was a pre-Congregation saint and 5th century bishop of Lyon. He succeeded Antiochus of Lyon as bishop in 410AD and is well attested in the Episcopal lists and it was said of him that he well served his diocese, but…