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455 · Early Church

Abraham of Arazd (died 455, Persia) was a deacon and one of the Leontine Martyrs. He was murdered along with a group of Armenian martyrs by order of King Yazdegerd II in 455. He was a companion of the Armenian Patriarch Joseph of Armenia and the priest Leontius of Vanand.

250–309 · Early Church

Alexander of Thessalonica (died between 305 and 311) was an early Christian Greek prelate and martyr who suffered during the reign of the Roman Emperor Maximian. He served as Archbishop of Thessalonica in the 4th century.

215–270 · Early Church

Athenodorus of Neocaesarea, born around 215 in Neocaesarea (Eastern Roman Empire) and died in 270 in the same city, was a Christian, bishop of the city, and brother of Gregory the Thaumaturge.

500–448 · Early Church

Camille, also known as Camille of Escolives, Camille of Auxerre, or Saint Camille, was an Italian virgin and martyr who was born into paganism and converted to Christianity by Bishop Germanus of Auxerre. She died in 448 in Escolives-Sainte-Camille.

250 · Early Church

Chaeremon of Nilopolis (died c. 250) was a Christian bishop who died a martyr in the Egyptian desert during the Decian persecution. He is recognized as a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, with his feast day on December 22.

300–310 · Early Church

Saint Claudia of Amisus (died c. 304, Amisus) was a Christian martyr venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. She is remembered alongside her fellow martyrs, a group of seven women from Amisus (Claudia, Alexandra, Euphrasia, Matrona, Juliana, Euphemia, and Theodosia) who oppo…

170 · Early Church

Exuperius was a 2nd-century Christian who died a martyr in Vienne, south of Lyon, alongside two companions, Severinus and Felician, during the persecutions under Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

294–336 · Early Church

Fantino the Elder, also known as the Horse-Herder (in Greek Hipponomeus) or the Wonderworker (Tauriana, 294 – Tauriana, July 24, 336), was a Calabrian Christian devoted to prayer and a friend of the poor. By virtue of numerous miracles, he is venerated as a saint.

350 · Early Church

Faustinian (Latin: Faustinianus) was a 4th-century Bishop of Bologna and a confessor. His feast day is February 26. Saint Faustinian was the second Bishop of Bologna, succeeding Zama. He suffered during the persecutions under the reign of Diocletian but survived.

362 · Early Church

Macedonius, Theodulus, and Tatian were three Christians from Meros in Phrygia who were martyred under Julian the Apostate in 362. They are considered saints and martyrs by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. Their feast day is celebrated on July 19 or September 12.

260 · Early Church

Montanus of Carthage (died 259) was a Christian martyr and a disciple of Cyprian of Carthage who died during the persecution of Valerian. He is a Christian saint commemorated, along with Saint Lucius and their companions, on May 23 in the West and February 24 in the East.

150 · Early Church

Namphamon (died 198 or 200), also known as Namphamonem, Namphanion, or Namphanionem, was the first martyr of Africa (archimartyr). Along with his companions, the saints Miggine (or Mygdine), Lucita (or Lucitas), and Sanamis (or Sanaë), he suffered martyrdom at Madaurus in Numidia…

280–310 · Early Church

Saint Cristanziano (Ascoli, 280 – Ascoli, May 13, 310) was a Roman Christian deacon and martyr who lived in late antiquity, between the 3rd and 4th centuries AD.

150–177 · Early Church

Saint Victor of Damascus, also known as Victor of Siena, Victor of Egypt, or Buqtur (died 177, or according to other sources 160, in Alexandria (?)), was a Roman soldier who is venerated as a Christian martyr of the first persecution of Christians under Marcus Aurelius.