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1650–1716 · Modern

Anthim the Iberian (Romanian: Antim Ivireanul, Georgian: ანთიმოზ ივერიელი – Antimoz Iverieli; secular name: Andria; 1650 — September or October 1716) was a Georgian theologian, scholar, calligrapher, philosopher and one of the greatest ecclesiastic figures of Wallachia, led the p…

201–303 · Early Church

Anthimus of Nicomedia (Greek: Ἄνθιμος Νικομηδείας; martyred 303 or 311–12), was the bishop of Nicomedia in Bithynia, where he was beheaded during a persecution of Christians, traditionally placed under Diocletian (following Eusebius), in which "rivers of blood" flowed.

303 · Early Church

Saint Anthimus of Rome, or Sant'Antimo in Italian (died 303), is a Christian saint. His life is largely composed of legend. He is said to have been born in Bithynia. A Christian priest, he was imprisoned for his beliefs at the time of the Emperors Diocletian and Maximian.

1858–1931 · Contemporary

Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the Antonii, a gens (Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (Marcus Antonius) belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles.

1660–1740 · Modern

Anthony, also spelled Antony, is a masculine given name derived from the Antonii, a gens (Roman family name) to which Mark Antony (Marcus Antonius) belonged. According to Plutarch, the Antonii gens were Heracleidae, being descendants of Anton, a son of Heracles.

1795–1841 · Modern

Anthony Kim Song-u (Gusan, 1795 – Tangkogae, April 29, 1841) was a Korean Catholic and a martyr for the faith. He was beatified on July 5, 1925, by Pope Pius XI.

1502–1539 · Reformation · Barnabites

Anthony Maria Zaccaria, CRSP (Italian: Antonio Maria Zaccaria; 1502 – 5 July 1539) was an Italian Catholic priest and early leader of the Counter-Reformation.

1768–1840 · Modern

Saint Anthony Nguyễn Hữu Quỳnh (born c. 1768 in Mỹ Hương, Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam; died July 10, 1840, in Đồng Hới, Quảng Bình Province, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church.

1769–1838 · Modern

Saint Anthony Nguyễn Đích (Vietnamese: Antôn Nguyễn Đích) (born c. 1769 in Chi Long, Vietnam; died August 12, 1838, in Bảy Mẫu, Vietnam) was a martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. Anthony Nguyễn Đích was born in Chi Long.

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Anthony the Confessor was an Orthodox clergyman, a metropolitan of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, and a saint. Anthony was a prominent participant in the second period of the Iconoclast schism, during which he supported the veneration of icons.

540 · Medieval

Saint Anthony of Agen died in 540. He is recognized as a saint.

266–302 · Early Church

Anthony (Greek: Ἀντώνιος; died 302 AD) was an early Christian priest who suffered martyrdom with Anastasius, Julian, Celsus and Marcionilla during the Diocletianic Persecution.

1150–1232 · Medieval

Anthony (Russian: Антоний, romanized: Antony; secular name: Dobryna Yadreykovich; Russian: Добрыня Ядрейкович; died 8 October 1232) was the archbishop of Novgorod (1210–1218, 1125/1226–1228). He is venerated as a saint in the Russian Orthodox Church.

1067–1147 · Medieval

Saint Anthony of Rome or Anthony the Roman (Russian: Антоний Римлянин, romanized: Antony Rimlyanin; 1067 – 3 August 1147) was the founder of the Antoniev Monastery in Novgorod.

251–357 · Early Church

Anthony the Great (c. 12 January 251 – 17 January 356) was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is distinguished from other saints named Anthony, such as Anthony of Padua, by various epithets: Anthony of Egypt, Anthony the Abbot, Anthony of the Dese…

460–520 · Medieval

Anthony the Hermit (c. 468 – c. 520), also known as Anthony of Lérins, was an anchorite. He was born in the ancient Roman province of Pannonia Valeria (now Hungary), then part of the Hunnic Empire.

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Anthusa of North Africa is one of the Catholic martyrs brutally killed by the Vandals in the 5th century, during the reign of the Arian king Huneric. She was burned alive. Her story was recorded by Bishop Victor of Vita. She has been venerated as a saint since ancient times.

800 · Medieval

Antigius is a genus of butterflies in the family Lycaenidae. The species of this genus are found in the eastern Palearctic realm (China, Korea, Japan, and the Russian Far East), as well as Taiwan and Myanmar.

300–400 · Early Church

Saint Antiochianus was born in 300 and died in 400. He died in Salona.

410 · Early Church

Antiochus, or Antioch or Andéol, was the metropolitan Bishop of Lyon. He died about 410. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, with his feast day being 13 August.

600–700 · Medieval

Antiochus of Palestine (fl. 7th century AD), also known as Antiochus the Monk or Antiochus Monachus (Άντίοχος ό Μοναχός), was a Christian monk and writer. He is believed to have been born near Ancyra (now Ankara, Turkey).

95–127 · Early Church

Antiochus of Sulcis (died c. 127 AD) was an early Christian martyr of Sardinia. The island and town of Sant'Antioco are named after him. Antiochus is a figure associated with the Sardinian mines from which the Romans extracted minerals and precious metals; the Romans condemned p…

100–92 · Early Church

Saint Antipas was, according to the Commentary on the Apocalypse of Andreas of Caesarea, the Antipas referred to in Revelation 2:13, as the verse says: "I know thy works, and where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is: and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my fa…

410–450 · Early Church

Antipater of Bostra (Ancient Greek: Ἀντίπατρος) was a Greek prelate who served as Metropolitan bishop of Bostra in the Roman province of Arabia and was one of the foremost critics of Origen. He lived in the 5th century AD. Little detail is known of Antipater's life.

1601–1648 · Reformation · Society of Jesus

Antoine Daniel was a French Jesuit missionary in North America, at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, and one of the eight Canadian Martyrs. Daniel was born at Dieppe, in Normandy, on 27 May 1601.

1584–1597 · Reformation · Franciscans

The 26 Martyrs of Japan (Japanese: 日本二十六聖人, Hepburn: Nihon Nijūroku Seijin) were a group of Catholics who were executed by crucifixion on 5 February 1597, in Nagasaki, Japan. Their martyrdom is especially significant in the history of the Catholic Church in Japan.

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Anthony of Martkopi (Georgian: ანტონ მარტყოფელი) (died 6th century) was a Christian monastic saint. According to hagiography, he came from Syria.

1880–1943 · Contemporary

Antoni Beszta-Borowski (9 September 1880 – 15 July 1943) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest. He was dean of Bielsk Podlaski. He is one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II.

1858–1941 · Contemporary

Antoni Julian Nowowiejski (11 February 1858 – 28 May 1941) was a Polish bishop of Płock (1908–1941), titular archbishop of Silyum, first secretary of Polish Episcopal Conference (1918–1919), honorary citizen of Płock and historian.

1869–1942 · Contemporary

Antoni Rewera (6 January 1869 – 1 October 1942) was a Polish Roman Catholic priest and martyr. One of the 108 Martyrs of World War II, Rewera served as a professor of the diocesan seminary in Sandomierz for 16 years and as dean of its cathedral chapter from 1931 until his death.

1882–1942 · Contemporary

Blessed Antoni Zawistowski (1882–1942) was a Polish priest. He died in a Nazi concentration camp. He is one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II. He was beatified by Pope John Paul II as one of 108 Polish Martyrs of World War II.

1915–1941 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor

Antonin Bajewski (17 January 1915 – 18 May 1941), born Jan Eugene Bajewski, was a Polish Franciscan friar. He has been declared a martyr by the Catholic Church following his death in Auschwitz Concentration Camp in 1941 and was beatified as one of the 108 Martyrs of World War II…

305 · Early Church

Saint Antonin de Capoue was a member of the Catholic Church. He died in 305.

473 · Early Church

Antonin of Carpentras was born in the early 5th century. Drawn to the monastic life, he became a monk at the Abbey of Lérins and was later elevated to the episcopal see of the city of Carpentras (Vaucluse, France), in the Comtat Venaissin. He died in 473.

250 · Early Church

Antonin was born around the middle of the 3rd century. A Christian during the time of the persecutions, he was arrested and martyred alongside other companions—Zebinas, Nicephorus, Germanus, and Saint Manathas (or Ennathas)—in Caesarea, Palestine, under the Roman emperor Galerius…

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300–302 · Early Church

Saint Antonina was born in İznik in 300 and practiced Early Christianity. She died in 302 by burning and drowning.

1842–1900 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Antonino Fantosati was born in Trevi in 1842 and served as a Franciscan priest, missionary, and titular bishop and vicar apostolic. A citizen of the Papal States and the Kingdom of Italy, he died in Hengyang in 1900 after being stoned.

671 · Medieval

Antonin of Milan was Archbishop of Milan in Lombardy during the 7th century, serving from 669 until his presumed death on October 31, 671, or according to some controversial historians, as early as 661. Antonin of Milan was recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

300–400 · Early Church

Antonin of Apamea lived in the 3rd century. He worked as a stonemason. While the Roman Empire was persecuting Christianity, he was tortured and martyred in Apamea, Syria, for participating in the construction of a Christian place of worship and for refusing to sculpt Roman deitie…

1389–1459 · Medieval · Dominican Order

Antoninus of Florence OP (1 March 1389 – 2 May 1459) was an Italian Dominican friar who served as Archbishop of Florence in the 15th century. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church.

453–506 · Medieval

Saint Antoninus of Pamiers (French: Saint Antonin, Occitan: Sant Antoní, and Spanish: San Antolín) was an early Christian missionary and martyr, called the "Apostle of the Rouergue".

270–303 · Early Church

Saint Antoninus of Piacenza (or Placentia) (died AD 303), also known as Antoninus Placentinus, is a patron saint of Piacenza in Italy. He is venerated as a saint and martyr in the Roman Catholic Church, with a feast day of 30 September.

200–186 · Early Church

Antoninus (died 186) was a public executioner in Rome. It is believed that during the trial of St. Eusebius he had a vision and converted to Christianity. The proclamation of his faith cost him his life, and he was beheaded in 186. His feast day is on 2 August.

501–625 · Medieval · Benedictines

Antoninus of Sorrento (died 625) was an Italian abbot, hermit, and saint. Born at Campagna, he left his native town to become a monk at Monte Cassino. During that time, Italy was suffering from barbarian invasions and Antoninus was forced to leave this monastery.

1516–1529 · Reformation

Saint Antonio de Tizatlán was born in 1516 in San Esteban Tizatlan and died in 1529 in Cuauhtinchán. He is recognized as a saint.

950 · Medieval

Saint Antonio di Gerace was a monk and hermit born in 950. He died in Locri.

829–901 · Medieval

Antony II Kauleas (Greek: Ἀντώνιος Καυλέας, romanized: Antōnios Kauleas; died 12 February 901) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from August 893 to 12 February 901. A monk by age 12, Antony Kauleas became a priest and the abbot of an unnamed monastery.

785–865 · Medieval

Saint Antony the Younger (Greek: Ἀντώνιος ὁ Νέος; 785 – 11 November 865) was a Byzantine military officer who became a monk and saint. He is commemorated by the Eastern Orthodox Church on 1 December.

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Saint Antidius (born ?, died c. 411) was a Catholic saint, Bishop of Besançon, and martyr. The biography of this saint, written many years after his death, was based on undocumented legends.