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501–618 · Medieval

Flavitus (6th century – c. 618) was a Frankish religious figure who lived as a hermit. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, which celebrates his feast day on December 18.

520–599 · Medieval

Floridus, or Florenzo (Tifernum Tiberinum, 520 – Pieve de' Saddi, 599), was an Italian bishop venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church; he is the patron saint of Città di Castello and the Diocese of Città di Castello.

201–269 · Early Church

Gratilianus (Falerii Novi, 3rd century – Falerii Novi, August 12, 269) was a young Christian who suffered martyrdom during the persecution of Diocletian in 269.

450–300 · Early Church

Saint Marsus was a Roman missionary who, according to accounts, was ordained a priest in the 5th century by Pope Sixtus III. He was sent to Gaul as a bishop alongside Saint Peregrinus, accompanied by a deacon named Corcodemus, a subdeacon named Jovianus, and a reader also named J…

910–1010 · Medieval

Nicholas the Greek (c. 910 – 13 January between 1009 and 1012) was an archimandrite of the community of Italo-Greek monks in Prata, near Casoli. Venerated as a saint, his relics are preserved in the church of San Francesco in Guardiagrele, a city of which he is a co-patron.

301–400 · Early Church

Papino, or Papio (Latin: Papinus or Papius, from the Greek Παπίου-Παππίου), also known as Pappius or Pappianus (fl. 4th century), was a Christian martyr venerated by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church; the latter venerates him under the names Papias and Pappias.

201 · Early Church

Protus (Porto Torres, 3rd century – Porto Torres, October 27, 303) was a Roman priest who, together with the deacon Januarius and the soldier Gavinus, suffered martyrdom on the promontory of Balai Lontano, or de lu Silesu.

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Zopito (died 12 October; flourished 4th century) was, according to tradition, a young martyr and victim of the persecutions against Christians.

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Sannan was a Celtic saint (fl. late 5th – early 6th century?). His name also appears in the forms Senanus and Senen, and there is a saint in Brittany named Seny who may be identified with Sannan. His feast day is traditionally celebrated on 29 April.

500 · Medieval

Saint Adiutor (died 5th century) was an Italian bishop of African origin who suffered Vandal persecution under Gaiseric. According to tradition, he was the first to evangelize Cava de' Tirreni. In reality, his true name was Benignus, as he was cited in the oldest sources.

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Saint Appiano (Genoa?, ... – November 6, ...; fl. 4th–5th century) is a decanonized saint and is considered the first evangelizer of the Valdelsa. The Pieve di Sant'Appiano is dedicated to him. There are doubts regarding his historical authenticity.

300–300 · Early Church

Audace (Marsica, 3rd century – Thora, 249–251) was a Roman soldier of Marsian origin who converted to Christianity. He was martyred alongside Anatolia during the 3rd century. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

400 · Early Church

Saint Clementina is the name of several Catholic saints. One Saint Clementina was a follower of Saint Peter who lived in Rome in the first century. According to other sources, Saint Clementina was a virgin martyr who lived in the third or fourth century.

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Saint Felicia is a character in the Mystery of Obanos, alongside William of Aquitaine. Her remains are preserved as relics in Labiano, in the municipality of Aranguren, because according to legend, the ox carrying her body from Amokain stopped there.

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Saint Guglielma, also known as Guglielmina, Guglielma the Bohemian, or Guglielma of Hungary (fl. 8th century), sometimes confused with a near-namesake, Guglielma the Bohemian (first half of the 13th century – 1281), is a presumably legendary figure who nonetheless enjoyed lasting…

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Saint Kennera, or Cennera, was, according to tradition, a Scottish religious woman who lived around the 6th century. She was reportedly educated alongside Saint Ursula and Saint Regulus of Patras, later becoming a nun and living as a recluse in Kirkinner, Wigtownshire (Galloway,…

300–304 · Early Church

Soteria was a virgin and martyr, considered a saint by the Catholic Church. According to the Roman Martyrology, she was executed in Rome in the year 304 during the persecution of Emperor Diocletian.

851 · Medieval

Sancho was a Christian saint whose birthplace, cited in the original source as ex Albensi oppido Galiae Commatae (an expression of great ambiguity), is traditionally considered to be the French city of Albi, although it has been suggested that it could more plausibly be a localit…

305 · Early Church

Sarah of Antioch (Antioch, Syria – Antioch, Syria, c. April 20, 305) was a Christian woman who died for her faith; she had her children baptized against her husband's wishes and in defiance of Roman imperial decrees. She is venerated as a saint and martyr by the Catholic Church.

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Savin of Cerisier is a martyr saint of Macedonian origin who is said to have settled in Poitou, though little is known of his life. He was venerated at Cerisier, now Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe (Vienne), where he is said to have been martyred in the 5th century alongside his brother…

250 · Early Church

Savinien (Latin: Sabinianus), who lived in the 3rd century, was a Christian martyr and the first bishop of Sens, sent from Rome to Gaul with his companion Potentian. They are celebrated together as saints on October 19.

1460 · Medieval

Savva of Vishera (born in Kashin; died October 1, 1460) was the founder of the Savvo-Vishersky Monastery, known for his ascetic feat of stylitism. He was canonized as a venerable saint at the Second Macarian Council in 1549.

1780–1839 · Modern

Sébastien Nam I-gwan (Korean: 남이관 세바스티아노) was a Korean Christian layman and catechist, born in 1780 in Chungju, Chungcheong Province, Korea, and died on September 26, 1839, at Dangkogae near Seoul.

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Sebastian of Heraclea was a Christian martyr during the reign of Domitian (81–96) and a saint of the Catholic Church. She was beheaded after being tortured and burned for refusing to offer sacrifice to the Roman gods. Her liturgical memorial is celebrated on September 16.

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Secundinus of Córdoba (died in Córdoba, Spain) was a Christian who was martyred for his faith. He has been venerated since ancient times by Catholics and Orthodox Christians as a saint and martyr. His feast day is celebrated on April 20.

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Senario (died Avranches, 6th century) was a bishop of the Diocese of Avranches in the 6th century, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Almost nothing is known about this holy bishop.

1896–1997 · Contemporary

Schema-nun Sephora (secular name Daria Nikolayevna Shnyakina, née Senyakina; March 19, 1896, Glukhovo village, now Gavrilovsky District, Tambov Governorate — May 13, 1997, Klykovo, Kaluga Oblast, Russia) was a nun of the Russian Orthodox Church and a starets.

1866–1949 · Contemporary

Seraphim, secular name Vasily Nikolayevich Muravyov (born April 1/13, 1866, in the village of Vakhromeyevo, Rybinsk Uyezd, Yaroslavl Governorate; died April 3, 1949, in Vyritsa), was a Russian Orthodox clergyman and monastic saint.

669 · Medieval

Saint Serenicus, also known as Cerenicus or Cenericus (died May 7, 669), was a Catholic saint and monk. He was a deacon in Le Mans. A pilgrimage to the tombs of Saint Martin of Tours and Saint Julian of Le Mans led him to change his way of life.

550–601 · Medieval

Saint Serenus was the 10th Bishop of Marseille. He is known for an exchange of letters with Pope Gregory the Great. He lived until 601. The correspondence between the Pope and the Bishop of Marseille concerned the Church's position regarding images in churches and the journey und…

1871–1922 · Contemporary

Sergius, born Vasily Pavlovich Shein (December 30, 1870, in Kolpna, Tula Governorate – August 13, 1922, in Petrograd), was an archimandrite of the Russian Orthodox Church and a holy new martyr. From 1912 to 1917, he served as a deputy to the State Duma.

1892–1942 · Contemporary

Sergey (Sergius) Alexeyevich Mechev (September 30, 1892, Moscow — January 6, 1942, Yaroslavl) was a protopresbyter and a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church. He was canonized as a hieromartyr in 2000. He was the son of Saint Alexius Mechev.

858 · Medieval

Serranus of Oviedo, also known as Serranus or Seranus, was a Bishop of Oviedo, serving at least between 852 and 858. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. He should not be confused with Saint Asturius of Toledo, whose remains are in Oviedo.

500 · Medieval

Severus of Agde (Syria, 5th century – Agde, Hérault, c. 500) was a religious figure from Agde and abbot of the Monastery of Saint Andrew. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Little is known about his life.

450–502 · Medieval

Severus (Saint Sever or Sévère) (died c. 502) was a large landowner from a noble Bigorre family. Ordained a priest, he is considered a saint by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches. His feast day is August 1.

500 · Medieval

Saint Severinus of Paris (c. 540) was a hermit who lived in Paris during the 6th century. Drawn to the contemplative life, he spent much of his time enclosed in a cell on the banks of the Seine, praying and meditating.

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Sextus of Valence, also known as Festus, was Bishop of Valence at the end of the 4th century. At that time, Valence was located in the Western Roman Empire, in the province of Gallia Lugdunensis. Chrocus, one of the kings of the Alamanni by that name, tortured Sextus to death.

1150–1230 · Medieval · Premonstratensians

Siard of Mariëngaarde (died Mariëngaarde, November 13, 1230) was an abbot from Frisia. Due to the numerous miracles that occurred at his tomb, the Catholic Church venerates him as a saint and commemorates him on November 14.

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Sigeberge is considered one of the very first abbesses of Remiremont in the 7th century, when the Abbey of Remiremont still occupied the Saint-Mont above the current town.

407 · Early Church

Saint Sylvain of Ahun, or Silvain of Ahun, is a saint of the Catholic Church venerated in the Limousin region and its surroundings. He was martyred in the town of Ahun on October 16, 407. His feast day is October 16.

1915 · Contemporary

Simon Goyunyan (Kharpert, Kharpert Province – 1915, Mush) was an Armenian pharmacist. He was born in the city of Kharpert, the center of Kharpert Province. He received a pharmaceutical education and worked as a pharmacist.

250–303 · Early Church

Simplicius of Rome was a martyr of the year 303, considered a saint by the Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church. The etymology of his name comes from the Latin simplex, meaning simple. He was the brother of Saint Faustinus and Saint Beatrice (or Beatrix or Viatrix).

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…

1759–1799 · Modern · Benedictines

Siméon Cardon, born Ignace-Alexandre-Joseph Cardon and also known by the Italian name Simeone (Cambrai, March 13, 1759 – Veroli, May 14, 1799), was a French religious.

1001–1086 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Sisebut of Cardeña (died 1086 in Cardeña) was a Spanish Benedictine monk and abbot of the Monastery of San Pedro de Cardeña. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.

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Saint Sissela of Borrby is one of Scania's three female saints. The others are Saint Magnhild of Fulltofta and Saint Tora of Torekov. There is no evidence that Sissela of Borrby was a historical person, and she has no known feast day.

193–221 · Early Church

Saint Sophia of Sicily (Byzantium, 192 or 193 – Pantalica, September 18, 221) was a Christian martyr and the patron saint of Sortino, in the Free Municipal Consortium of Syracuse, Sicily. Her liturgical memorial is celebrated on September 10.

190–200 · Early Church

Sophia of Egypt, or Saint Sophia of Egypt (died 200), was a Christian who suffered martyrdom alongside Irene, also an Egyptian, who is likewise venerated as a saint. Her feast day is celebrated on September 18.

1–138 · Early Church

Saint Sophia (died 137) is a saint venerated by the Orthodox Church, whose feast day is celebrated on September 18, and by the Catholic Church, which celebrates her on September 30.

1774–1794 · Modern

Anastasius of Strumica (Bulgarian: Spas Strumski (Solunski), Greek: Anastasios ek Voulgarias; 1774, Radovish, Strumica province — August 8 or 29, 1794, Thessaloniki) was an Eastern Orthodox saint venerated as a martyr.