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Constantine (died at Gap, 5th or 6th century) was a bishop of Gap during the 5th or 6th century, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Constantine is mentioned in the Hieronymian Martyrology on April 12 with the words: In civitate Vuappingo depositio Constantini episcopi…

250–286 · Early Church

Constantius (Italian: San Costanzo) is venerated as a member of the legendary Theban Legion. Similar to the cults of Chiaffredo at Crissolo, Bessus at Val Soana, Tegulus at Ivrea, Magnus at Castelmagno, and Dalmatius at Borgo San Dalmazzo, the cult of Constantius was linked with…

570 · Medieval

Saint Constantius of Aquino (Italian: Costanzo di Aquino) (6th century) was a bishop of Aquino in Italy, noted for his gift of prophecy, and a saint. He is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on Sept. 1.

601–700 · Medieval

Constantius (born, Antonii de Ripolis; Italian, San Costanzo di Capri) (died 7th or 8th century, near Marina Grande) was a Bishop of the Catholic Church who, after many years wandering, became the patron saint of Capri.

150–170 · Early Church

Constantius of Perugia (also known as Costantius, Constance or Costanzo) (died c. 170 AD) is one of the patron saints of Perugia, Italy. According to his legend, of which four versions exist, he was arrested during the persecutions of Antoninus (some sources say Marcus Aurelius)…

630 · Medieval

Saint Conval (Conwall) (died c.630) was an Irish-born missionary who, according to legend recorded in the Aberdeen Breviary, as he was praying on the sea shore "to be borne, by whatsoever means, to the regions beyond the sea", was miraculously carried by the stone he stood on acr…

800–868 · Medieval · Benedictines

Saint Conwoïon (or Convoyon or Konvoion) was a Breton saint and abbot. He was probably born around 800 at Comblessac (Ille-et-Vilaine) into a Gallo-Roman family descended, or claiming descent, from Roman senators ("ex genere senatorio").

675–730 · Medieval

Saint Corbinian (Latin: Corbinianus; French: Corbinien; German: Korbinian; c. 670 – 8 September c. 730) was a Frankish bishop. After living as a hermit near Chartres for fourteen years, he made a pilgrimage to Rome. Pope Gregory II sent him to Bavaria.

400–383 · Early Church

Cordula of Cologne, also known as Saint Cordula, is an apocryphal saint. She was venerated in the Catholic Church as a companion of St. Ursula and her feast day was on 22 October, but she has not been listed in the Roman Martyrology since 1969 due to doubts about her historicity.…

375–460 · Early Church

Corentin of Quimper (Corentinus; in Breton, Kaourintin) (d. 460 AD) is a Breton saint. He was the first bishop of Quimper. Corentin was a hermit at Plomodiern and was regarded as one of the seven founding saints of Brittany.

836–908 · Medieval

Cormac mac Cuilennáin (831 A.D. - 13 September 908) was an Irish bishop and the king of Munster from 902 until his death at the Battle of Bellaghmoon. He was killed in Leinster.

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Cormac Ua Liatháin was a 6th-century Irish saint who is only known from Adomnan of Iona's Vita Columbae. In Adomnan's narrative, Cormac is mentioned three times. He is described as an anchorite who searches for islands on which to live as a hermit in prayer.

300 · Early Church

Cornelia, also spelled Kornelia, was a martyr of the early Church. According to tradition, she lived in Tunis, North Africa. She suffered martyrdom during the persecutions of Christians around the year 300, together with Anesius, Felix, Theodulus, Portus, Abdas, and Valeria in Ca…

180–253 · Early Church

Pope Cornelius (Greek: Κορνήλιος) was the bishop of Rome from the 6th, or the 13th of March, 251 A.D., until his martyrdom in June, 253 A.D. He was pope during and following a period of persecution of the church, while a schism occurred over how repentant church members who had…

1643–1693 · Reformation

Cornelius of Pereslavl, born Konon, was a saintly monk of the Russian Orthodox Church. He came from a merchant family in Ryazan. In his youth, he ran away from home to become a spiritual disciple of Elder Paul, a monk at the Lukyanov Hermitage near Pereslavl-Zalessky.

350 · Early Church

Saint Cornelius was a presbyter and bishop born in Imola in 350. A citizen of Ancient Rome, he died in Forum Cornelii.

1501–1570 · Reformation

Born in Pskov in 1501, Cornelius was an Eastern Orthodox cleric who served at the Pskovo-Pechersky Dormition Monastery. He died in 1570 at the monastery, where he is also buried. He is venerated as a Reverend Martyr.

160–177 · Early Church

Corona (from the Latin for 'crown') most commonly refers to: Corona may also refer to:

800–900 · Medieval

Saint Corona d'Elx was born in Elche in 800 and died in 900. She is recognized as a saint.

1050 · Medieval

Cosmas I of Constantinople (Greek: Κοσμᾶς Α΄; died c. 1082), also referred to as Cosmas the Jerusalemite in Greek (Κοσμάς Ιεροσολυμίτης) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 2 August 1075 to 8 May 1081.

1597 · Reformation · Franciscans

Cosmas Takeya was a katana blacksmith from Owari. He was baptized by Jesuit missionaries and became a member of the Third Order of Saint Francis.

1714–1779 · Modern

Kosmas the Aetolian, sometimes Cosmas the Aetolian or Patrokosmas "Father Kosmas" (Greek: Κοσμᾶς ὁ Αἰτωλός, Kosmas Etolos; c. 1714 – 24 August 1779) was a monk, who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

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Saint Cosmas, Bishop of Chalcedon, is a Christian saint who served as the Bishop of Chalcedon from 815 to 820 and participated in the struggle for the veneration of icons against the heresy of iconoclasm.

706–760 · Medieval

Cosmas of Maiuma, also called Cosmas Hagiopolites ("of the Holy City"), Cosmas of Jerusalem, Cosmas the Melodist, or Cosmas the Poet (d. 773 or 794), was a bishop and an important hymnographer in the East.

520–576 · Medieval

Costantino is both a masculine Italian given name and an Italian surname. Notable people with the name include:

1066–1151 · Medieval

Saint Costanzo di Niardo was born in 1066 in Niardo. He died in 1151 in Nave.

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Saint Cowdrey is a Catholic saint. He was the son of Caradoc Freichfras.

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Crallo was a 6th-century Breton saint. According to legend, he was the son of Saint Sadwrn and Saint Canna. He is said to have come from Brittany to study at Llanilltud Fawr. He is credited with founding the church of Llangrallo, and St. Crallo's Well is located near the church.

780 · Medieval

Saint Credan of Evesham (died 19 August 780) is a saint in the calendar of the Roman Catholic Church and of the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is also known in Latin as Credus or Credanus.

100 · Early Church

Crescens (Greek: Κρίσκης) was an individual who appears in the New Testament. He is traditionally considered one of the 72 disciples sent out by Jesus in Luke 10. He was a missionary in Galatia and became a companion of Paul.

130 · Early Church

Saint Crescentian (died 130 AD) was a 2nd-century Christian martyr killed at Sassyr, on Sardinia. Saints Gabinus and Crispulis were killed at the same time.

300–303 · Early Church

Saint Crescentinus (Italian: San Crescentino, Crescenziano) (died June 1, 303) is the patron saint of Urbino whose feast day is celebrated on June 1. Venerated as a warrior saint, he is sometimes depicted on horseback, killing a dragon, in the same manner as Saint George.

292–303 · Early Church

Crescentius of Rome (Italian: San Crescenzio di Roma) is venerated as a child martyr by the Roman Catholic Church. According to tradition, he was born of a noble Roman family and was baptized along with his parents by Epigmenius.

250–287 · Early Church

Saint Crispin was a cobbler and missionary born in Rome in 250. A citizen of Ancient Rome, he died in Augusta Suessionum in 287. He is recognized as a Catholic saint.

1668–1750 · Modern · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Crispino da Viterbo (13 November 1668 – 19 May 1750) - born Pietro Fioretti - was an Italian Roman Catholic professed religious from Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.

300–304 · Early Church

Crispina (died 5 December, 304) was a virgin martyr of Africa who suffered during the Diocletian persecution. She was born at Thagora, a town in the Roman province of Numidia, located in Taoura, Algeria.

300–287 · Early Church

Saints Crispin and Crispinian are the Christian patron saints of cobblers, curriers, tanners, and leather workers. They were beheaded during the reign of Diocletian; the date of their execution is given as 25 October 285 or 286.

466 · Early Church

Crispinus of Pavia served as a bishop and presbyter. He died in Pavia in 466 and is recognized as a Catholic saint.

1 · Early Church

Saint Crispoldus (sometimes Cyspolitus, Crispoltus, Chrysopolitus, Italian: San Crispolto, Crispolito, Crispoldo) is venerated as a 1st-century Christian martyr.

304 · Early Church

Saint Crispí d'Écija was a Catholic priest and bishop born in Hispania Baetica. He died in 304 and is recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.

201 · Early Church

Saint Christina of Osma is a 3rd-century saint venerated by the Catholic Church. Her feast day is celebrated on July 24 in Osma alongside Saint Christina of Bolsena.

399 · Early Church

Saint Cristinus is venerated as a martyr of the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of Portoferraio, an Italian city located on the island of Elba.

550 · Medieval

Cristiolus was a Welsh saint who lived in the 6th century. According to tradition, he was a son of Hywel, son of Emyr Llydaw and therefore brother to Saint Sulien, Saint Rhystud and Derfel Gadarn, and perhaps also Dwywe (or Dwywau).

1514–1527 · Reformation

Cristóbal Acxotecatl (died 1527) is a Mexican saint. He is known as one of the Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala. He was one of the first Christian martyrs in the Americas.

1869–1927 · Contemporary

Cristóbal Magallanes Jara (anglicized as Christopher Magallanes; July 30, 1869 – May 25, 1927) was a Mexican Catholic priest and martyr who was killed without trial on the way to say Mass during the Cristero War. He had faced trumped-up charges of inciting rebellion.

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Latiaran or Lateerin is a legendary Irish saint, associated with a sacred well in the county of Cork, and usually described as one of three sisters. She appears in local folklore but not in any official calendar of saints, and may be influenced by pre-Christian mythology.

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Irish virgin saint

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Early Christian female saint, associated with sites in County Cork

100–100 · Early Church

Saint Ctesiphon of Vergium served as a presbyter and bishop. He was born and died in the year 100.

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Irish saint and founder of Kilcowan church, County Wexford