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275 · Early Church

Saint Sabina of Troyes was a 3rd-century Christian virgin. She was of Greek origin and the sister of Saint Sabinian of Troyes. She was baptized by the Roman priest Eusebius, who later became pope. Because her parents were pagans, she traveled to Gaul to join her brother.

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Saint Setni was a bishop of the 6th and 7th centuries. When Saint Elouan met him, he asked him to stay, as night was falling. The prelate replied that his absence would worry his brothers and asked him instead to prolong the day until he had rejoined them; Elouan obtained this fa…

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Saint Stamp is a Catholic saint who was invoked by people suffering from gout or mobility issues, particularly for children who were slow to take their first steps or had difficulty standing.

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Saint Tadec, or Saint Tudec, is a semi-mythical saint from Brittany, a monk at the Abbey of Landévennec in the 6th century, who was allegedly killed by a lord of Le Faou inside the church of Daoulas while celebrating Mass.

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Saint Tariec was a 6th-century monk of Irish origin who is among the more or less mythical Breton saints of the Early Middle Ages not officially recognized by the Catholic Church.

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Theoticus was an Egyptian martyr, a subordinate of Saint Arian, the governor of the Thebaid, who converted to Christianity. He is honored as a Christian martyr and a Catholic saint.

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Therapont was a Bishop of Cyprus. Prior to this, he was a monk and ascetic on the island of Cyprus. Due to his Christian life, he was elevated to the episcopal rank. During a persecution of Christians, he was martyred for Christ. His body rested in a church on Cyprus.

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Tybïe is a 5th-century Welsh saint. According to legend, she was a daughter of King Brychan, the ruler of Brycheiniog, who had a very large number of children. She is said to have founded the church of Llandybïe in Carmarthenshire.

300 · Early Church

Saint Vincent, who died around 282 (or 292), was a Christian deacon from Agen executed during the Diocletianic Persecution. Recognized as a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church, he is commemorated on June 9. He is known as Vincent of Agen or Vincent of Le Mas.

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Saint Ereptiolus (born c. 400, died 473) was the first bishop of Coutances in the 5th century (c. 430–474). He evangelized the local pagans and had a first wooden church built.

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Saint-Quijeau was a trève of the parish of Plouguer, incorporated into the commune of Plouguer starting in 1790. The commune of Plouguer merged with that of Carhaix in 1956 under the name Carhaix-Plouguer.

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Adeltrudis of Wintershoven (also known as Adeltrudis of Maastricht) was one of the saints of Wintershoven. Adeltrudis was a daughter of Saint Bavo and lived in the 7th century.

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Saint Ceronne is said to have lived in the 5th century. However, no historical source confirms this or provides any details of her life. The remains of Saint Ceronne were reportedly hidden for fear of invaders and then forgotten for three hundred years.

380 · Early Church

Menne, or Manne, is a Christian hermit saint honored in Lorraine. She is among the earliest known Christians of the Diocese of Toul, then in Belgica Prima.

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Saint Pexine (Latin: Sancta Pecina) is a little-known virgin and martyr whose origins are a subject of debate regarding both her era and her history. She is believed to have died around 726.

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Sève, also known as Sev, Sewa, Loève, Loaven (Breton), Sewo (Welsh), as well as Santsegne (11th century), Sentseguot (1128), and Saint Scevat (1598), is a semi-legendary saint of the 6th century.

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Saint Seraphia was a saint who died as a martyr in the 2nd century. Because of her Christian faith, she was condemned to be delivered to the debauchery of two young men. Having failed to rape her, they burned her with flaming torches, and she was beheaded.

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Emerentiana, also known as Emerentia, was a young martyr and a contemporary of Saint Agnes (early 4th century). From the beginning, the Greek Passion of Emerentiana has been part of the Latin Passion of Saint Agnes, which appears in the Bibliotheca hagiographica latina; this pseu…

1880–1936 · Contemporary

Salvador Ferrandis Seguí, born on May 25, 1880, and died on August 3, 1936, was a Spanish priest. He was a priest in Lucena, and along with Francisco Bandrés Sánchez, a Salesian priest in Barcelona, Alfonso López López, a priest in Samalús, and Miguel Remón Salvador, a layman in…

1896–1936 · Contemporary · Franciscans

Salvador Mollar Ventura (1896–1936), born Jean-Baptiste Mollar Ventura, was a Spanish Franciscan friar who was murdered during the Spanish Civil War in Paterna, near Valencia, Spain, on October 27, 1936.

1912–1936 · Contemporary · Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

Salvatore Pigem Serra, C.M.F. (Vilobí d'Onyar, December 15, 1912 – Barbastro, August 13, 1936), was a Spanish religious who was martyred in Barbastro during the Spanish Civil War and is venerated as a blessed by the Catholic Church.

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Salvius (died before 430 in Carthage) was an African Christian martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church. It is not known exactly when or where the martyr died for his faith. Donatists reportedly hung dead dogs around his neck and beat him to death with clubs.

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Salvius of Valenciennes (Latin: Salvius ["saved"] Valencensis; French: Saint-Saulve), also known as Salvius of Angoulême or Saint Salvius, was a Merovingian holy bishop and martyr from the 7th and 8th centuries.

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Saint Felix of Pistoia was a hermit who lived near Pistoia in the 9th century. Very little is known about him. In 1414, his relics were discovered in the Cathedral of Pistoia and placed in a marble urn, which is preserved today in the Cathedral Museum.

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.

1903–1936 · Contemporary · Trinitarian Order

James of Jesus, born Santiago Arriaga y Arrien (Arrieta, November 22, 1903 – Cuenca, September 24, 1936), was a Spanish priest of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity.

1909–1936 · Contemporary · Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

Santiago Mestre Iborra (Rafelbuñol, Valencia province, April 10, 1909 – Masamagrell, September 29, 1936) was a Spanish religious. He was murdered, along with his eight brothers, at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War, a victim of the terror unleashed in the Republican zone.

1917–1968 · Contemporary · Sisters of the Sacred Heart (Ragusa)

Emanuela Giovanna Scribano, in religion Santina di Gesù Scribano, born on December 4, 1917, in Ragusa, and died on May 12, 1968, was an Italian religious sister renowned for her holiness. She was recognized as venerable by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007.

1765–1792 · Modern

Sanktus Huré, also known as Saintin Huré (born 1765 in Vigny near Rouen, died September 2, 1792, in Saint-Germain-des-Prés), was a French Catholic priest and blessed. He was a priest in the Diocese of Versailles.

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.