Chronological list of saints in the 3rd century

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A list of people, who died during the 3rd century, who have received recognition as Saints (through canonization) from the Catholic Church:

NameBirthBirthplaceDeathPlace of deathNotes
Persecution under Septimus Severus (202–210) begins
Irenaeus [1] 130 Smyrna 202 Lugdunum Bishop of Lyons
Leonides of Alexandria [2]   202 Alexandria, Egypt;father of Origen
Plutarch, Potamiaena, and Companions [3]   202 Alexandria, Egypt
Charalampias [4] 89 Magnesia, Greece203 Antioch, Pisidia
Gundenis   203 Carthage, Africa Province
Perpetua and Felicity [5]   203 Carthage, Africa Province
Zoticus of Comana [6]   204 Bishop of Comana
Abdon and Sennen [7]   205 
Basilides and Potamiana   205 Alexandria, Egypt
Andeolus   Smyrna 208 Viviers, Gaul
Serapion of Antioch   211  Patriarch of Antioch
Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus   212 Valence, Gaul introduced Christianity to Valence, Drôme
Ferreolus and Ferrutio   212 
Mavilus of Adrumetum   212 Adrumetum, Africa Province killed by wild beasts
Narcissus of Jerusalem 100 212 Aelia Capitolina Syria Palaestina Patriarch of Jerusalem
Urciscenus   216  Bishop of Pavia (183-216)
Asclepiades of Antioch   217  Patriarch of Antioch (211-217)
Clement of Alexandria 150 Athens, Greece217 
Zephyrinus  Rome, Roman Empire 217Rome, Roman Empire Pope
Theodore, Philippa, and Companions   220 Pamphylia
Callixtus I (Callistus)  222 Todi, Roman Empire Pope
Asterius of Ostia   223 Ostia, Roman Empire
Martina of Rome   228Rome, Roman Empire
Cecilia [8]  Rome, Roman Empire 230 Sicily, Roman Empire
Tatiana of Rome [9]  Rome, Roman Empire 230Rome, Roman Empire
Thespesius   230 Cappadocia
Urban I  Rome, Roman Empire 230Rome, Roman Empire Pope
Demetrius of Alexandria   Alexandria, Roman Empire 231  Pope of Alexandria
Calepodius   232 
Persecution under Maximinus Thrax (235-238) begins
Andrew of Trier   235  Bishop of Trier
Barbara [10]   Nicomedia, Roman Empire 235 Nicomedia, Roman Empire
Florentius and Felix   235Furcona, Roman Empire
Pontian   235 Sardinia, Roman Empire Pope
Quiriacus   235 Bishop of Ostia
Anterus   236Rome, Roman Empire Pope
Hippolytus 170Rome, Roman Empire 236 Sardinia, Roman Empire
Orentius and Patientia   Osca, Hispania 240 Aragon, Hispania
Heraclas   247  Patriarch of Alexandria
Apollonia [11]   249 Alexandria, Egypt
Cointha (Quinta)  249 Alexandria, Egypt
Cyriaca (Dominica) [12] Rome, Roman Empire  249 
Monas   249  Bishop of Milan
Persecution under Decius (250-251) begins
Agabius  250  Bishop of Verona
Alexander of Fermo  250  Bishop of Fermo
Alexander   250 
Ammonaria (two women with the same name)  250 
Babylas of Antioch   250  Patriarch of Antioch
Barsimaeus   250  Bishop of Edessa
Bassus  250  Bishop of Nice
Cassian of Imola   250 
Castus and Emilius   250 
Christopher   250 
Cyril of Caesarea  250 
Denis, Rusticus and Eleutherius  250 
Epicharis   250 
Epimachus   250 
Fabian [10]   250  Pope
Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria   250 
Felinus and Gratian   250 
Florentius  250 
Fusca and Marura  250 
Germanus  250 
Heliconis  250 
Heron  250 
Lucian and Marcian  250 
Macarius  250 
Macarius  250 
Maximus of Aquila   250 
Maximus of Nola  250  Bishop of Nola
Maximus of Ephesus  250 
Mercurius   250 
Metranus (Metras)  250 
Minias (Miniato)  250 
Moses (Moysetes)  250 
Moseus and Ammonius  250 
Myron  250 Bishop of Crete
Nemesion   250 
Papias   250 
Paramon and Companions  250 
Parasceva  250 
Parmenius  250 
Pionius   250 
Saturninus of Rome  250 
Saturninus (Sernin)  250  Bishop of Toulouse
Saturninus, Thrysus, and Victor  250 
Secundian   250 
Secundina  250 
Ten Martyrs of Crete  250 
The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus   250 
Troadius  250 
Venatius of Camerino   250 
Vissa  250 
Agatha   251 
Agatho   251 
Alexander   251  Bishop of Jerusalem
Alphius   251 
Caerealis and Sallustia  251 
Callinica and Basilissa  251 
Conon the Gardener   251 martyr
Galation (Galacteon) and Episteme   251 
Maximus and Olympiades (Olympias)  251 
Maximus  251 
Menignus  251 
Moses  251 
Myrope  251 
Nestor   251 Bishop of Magydos
Pergentinus and Laurentinus  251 
Peter of Lampsacus, Andrew, Paul, and Denise (Dionysia)  251 
Quintus, Simplicius, and companions  251 
Thyrsus, Leucius, and Callinicus   251 
Trypho (Tryphon)  251 
Serapion  252 
Cornelius   253  Pope
Victoria of Tivoli   253 
Felician 160 254 
Lucius I   254  Pope
Messalina   254 
Martyrs of Saragossa   254Zaragoza
Maximus  255 
Paternus  255 
Restituta   255 
Tarsicius   255 
Venantius   255 Bishop of Dalmatia
Rogatian  256 
Persecution under Valerian (257-259) begins
Anastasia II and Cyril  257 
Athanasius  257  Bishop of Tarsus
Basilla of Rome Rome257Rome
Dionysius, Faustus, Gaius, Peter, Paul and companions  257 
Eugenia  257 
Protus and Hyacinthus   257 
Quadratus of Herbipolis   257 
Rufina and Secunda   257 
Stephen I   257  Pope
Tertullinus  257 
Agapitus   258 
Codratus of Corinth, Dionysius, Cyprian, Anectus, Paul, and Crescens  258 
Crescentian   258 
Curomotus  258  Bishop of Iconium
Cyprian   258  Bishop of Carthage
Jovinus and Basileus  258 
Lawrence of Rome 225 258 
Romanus Ostiarius   258 
Sixtus II, Pope and martyr, and Companions   258 
Twelve Holy Brothers   258 
Saint Agapius of Spain   259 
Candidus   259 
Digna and Emerita   259 
Fructuosus, Augurius and Eulogius   259 
Justin  259 
Marian, James, and companions   259 
Montanus, Flavian, Julian, Lucius, Victoricus, and 5 Companions   259 
Patroclus   259 
Polyeuctus   259 
Pontian   259 
Alexander, Malchus and Priscus   260 
Felix of Nola   260 
Leo and Paregorius   260 
Lucilla, Antoninus, Eugene, Flora, Theodore, Aucejas, and 18 Companions   260 
Martyrs of Utica   260 
Peter, Julian, and Companions   260 
Priscus, Malchus, and Alexander   260 
Regulus (Rieul, Rule)  260  Bishop of Civitas Silvanectium
Martyrs of Alexandria   261 
Peregrine   261  Bishop of Auxerre
Agrippina [13]   262 
Asterius   262 Caesarea Palaestina
Marinus, Roman soldier and martyr,  262 Caesarea Palaestina
Heraclius and Zosimus   263 
Cassius   264 
Antholian (Anatolianus)  265 
Antidius (Tude)  265  Bishop of Besançon
Dionysius   265  Patriarch of Antioch
Dionysius   268  Pope
Zama   268  Bishop of Bologna
Athenodorus   269 
Theodosius   269 
Valentine   269 
Persecution under Aurelian (270-275) begins
Aurea   270 
Gregory Thaumaturgus (the wonderworker)  270  Bishop of Neocaesarea
Heliodorus   270 
Hermes  270 
Honestus   270 
Martha   270 
Paul and Juliana   270 
Philip   270  Bishop of Fermo
Prisca  270 
Theodotus   270 
Restituta of Sora   271 
Agapitus   272 
Julia of Troyes   272 
Priscus (Prix) and Companions  272 
Reverianus   272 
Sabas (the Goth)  272 
Agpae (Agape)  273 
Lucillian, Paula, Claudius, Dionysius, Hypatius, and Paul   273 
Saturninus, Castulus, Magnus, and Lucius   273 
Anastasius Cornicularius   274 
Columba of Sens   274 
Felix I   274  Pope
Alexander the Charcoal-Burner   275 Bishop of Comana
Basilides and 22 Companions   275 
Conon and Conon   275 
Mamas [14]   275 
Philomenus   275 
Trophimus   280  Bishop of Arles
Maximus   282 
Anatolius   283  Bishop of Laodicea
Cosmas and Damian [10]   283 
Diodorus and Marianus   283 
Justus and Abundius   283 
Pelagius   283 
Ariston   284 
Chrysanthus and Daria   284 
Claudius  284 
Hilarius of Aquileia (Hilary of Panonia)  284 Bishop of Aquileia, Italy. Beheaded in the persecutions of Numerian
Maximilian   284  Bishop of Lorch
Thalelaeus   284 
Theopemptus (Theopompus), Bishop of Nicomedia and martyr, and Theonas   284 
Victorinus and Companions  284 
Castulus   286 
Crispin and Crispian   286 
Marcus and Marcellianus (Mark and Marcellian), deacons  286 
Piaton (Piat)  286 
Regina (Reine)  286 
Tranquillinus   286 
Victor and Companions   286 
Victor and Ursus   286 
Zoe [15]   286 
Alban   287 
Boniface of Tarsus   287 
Crescentian   287 
Faith (Foy, Fides)  287 
Maurice and Companions   287 
Maxentius  287 
Palmatius   287 
Quentin (Quintinius)  287 
Sabinus   287 
Valerius and Rufinus   287 
Victoricus, Fuscian, and Gentian   287 
Sebastian 257 288 
Donatian and Rogatian   289 
Apollinaris   290 
Firmus and Rusticus   290 
Hermes and Adrian  290 
Justin  290 
Lucian of Beauvais   290 
Paul   290  Bishop of Narbonne
Pompeius   290  Bishop of Pavia
Rhipsime, Gaiana, and Companions  290 
Serena  290 
Victor of Marseilles   290 
Vincent of Agen   292 
Aquilina   293 
Archelais, Thecla, and Susanna   293 
Carpophorus   295 
Domnio   295 
Maximilian of Tebessa 273 295 
Maximus, Alexander, Claudius, Cutias, and Praepedigna   295 
Meletius   295  Bishop of Pontus
Rufus and Carpophorus   295 
Tiburtius and Susanna   295 
Urpasian   295 
Felix and Fortunatus   296 
Gabinus   296 
Caius  296  Pope
Octavius  297 
Primus and Felician   297 
Romanus of Samosata   297 Samosata, Syria
Ananias III   298 
Cassian   298 
Marcellus the Centurion   298 
Timothy and Maura (Martha)  298 
Restitutus   299 
Agileus   300 
Agrippinus   300  Bishop of Naples
Alexandra, Claudia, Euphrasia, Matrona, Juliana, Euphemia, Theodosia, Derphuta and her sister   300 
Amandus, Alexander, Lucius and Audaldus   300 
Andrew the Tribune   300 
Ardalion   300 
Autonomous  300 
Callistratus   300 
Candida   300 
Carpophorus and Abundius   300 
Cindeus   300 
Clerus   300 
Crescentius of Perugia   300 
Dasius   300 
Epicharis   300 
Flavius  300  Bishop of Nicomedia
Hermes  300 
Hieron  300 
Hieronides   300 
Jovinian   300 
Leontius  300 
Lucy and Geminian   300 
Lupercus (Luperculus)  300 
Marciana  300 
Mary the Slave or Rome   300 
Memmius (Menge, Meinge)  300  Bishop of Châlons-sur-Marne
Mercurius   300 
Montanus   300 
Papas  300 
Papulus   300 
Sanctinus   300  Bishop of Meaux
Severinus   300  Bishop of Trier
Theonas   300  Patriarch of Antioch
Theophilus Scholasticus (the Lawyer)  300 
Trophimus and Thalus   300 
Zeno  300 

See also

References

  1. ↑ Randazzo, Joseph J. (30 January 2024). Saints: 12 Heroes for All Times Special Collector's Edition. Elohim Inc. ISBN   978-1-5457-5728-4.
  2. ↑ Eusebius Pamphilius, Church History, Book VI, Chapter I
  3. ↑ Hyvernat, Eugène. "Coptic Persecutions." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 11. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911
  4. ↑ Velimirovic, Nikolai. "The Hieromartyr Charalampus". The Prologue from Ochrid. Serbian Orthodox Church . Retrieved 2007-03-11.
  5. ↑ Martyr Perpetua, a woman of Carthage., OCA]
  6. ↑ Holweck, Frederick George (1924). A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints: With a General Introduction on Hagiology. B. Herder Book Company.
  7. ↑ "Martyrologium Romanum" (Libreria Editrice Vaticana, 2001 ISBN   88-209-7210-7)
  8. ↑ "Agnes and Cecilia of Rome". The Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  9. ↑ "Martyr Tatiana of Rome, and those who suffered with Her", Orthodox Church in America
  10. 1 2 3 "St. Peter's Square - The Saint Statues on the Colonnades". St Peter’s Basilica. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  11. ↑ "Virgin Martyr Apollonia - Troparion & Kontakion". Orthodox Church in America. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "St. Cyriarca (Dominica), Martyr, in Rome", Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
  13. ↑ "St. Agrippina, Martyr, of Rome", Antiochian Christian Orthodox Archdiocese of North America
  14. ↑ "Martyr Rufina of Caesarea, in Cappadocia", Orthodox Church in America
  15. ↑ Orthodox Church in America. "Lives of the Saints: Martyr Sebastian at Rome, and his companions". Orthodox Church in America.
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