264 lives of faith. Showing 193–204.
Martyr · November 22
Cecilia of Rome was a Christian virgin martyr, who is venerated in Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and some Lutheran churches, such as the Church of Sweden.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Martyr · July 24
Christina of Bolsena is venerated as a virgin martyr of the third century.
Lebanon · Present-day geography
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Martyr · February 6
Dorothea of Caesarea is a 4th-century virgin martyr who was executed at Caesarea Mazaca.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace uncertain
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Martyr · January 23
Emerentiana was a Roman virgin and martyr, who lived around the start of the 4th century.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace uncertain
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Martyr · August 14
Eusebius of Rome is an early saint associated with the church bearing his name on the Esquiline Hill; the accounts of his life are uncertain.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace uncertain
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Martyr · November 23
Felicitas of Rome is a saint numbered among the Christian martyrs.
Italy · Present-day geography
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Martyr · April 24
Fidelis of Sigmaringen was a Capuchin priest and missionary who was killed in Switzerland in 1622.
Germany · Present-day geography
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Martyr · October 14
Gaudentius of Rimini was a bishop of Rimini, who is venerated as a martyred saint in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church.
Turkey · Present-day geography
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Martyr · March 12
Gorgonius was a Christian who was martyred in AD 304 alongside Peter Cubicularius and a certain Dorotheus at Nicomedia during the Diocletianic Persecution.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace uncertain
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Martyr · July 3
Hyacinth of Caesarea was a young Christian living at the start of the second century, who is honored as a martyr and a saint by both the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
Turkey · Present-day geography
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Martyr · January 18
Jaime Hilario Barbal was a Spanish Catholic and professed Brother of the Christian Schools.
Spain · Present-day geography
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Martyr · October 19
Jean de Lalande was a French Jesuit missionary at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons and one of the eight North American Martyrs.
France · Present-day geography
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