Country of origin
Read the full stories of 4 saints whose birth or early family origins are associated with present-day Greece.
Showing 1–4 of 4. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Lay Saint · August 31
Aristides of Athens was a Greek Christian author who is primarily known for authoring the Apology of Aristides in the 2nd century Revered as a saint, his feast day is August 31 in the Catholic Church and September 13 in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Greece · Present-day geography
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Martyr
Saint Demetrius of Thessalonica , also known as the Holy Great-Martyr Demetrius the Myroblyte , was a Greek Christian martyr of the early 4th century AD.
Greece · Traditional attribution
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Monastic / Hermit · 1 September
Giles the Hermit was a Greek Christian ascetic active in France, most likely in the 7th century.
Greece · Traditional attribution
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Martyr · November 29
Saturnin was one of the " Apostles to the Gauls " sent out during the consulate of Decius and Gratus to Christianise Gaul after the persecutions under Emperor Decius had all but dissolved the small Christian communities.
Greece · Present-day geography
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