Martyr · July 25
St. Justin of Siponto
Justin of Siponto is venerated as an early bishop and martyr; the surviving accounts of his life are largely legendary.
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Bishop · May 3
St. Juvenal of Narni
Juvenal of Narni is venerated as the first Bishop of Narni in Umbria.
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Martyr · June 8
St. Kalliopi of Rome
Kalliopi of Rome was a Christian saint of the third century AD.
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Martyr · January 11
St. Leucius of Brindisi
Leucius of Brindisi was initially a missionary from Alexandria, Egypt, who later founded the Diocese of Brindisi as the first bishop in 165.
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Lay Saint · October 16
St. Longinus
Longinus is the name given to the unknown Roman soldier who pierced the side of Jesus with a lance, who in medieval and some modern Christian traditions is described as a convert to Christianity.
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Martyr · August 19
St. Magnus of Cuneo
Magnus of Cuneo is venerated as a martyr and member of the legendary Theban Legion.
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Martyr · July 18
St. Marina of Aguas Santas
Marina of Aguas Santas was a Christian virgin martyr from Aguas Santas, in the province of Ourense.
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Martyr · January 30
St. Martina of Rome
Martina is venerated as an early Christian martyr in Rome; accounts of her life and the date of her death are uncertain.
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Bishop · December 4
St. Maruthas of Martyropolis
Maruthas of Martyropolis was a Syriac monk who became bishop of Maypherkat in Mesopotamia for a period beginning before 399 up to around 410.
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Martyr · May 25
St. Maximus of Évreux
Maximus of Évreux is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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Bishop · 25 June
St. Maximus of Turin
Maximus of Turin was a Roman Christian prelate known as the first Bishop of Turin. He was a theological writer who "made a great contribution to the spread and consolidation of Christianity in Northern Italy ".
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Monastic or Hermit · August 13
St. Maximus the Confessor
Maximus the Confessor was a Christian monk, theologian, and Neoplatonic scholar.
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