Early Church
The 1st century
47 saints, in the order they died
1st century BC — 1st century AD
St. Anne
Mother of the Mother of God — Grandmother of Our Lord
Church of St. Anne, Jerusalem (traditional site of her house), Israel
2 miracles · 1 relics→
1st century BC — 1st century AD
St. Joachim
Father of the Mother of God
Church of St. Anne, Jerusalem, Israel
1 miracles · 0 relics→
7 — 4
The Holy Innocents of Bethlehem
The First Martyrs of Christ — Slain by Herod the Great
Chapel of the Holy Innocents, Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Palestinian Authority
1 miracles · 1 relics→
100 — 3
St. Simeon the Just
Simeon the God-Receiver — Singer of the Nunc Dimittis
Temple Mount, Jerusalem (site of the Presentation), Israel
0 miracles · 1 relics→
50 — 1
Sts. Zechariah and Elizabeth
Parents of John the Baptist — Cousins of the Virgin Mary
Church of the Visitation, Ein Karem, Jerusalem, Israel
2 miracles · 1 relics→
80 — 5
St. Anna the Prophetess
Anna of the Tribe of Asher — Prophetess of the Presentation
Temple Mount, Jerusalem, Israel
0 miracles · 0 relics→
1st century BC, Bethlehem (of the house of David) — 18
St. Joseph
Foster Father of Our Lord — Patron of the Universal Church
Basilica of St. Joseph, Nazareth, Israel
1 miracles · 0 relics→
1st century AD — 30
St. Dismas — the Good Thief
The Penitent Thief — 'This day thou shalt be with me in paradise'
Calvary — Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Israel
1 miracles · 0 relics→
Late 1st century BC – early 1st century AD — 34
St. Stephen the Protomartyr
First Martyr of the Christian Church
Basilica of St. Stephen, Jerusalem, Israel
2 miracles · 1 relics→
Early 1st century, Joppa, Palestine — 36
St. Tabitha (Dorcas)
Disciple of Joppa — Raised from the Dead by St. Peter
St. Tabitha's Tomb (Russian Orthodox), Tel Aviv-Yafo (Jaffa), Israel
1 miracles · 1 relics→
1st century BC — 70
St. Joseph of Arimathea
Member of the Sanhedrin — Burier of the Lord
Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel
1 miracles · 1 relics→
1st century BC — 70
St. Nicodemus
Disciple by Night — Member of the Sanhedrin
Jerusalem, Israel
0 miracles · 0 relics→
18 — 50
The Blessed Virgin Mary
Theotokos — Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth
Nazareth — Basilica of the Annunciation, Israel
5 miracles · 2 relics→
1st century BC, Magdala on the Sea of Galilee — 70
St. Mary Magdalene
Apostle to the Apostles — First Witness of the Resurrection
Magdala — Galilee, Israel
2 miracles · 1 relics→
1st century AD, perhaps Cappadocia — 1st century AD, Caesarea (per tradition, martyred)
St. Longinus
The Centurion of the Holy Lance
Statue of St. Longinus, St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Vatican City
1 miracles · 1 relics→
Early 1st century — Late 1st century (Nicholas of Antioch traditionally went on to found a heretical Nicolaitan sect; the others venerated as saints)
The Seven Deacons of Acts 6
First Christian Deacons — Companions of Stephen and Philip in the Jerusalem Diaconate
Jerusalem (the site of the Jerusalem diaconal ordination), Israel
0 miracles · 0 relics→
1st century BC, Bethany — 1st century AD (per tradition, in Provence)
St. Martha of Bethany
Hostess of the Lord — Sister of Lazarus and Mary
Bethany — Al-Eizariya, West Bank
1 miracles · 0 relics→
1st century BC, Bethany — 1st century AD
St. Mary of Bethany
She Who Chose the Better Part — Anointer of the Lord
Bethany — Al-Eizariya, West Bank
0 miracles · 0 relics→
Early 1st century — Late 1st century (per tradition)
Sts. Junia and Andronicus
'Apostles of Note' — Pauline Co-Workers Greeted in Romans 16:7
Rome (Pauline greeting in Romans 16); Sirmium, Pannonia (traditional later see of Andronicus), Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
1st century AD, Cyprus — 61
St. Barnabas the Apostle
Son of Consolation — Companion of Paul and Bishop of Cyprus
Monastery of St. Barnabas, Famagusta, Cyprus, Cyprus
0 miracles · 1 relics→
1st century BC — 63
St. Lazarus of Bethany
He Whom the Lord Loved — Raised from the Dead
Tomb of Lazarus, Bethany (Al-Eizariya), West Bank
1 miracles · 1 relics→
30 — 63
St. Lazarus the Bishop (Eastern Tradition)
Lazarus of Bethany After Resurrection — Bishop of Kition (Cyprus) Per Eastern Tradition
Church of Saint Lazarus, Larnaca, Cyprus, Cyprus
0 miracles · 1 relics→
1st century AD, Italy — 1st century AD (per tradition, as Bishop of Skepsis or Caesarea)
St. Cornelius the Centurion
First Gentile Convert to the Christian Faith
Caesarea Maritima, Israel
1 miracles · 0 relics→
Early to mid-1st century, Cenchreae (port of Corinth) — Late 1st century, Rome or Cenchreae
St. Phoebe of Cenchreae
First Named Christian Deaconess — Carrier of the Epistle to the Romans
Cenchreae, eastern port of Corinth, Greece
0 miracles · 0 relics→
Early 1st century, Thyatira, Lydia (Asia Minor) — Late 1st century, Philippi, Macedonia (per tradition)
St. Lydia of Thyatira
Seller of Purple — First Christian Convert in Europe
Baptistery of St. Lydia, Lydia Stream, Philippi, Greece, Greece
0 miracles · 0 relics→
Early 1st century, Sychar, Samaria — 66
St. Photina the Samaritan
The Woman at the Well — The First Christian Evangelist to a Pagan Community
Jacob's Well, Nablus (modern Palestinian West Bank), Palestinian Authority
1 miracles · 1 relics→
1st century AD, Cyrene (modern Libya) — 68
St. Mark the Evangelist
Author of the Second Gospel — Founder of the Church of Alexandria
Basilica of San Marco, Venice, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
1 — 70
St. Veronica
The Woman of the Cloth — The Sixth Station of the Way of the Cross
Basilica of St. Peter, Vatican — Pillar of St. Veronica beneath the dome, Vatican City
1 miracles · 1 relics→
Early 1st century, Colossae — Late 1st century, martyred at Colossae under Nero (per tradition)
Sts. Philemon and Apphia
Recipients of the Pauline Epistle — Heads of the House Church at Colossae
Site of Ancient Colossae, near Honaz, Denizli Province, Turkey
0 miracles · 0 relics→
Early 1st century, Judea — Late 1st century, Jerusalem (per tradition)
St. Cleopas
Disciple of the Road to Emmaus — Witness of the Risen Christ
Emmaus (traditional site at Qubeibe, west of Jerusalem), Palestinian Authority
1 miracles · 0 relics→
Early 1st century, Galilee — Late 1st century (per Provençal tradition, in Gaul; per Eastern tradition, in Palestine)
St. Mary of Cleophas
Mary at the Foot of the Cross — Witness of the Crucifixion and the Empty Tomb
Church of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue, Provence, France
0 miracles · 1 relics→
Early 1st century, Galilee — Late 1st century, Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Provence (per Provençal tradition)
St. Mary Salome
Mother of Sts. James and John — Companion at the Cross and the Tomb
Church of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Camargue, Provence, France
0 miracles · 1 relics→
Early 1st century, Galilee — Late 1st century, Galilee or Asia Minor (tradition unclear)
St. Joanna the Myrrh-Bearer
Wife of Chuza the Steward of Herod — Patroness of the Galilean Women Who Followed Christ
Capernaum and Tiberias, Galilee (region of Herod's Galilean court), Israel
0 miracles · 0 relics→
Early 1st century — Late 1st century, Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, Provence
St. Maximin of Aix
First Bishop of Aix-en-Provence — Companion of Mary Magdalene to Gaul
Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene, Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, Provence, France
0 miracles · 1 relics→
Early 1st century AD — Late 1st century AD (traditionally martyred at Rome under Nero or shortly after)
Sts. Aquila and Priscilla
Tentmakers of Corinth, Ephesus, and Rome — Pauline Missionary Couple
Catacomb of Priscilla, Via Salaria, Rome, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
Early 1st century, Alexandria — Late 1st century, Asia Minor or Crete (traditional)
St. Apollos
The Eloquent Alexandrian — Pauline Successor at Corinth
Ephesus, Asia Minor, Turkey
0 miracles · 0 relics→
Early 1st century, Jerusalem — Late 1st century, possibly at Thessalonica or Corinth
St. Silas (Silvanus)
Companion of Paul on the Second Missionary Journey — Foundation Bishop of Corinth
Thessalonica, Macedonia, Greece
1 miracles · 0 relics→
1st century AD, Volterra in Tuscany — 76♕ Pope #2
Pope St. Linus
Second Bishop of Rome — Direct Successor of St. Peter
St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Vatican City
0 miracles · 1 relics→
Early 1st century, probably Ephesus — Late 1st century, possibly Carthage (per tradition, where he was sent as missionary bishop)
St. Epenetus
'The First Fruits of Asia unto Christ' — Romans 16:5
Ephesus, Asia Minor (site of his original conversion), Turkey
0 miracles · 0 relics→
1st century AD, Antioch (per tradition) — 84
St. Luke the Evangelist
The Beloved Physician — Author of the Third Gospel and the Acts
Basilica of Santa Giustina, Padua (his tomb), Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
21 — Late 1st century, Arles (per tradition)
St. Trophimus of Arles
First Bishop of Arles — Pauline Collaborator
Cathedral of Saint-Trophime, Arles, Provence, France
0 miracles · 1 relics→
1st century, Rome — Late 1st century or early 2nd century, Rome (per tradition; the actual chronology of the Shepherd's authorship places it in the early 2nd century)
St. Hermas of Rome
Pauline Companion — Reputed Author of 'The Shepherd of Hermas'
Rome, Italy
0 miracles · 0 relics→
1st century AD, Athens (per tradition) — 92♕ Pope #3
Pope St. Anacletus (Cletus)
Third Bishop of Rome
St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, Vatican City
0 miracles · 1 relics→
Early to mid-1st century, Colossae — 95
St. Onesimus
Runaway Slave — Bishop of Ephesus or Beroea — Recipient of the Epistle to Philemon
Colossae and Ephesus, Asia Minor, Turkey
0 miracles · 0 relics→
Early 1st century, Ephesus — Late 1st century, Ephesus or Cyprus (per tradition)
St. Onesiphorus
Visitor of Paul in Roman Imprisonment — Bishop of Cyprus or Colophon
Ephesus, Asia Minor, Turkey
0 miracles · 0 relics→
2 — 96
St. Titus
Bishop of Crete — Pauline Collaborator — Recipient of the Pastoral Epistle
Cathedral of Saint Titus, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
0 miracles · 1 relics→
1st century AD, Lystra in Lycaonia — 97
St. Timothy
First Bishop of Ephesus — Disciple of Paul
Ephesus (his see), Turkey
0 miracles · 1 relics→