Early Church
The 3rd century
36 saints, in the order they died
181 — 203
Sts. Perpetua and Felicity
Carthaginian Martyrs — Mother, Slave, and Companions
Basilica Majorum, Carthage, Tunisia
1 miracles · 0 relics→
Mid-2nd century, Rome — 217♕ Pope #15
Pope St. Zephyrinus
Fifteenth Successor of Peter — Pope (199–217) — Reformer of Roman Pontifical Ceremonial
Catacombs of San Callisto, Via Appia, Rome, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
155 — 222♕ Pope #16
Pope St. Callixtus I
Sixteenth Bishop of Rome — Founder of the Catacomb
Catacomb of San Callisto, Rome, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
Late 2nd century, Rome — 230♕ Pope #17
Pope St. Urban I
Seventeenth Successor of Peter — Pope (222–230) — Roman Pope of the Severan Calm
Catacombs of Praetextatus, Via Appia, Rome, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
170 — 235
St. Hippolytus of Rome
Antipope Reconciled in Exile — Author of the Apostolic Tradition
Tomb of Hippolytus, Via Tiburtina, Rome, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
Late 2nd century, Rome — 235♕ Pope #18
Pope St. Pontian
Eighteenth Successor of Peter — Pope (230–235) — First Pope to Abdicate
Catacombs of San Callisto, Via Appia, Rome — Crypt of the Popes, Italy
1 miracles · 1 relics→
Late 2nd century, Greek (per the Liber Pontificalis) — 236♕ Pope #19
Pope St. Anterus
Nineteenth Successor of Peter — Pope (235–236) — The Briefest Early Papacy
Catacombs of San Callisto, Via Appia, Rome — Crypt of the Popes, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
Late 2nd century, Alexandria — 249
St. Apollonia of Alexandria
Virgin Martyr — Patron of Dentists
Alexandria, Egypt, Egypt
0 miracles · 1 relics→
Late 2nd century — 250♕ Pope #20
Pope St. Fabian
Twentieth Bishop of Rome — Martyr of the Decian Persecution
Catacomb of San Callisto, Rome, Italy
1 miracles · 1 relics→
Early 3rd century, Italy — 250
St. Denis of Paris
Cephalophore Martyr — Patron of France
Basilica of Saint-Denis, Paris, France
1 miracles · 1 relics→
Early 3rd century — 250
St. Saturninus of Toulouse
Sernin — First Bishop of Toulouse — Martyred Dragged by the Sacrificial Bull
Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse, France
0 miracles · 1 relics→
Mid-3rd century, Bolsena (per the Western tradition) — 250
St. Christina of Bolsena
Christina of Tyre / Christina of Bolsena — Virgin-Martyr of the Decian Persecution
Basilica of Santa Cristina, Bolsena, Lazio, Italy
2 miracles · 1 relics→
Early 3rd century, Eskentos, Cappadocia — 250
St. Mercurius
Roman Soldier-Martyr of Caesarea — 'Mercurius of the Two Swords'
Church of St. Mercurius, Old Cairo (Egypt) — site of major Coptic relics; original tomb at Caesarea Cappadocia, Egypt
1 miracles · 1 relics→
Early 3rd century, Rome — 250
Sts. Anatolia and Victoria
Roman Virgin-Sisters Martyred for Refusing Marriage
Tora di Sangiovanni (Latin Tora) and Monteleone Sabino (Latin Trebula), Sabina region of Lazio, Italy
1 miracles · 1 relics→
231 — 251
St. Agatha of Sicily
Virgin Martyr of Catania — Patroness of Sicily
Cathedral of Catania, Italy
2 miracles · 1 relics→
Mid-3rd century, probably Lycia or Cappadocia — 251
St. Christopher
Christ-Bearer — Patron of Travellers — The Giant of the Ford
Diocese of Lycia (multiple medieval relic-shrines across western Europe), Turkey
1 miracles · 1 relics→
Early 3rd century, Pamphylia — 251
St. Nestor of Magydus
Bishop of Magydus in Pamphylia — Decian Martyr
Magydus, Pamphylia (modern Lara, Antalya region, Turkey), Turkey
0 miracles · 0 relics→
180 — 253♕ Pope #21
Pope St. Cornelius
Pope and Martyr — Friend of Cyprian
Catacomb of San Callisto, Rome, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
185 — 253
Origen of Alexandria
Origenes Adamantius — Foundational Christian Biblical Scholar and Systematic Theologian
Alexandria, Egypt; later Caesarea Maritima, Palestine, Egypt
0 miracles · 1 relics→
250 — 257
St. Tarcisius
Boy Martyr of the Eucharist
Catacombs of San Callisto, Appian Way, Italy
1 miracles · 1 relics→
Early 3rd century, Rome — 257♕ Pope #23
Pope St. Stephen I
Twenty-Third Successor of Peter — Pope (254–257) — The Pope of the Re-baptism Controversy
Catacombs of San Callisto, Via Appia, Rome — Crypt of the Popes, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
200 — 258
St. Cyprian of Carthage
Bishop and Martyr — Theologian of the Unity of the Church
Carthage, Tunisia
0 miracles · 1 relics→
225 — 258
St. Lawrence the Deacon
Deacon and Martyr of Rome — 'I Am Roasted Enough on This Side'
Basilica of San Lorenzo fuori le Mura, Rome, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
Early 3rd century — 258♕ Pope #24
Pope St. Sixtus II
Pope and Martyr — Friend of Lawrence
Catacomb of San Callisto, Rome, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
190 — 264
St. Dionysius of Alexandria
Dionysius the Great — Patriarch of Alexandria — Successor of Origen at the Catechetical School
Alexandria, Egypt, Egypt
0 miracles · 0 relics→
Early 3rd century, Greek (per the Liber Pontificalis — probably Greek-speaking Italian) — 268♕ Pope #25
Pope St. Dionysius
Twenty-Fifth Successor of Peter — Pope (259–268) — Reorganizer of the Roman Church After the Valerian Persecution
Catacombs of San Callisto, Via Appia, Rome — Crypt of the Popes, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
3rd century — 269
St. Valentine
Priest and Martyr of the Via Flaminia — patron of lovers and engaged couples
Basilica of St. Valentine, Terni, Italy
1 miracles · 2 relics→
213 — 270
St. Gregory Thaumaturgus
Gregory the Wonder-Worker — Bishop of Neocaesarea — Foundational Catechist of Pontus
Neocaesarea (modern Niksar), Pontus, Asia Minor, Turkey
3 miracles · 1 relics→
Early 3rd century, Rome — 274♕ Pope #26
Pope St. Felix I
Twenty-Sixth Successor of Peter — Pope (269–274) — Roman Confirmer of the Council of Antioch
Catacombs of San Callisto, Via Appia, Rome, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
Mid-3rd century, prison cell at Gangra (his Christian mother had been imprisoned for her faith) — 275
St. Mamas of Caesarea
Shepherd-Martyr of Cappadocia — Patron of Faithful Tax Service
Tomb of St. Mamas, Morphou Bay, Cyprus (translated from Cappadocia in the medieval period), Cyprus
0 miracles · 1 relics→
Early 3rd century, Luni, Tuscany — 283♕ Pope #27
Pope St. Eutychian
Twenty-Seventh Successor of Peter — Pope (275–283) — Promoter of the Cult of the Martyrs
Catacombs of San Callisto, Via Appia, Rome — Crypt of the Popes (last pope buried in the Crypt), Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
Late 3rd century, Rome — 285
Sts. Crispin and Crispinian
Shoemaker Martyrs — Patrons of Cobblers
Soissons Cathedral, France
0 miracles · 1 relics→
Mid-3rd century, Thebes (Egypt) — 286
St. Maurice and the Theban Legion
Maurice — Commander of the Theban Legion — Patron of Saint-Maurice-en-Valais
Abbey of Saint-Maurice, Valais, Switzerland, Switzerland
1 miracles · 1 relics→
250 — 287
Sts. Cosmas and Damian
Holy Unmercenaries — Twin Physician Martyrs
Basilica of Sts. Cosmas and Damian, Rome (Roman Forum), Italy
1 miracles · 1 relics→
256 — 288
St. Sebastian
Soldier-Martyr of Rome — Protector against Plague
Basilica of San Sebastiano fuori le Mura, Rome, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
Mid-3rd century, Salona, Dalmatia (per the Liber Pontificalis — kinsman of the future Emperor Diocletian) — 296♕ Pope #28
Pope St. Caius (Gaius)
Twenty-Eighth Successor of Peter — Pope (283–296) — Reorganizer of Roman Clerical Orders
Catacombs of San Callisto, Via Appia, Rome, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→