Early Church

The 4th century

49 saints, in the order they died
St. George
275 — 303

St. George

Megalomartyr — Slayer of the Dragon
Church of St. George, Lod (Lydda), Israel
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Genesius of Arles
Late 3rd century, Arles — 303

St. Genesius of Arles

Genesius the Notary — Diocletianic Martyr of Arles
Church of Saint-Genès, Trinquetaille (Arles), Provence, France
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Vitus
Late 3rd century, Sicily (per the traditional Acts) — 303

St. Vitus

Boy Martyr of Lucania — Patron of Dancers and Sufferers of Chorea
Cathedral of Prague (Cathedral of Sts. Vitus, Wenceslaus, and Adalbert), Czech Republic
1 miracles · 1 relics→
Sts. Sergius and Bacchus
Late 3rd century (both Roman officers) — 303

Sts. Sergius and Bacchus

Roman Officer-Martyrs of Resafa — Foundational Patrons of Christian Syria
Resafa (ancient Sergiopolis), Syrian desert north of the Euphrates, Syria
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Expeditus
3rd century — 303

St. Expeditus

Martyr of Melitene — patron of urgent causes and against procrastination
Melitene (Malatya), Turkey
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Erasmus (St. Elmo)
3rd century, Antioch — 303

St. Erasmus (St. Elmo)

Bishop and Martyr — Patron of Sailors
Cathedral of Formia (Gaeta), Italy
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Agnes of Rome
291 — 304

St. Agnes of Rome

Virgin Martyr — The Lamb of God
Basilica of Sant'Agnese fuori le Mura, Rome, Italy
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Lucy of Syracuse
283 — 304

St. Lucy of Syracuse

Virgin Martyr — Patroness of the Eyes and the Blind
Basilica of Santa Lucia al Sepolcro, Syracuse, Italy
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Pancras of Rome
289 — 304

St. Pancras of Rome

Boy Martyr — Patron of Children's Loyalty
Basilica of San Pancrazio, Rome, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
Pope St. Marcellinus
Mid-3rd century, Rome — 304♕ Pope #29

Pope St. Marcellinus

Twenty-Ninth Successor of Peter — Pope (296–304) — Contested Cult of the Great Persecution
Catacombs of Priscilla, Via Salaria, Rome (his preferred burial place), Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Vincent of Saragossa
Late 3rd century, Huesca, Hispania — 304

St. Vincent of Saragossa

Deacon and Protomartyr of Spain — Tortured by Dacian at Valencia
Cathedral of Valencia (Catedral de Santa María de Valencia), Spain
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Eulalia of Mérida
292 — 304

St. Eulalia of Mérida

Twelve-Year-Old Virgin-Martyr of Spain — Patroness of Mérida and Oviedo
Basilica of Santa Eulalia, Mérida, Extremadura, Spain
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Florian of Lorch
250 — 304

St. Florian of Lorch

Roman Officer-Martyr of Noricum — Patron of Firefighters Worldwide
Basilica of Sankt Florian, Sankt Florian, Upper Austria, Austria
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Cyriacus the Deacon
Late 3rd century, Rome (per tradition, of patrician family) — 304

St. Cyriacus the Deacon

Roman Deacon-Martyr — One of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
Catacombs of San Callisto, Via Appia, Rome; major medieval shrine at the Roman church of San Ciriaco in Via Lata, Italy
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Philomena
291 — 304

St. Philomena

Virgin and Martyr — the Wonder-Worker of Mugnano
Sanctuary of St. Philomena, Mugnano del Cardinale, Italy
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Margaret of Antioch (St. Marina)
Late 3rd century, Antioch in Pisidia — 304

St. Margaret of Antioch (St. Marina)

Virgin Martyr — one of the voices of Joan of Arc
Antioch in Pisidia, Turkey
1 miracles · 1 relics→
Sts. Nereus and Achilleus
Rome, 3rd century (nothing certain is known) — 304

Sts. Nereus and Achilleus

The Soldiers who Threw Down their Arms
Catacomb of Domitilla, Via Ardeatina, Rome, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Catherine of Alexandria
287 — 305

St. Catherine of Alexandria

Virgin Martyr — Philosopher and Princess
Monastery of St. Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Pantaleon (Panteleimon)
275 — 305

St. Pantaleon (Panteleimon)

The Physician who Healed without Payment
Cathedral of Ravello, Italy
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Januarius (San Gennaro)
3rd century, Benevento or Naples — 305

St. Januarius (San Gennaro)

Bishop of Benevento — Patron of Naples
Cathedral of Naples (Duomo di San Gennaro), Italy
2 miracles · 3 relics→
St. Barbara
Late 3rd century, Nicomedia (per the traditional Acts) or Heliopolis (Lebanon) — 306

St. Barbara

Virgin-Martyr of Nicomedia — Patroness of Artillery, Miners, and the Last Sacraments
Church of Saint Barbara, Cairo (Old Coptic Cairo); also Greek Orthodox Church of St. Barbara, Demre (formerly Myra), Turkey, Egypt
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Demetrius of Thessalonica
Late 3rd century, Thessalonica — 306

St. Demetrius of Thessalonica

The Great Martyr of Thessalonica — Patron of Greece
Church of Saint Demetrios (Hagios Demetrios), Thessalonica, Greece
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Theodore of Amasea
Late 3rd century, Pontus — 306

St. Theodore of Amasea

Theodore Tyron ('the Recruit') — Soldier-Martyr of Pontus
Amasea, Pontus (modern Amasya, Turkey), Turkey
1 miracles · 1 relics→
Sts. Adrian and Natalia
Late 3rd century, Nicomedia — 306

Sts. Adrian and Natalia

Pagan Praetorian Become Martyr — His Christian Wife Who Recovered His Hand
Catholic shrines at Nicomedia (modern İzmit, Turkey); major Western shrine at the Abbey of Sint-Adriaansabdij at Geraardsbergen, Belgium (relics translated there 1110), Belgium
1 miracles · 1 relics→
Pope St. Marcellus I
Late 3rd century, Rome — 309♕ Pope #30

Pope St. Marcellus I

Thirtieth Successor of Peter — Pope (308–309) — Reorganizer of the Roman Church After the Great Persecution
Church of San Marcello al Corso, Rome, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
Pope St. Eusebius
Late 3rd century, Greek (per the Liber Pontificalis — Greek by birth, of unknown medical-doctor family) — 310♕ Pope #31

Pope St. Eusebius

Thirty-First Successor of Peter — Pope (April–August 310) — Brief Sicily-Exile Pontiff
Catacombs of San Callisto, Via Appia, Rome, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Methodius of Olympus
Mid-3rd century, Lycia — 311

St. Methodius of Olympus

Bishop of Olympus (Lycia) — Foundational Christian Critic of Origen — Martyr of the Great Persecution
Olympus (modern Çıralı), Lycia, Asia Minor, Turkey
0 miracles · 0 relics→
Pope St. Miltiades (Melchiades)
Late 3rd century, North African by birth (per the Liber Pontificalis) — 314♕ Pope #32

Pope St. Miltiades (Melchiades)

Thirty-Second Successor of Peter — Pope (311–314) — Pope of the Edict of Milan
Catacombs of San Callisto, Via Appia, Rome, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Blaise
3rd century, Sebaste, Armenia — 316

St. Blaise

Bishop and Martyr — Healer of Throats
Church of St. Blaise, Dubrovnik, Croatia
2 miracles · 1 relics→
The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
40 — 320

The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste

Forty Roman Soldier-Martyrs Frozen in the Lake of Sebaste
Sebaste, Armenia Minor (modern Sivas, Turkey), Turkey
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Helena
248 — 330

St. Helena

Empress — Finder of the True Cross
Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Sylvester I
285 — 335♕ Pope #33

St. Sylvester I

Pope of the peace of Constantine
San Silvestro in Capite, Rome, Italy
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Nino of Georgia
296 — 335

St. Nino of Georgia

Equal-to-the-Apostles — Foundational Apostle of Georgia
Bodbe Monastery (Convent of St. Nino), Kakheti, Georgia, Georgia
3 miracles · 2 relics→
St. Constantine the Great
272 — 337

St. Constantine the Great

First Christian Emperor — Equal to the Apostles (Eastern title)
Church of the Holy Apostles, Constantinople (his burial site), Turkey
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. James of Nisibis
Late 3rd century, Nisibis, Mesopotamia — 338

St. James of Nisibis

Bishop of Nisibis — 'Moses of Mesopotamia' — Defender of the Eastern Frontier
Cathedral of Nisibis (modern Mor Yakup Church, Nusaybin, Turkey), Turkey
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Nicholas of Myra
270 — 343

St. Nicholas of Myra

Bishop of Myra — Wonderworker — 'Santa Claus'
Basilica of San Nicola, Bari, Italy
3 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Pachomius the Great
292 — 348

St. Pachomius the Great

Founder of Cenobitic Monasticism
Tabennisi, Upper Egypt, Egypt
0 miracles · 0 relics→
St. Spyridon of Trimythous
270 — 348

St. Spyridon of Trimythous

Cypriot Shepherd-Bishop — Nicene Father — 'The Walking Saint of Corfu'
Church of Saint Spyridon, Corfu, Greece (relics translated 1456), Greece
2 miracles · 1 relics→
Pope St. Julius I
Late 3rd century, Rome — 352♕ Pope #35

Pope St. Julius I

Thirty-Fifth Successor of Peter — Pope (337–352) — Defender of Athanasius and of the Roman Primacy
Basilica of Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome (originally his titular church), Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Anthony the Great
251 — 356

St. Anthony the Great

Father of Monasticism — Star of the Desert
Monastery of St. Anthony, Mount Colzim, Egypt, Egypt
1 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Hilarion of Gaza
291 — 371

St. Hilarion of Gaza

Founder of Palestinian Monasticism
Tel Umm Amer (Monastery of St. Hilarion), Gaza Strip, Palestine
0 miracles · 0 relics→
St. Eusebius of Vercelli
283 — 371

St. Eusebius of Vercelli

First Bishop of Vercelli — Confessor of Nicaea
Cathedral of Sant'Eusebio, Vercelli, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Macrina the Younger
327 — 379

St. Macrina the Younger

Mother of the Cappadocian Fathers — Theologian and Ascetic
Annisa, Pontus, Turkey
1 miracles · 0 relics→
St. Frumentius
Early 4th century, Tyre, Phoenicia — 380

St. Frumentius

Abba Salama — 'The Father of Peace' — Apostle of Ethiopia — First Bishop of Aksum
Cathedral of Our Lady Mary of Zion, Aksum, Ethiopia, Ethiopia
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Damasus I
305 — 384♕ Pope #37

St. Damasus I

Patron of the Vulgate and the Roman martyrs
San Lorenzo in Damaso, Rome, Italy
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Monica
332 — 387

St. Monica

Mother of St. Augustine — Patroness of Mothers and Wives
Basilica of Sant'Agostino in Campo Marzio, Rome, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Macarius of Egypt (the Great)
300 — 391

St. Macarius of Egypt (the Great)

Father of the Desert — Apostle of the Inner Mountain
Monastery of St. Macarius the Great, Wadi El Natrun, Egypt
0 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Martin of Tours
316 — 397

St. Martin of Tours

Soldier-Bishop — Apostle of Gaul
Basilica of Saint-Martin, Tours, France
2 miracles · 1 relics→
St. Marcellina
330 — 398

St. Marcellina

Elder Sister of St. Ambrose — Consecrated Roman Virgin
Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, Milan — beside her brother Ambrose, Italy
0 miracles · 1 relics→