Martyr · February 3
St. Blaise
Blaise is venerated as a bishop and martyr of Sebastea, in present-day Turkey. The detailed stories of his life and healing miracles come from later tradition.
Turkey · Traditional attribution
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264 lives of faith. Showing 13–24.
Martyr · February 5
St. Agatha of Sicily
Agatha of Sicily is an early Christian virgin and martyr.
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Martyr · February 9
St. Apollonia
Saint Apollonia was one of a group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians prior to the persecution of Decius.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace unknown
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Martyr · February 23
St. Polycarp
Polycarp was a Christian bishop of Smyrna.
Origin uncertain · Birthplace uncertain
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Martyr · March 10
St. John Ogilvie
John Ogilvie, SJ was a Scottish Jesuit priest.
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Martyr · March 22
St. Nicholas Owen
Nicholas Owen, S.J., was an English Jesuit lay brother who was the principal builder of priest holes during the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I and James I of England.
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Martyr · March 24
St. Óscar Romero
Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez was a prelate of the Catholic Church in El Salvador; he served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of San Salvador, the Titular Bishop of Tambeae, as Bishop of Santiago de María, and finally as the fourth Archbishop of…
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Martyr · April 11
St. Stanislaus of Szczepanów
Stanislaus of Szczepanów was a Polish Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Kraków and was martyred by the Polish King Bolesław II the Bold.
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Martyr · April 23
St. Adalbert of Prague
Adalbert of Prague, Polish: Święty Wojciech , known in the Czechia, Poland and Slovakia by his birth name Wojciech/Vojtěch , was a Czech missionary and Christian saint.
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Martyr · April 23
St. George
Saint George , also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity.
Turkey · Traditional attribution
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Apostle / Disciple · April 25
St. Mark the Evangelist
Mark the Evangelist , also known as John Mark or Saint Mark, was a person, subsequently venerated as a saint, to whom is traditionally ascribed the authorship of the Gospel of Mark.
Libya · Traditional attribution
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Apostle / Disciple · May 3
St. Philip the Apostle
Philip the Apostle was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament.
Holy Land (historical region) · Historical region
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