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Anastasius I Pope Anastasius I Pope Saint Anastasius I, born in Rome the son of Maximus, was pope from November 27, 399 to 401.He condemned the writings of the Alexandrian theologian Origen shortly after their translation into Latin. He fought against these writings throughout his papacy and in 400 he called a council to discuss... |
401 | Bishop of Rome | |||
Alexander Akimetes | 403 | ||||
Epiphanius of Salamis Epiphanius of Salamis Epiphanius of Salamis was bishop of Salamis at the end of the 4th century. He is considered a saint and a Church Father by both the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Churches. He gained a reputation as a strong defender of orthodoxy... |
315 | 403 | Bishop of Constantia | ||
Severinus Severin of Cologne Saint Severin of Cologne was the third known Bishop of Cologne, living in the later 4th century. Little is known of him. He is said in 376 to have founded a monastery in the then Colonia Agrippina in honour of the martyrs Saints Cornelius and Cyprian, from which developed the later Basilica of St.... |
403 | Bishop of Cologne | |||
Delphinus of Bordeaux | 380 | 404 | Bishop of Bordeaux | ||
Isidore of Alexandria Isidore of Alexandria Isidore of Alexandria was an Egyptian or Greek philosopher and one of the last of the Neoplatonists. He lived in Athens and Alexandria toward the end of the 5th century AD. He became head of the school in Athens in succession to Marinus, who followed Proclus.-Life:Isidore was born in Alexandria... |
319 | 404 | |||
Maximian Maximian Maximian was Roman Emperor from 286 to 305. He was Caesar from 285 to 286, then Augustus from 286 to 305. He shared the latter title with his co-emperor and superior, Diocletian, whose political brain complemented Maximian's military brawn. Maximian established his residence at Trier but spent... |
404 | Bishop of Bagae | |||
Paula Saint Paula Saint Paula was an ancient Roman saint and early Desert Mother. A member of one of the richest "senatorial" families which frivolously claimed descent from Agamemnon, Paula was the daughter of Blesilla and Rogatus, from the great clan of the Furii Camilli... |
404 | ||||
Tigirius | 404 | ||||
Victricius Victricius Saint Victricius was a bishop of Rouen , missionary, and author. His feast day is August 7. Victricius was the son of a Roman legionnaire, and was in the army himself. However, when he became a Christian, he refused to remain in the army. He was flogged and sentenced for execution, but... |
330 | 404 | Bishop of Rouen | ||
Paul of Trois Chateaux | 405 | Bishop of Augusta | |||
Vigilius | 405 | Bishop of Trento | |||
John Chrysostom John Chrysostom John Chrysostom , Archbishop of Constantinople, was an important Early Church Father. He is known for his eloquence in preaching and public speaking, his denunciation of abuse of authority by both ecclesiastical and political leaders, the Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom, and his ascetic... |
407 | Bishop of Constantinople | |||
Theotimus | 407 | Bishop of Tomi | |||
Olympias Olympias the Deaconess Saint Olympias was a widow, deaconess and friend of Saint John Chrysostom. Born in Constantinople, circa 368, to a wealthy family, but was left orphaned at a young age. Olympias would later go on marry a man by the name of Nebridius, who was Prefect of Constantinople... |
368 | Constantinople Constantinople Constantinople was the capital of the Roman, Eastern Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman Empires. Throughout most of the Middle Ages, Constantinople was Europe's largest and wealthiest city.-Names:... |
408 | Nicomedia Nicomedia Nicomedia was an ancient city in what is now Turkey, founded in 712/11 BC as a Megarian colony and was originally known as Astacus . After being destroyed by Lysimachus, it was rebuilt by Nicomedes I of Bithynia in 264 BC under the name of Nicomedia, and has ever since been one of the most... |
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Venerius of Milan | 409 | Bishop of Milan | |||
Anysius | 410 | Bishop of Thessalonica | |||
Asella | 410 | ||||
Euphrasia (Eupraxia) of Constantinople | 380 | 410 | |||
Gaudentius of Brescia | 410 | Bishop of Brescia | |||
Isaac of Constantinople | 410 | ||||
Marcella Saint Marcella Marcella is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. She was a Christian ascetic in ancient Rome. Growing up in Rome, she was influenced by her pious mother, Albina, an educated woman of wealth and benevolence. Childhood memories centered around piety, and one in particular related to Athanasius,... |
410 | ||||
Melania the Elder Melania the Elder Saint Melania the Elder or Maior was a Desert Mother who was an influential figure in the Christian ascetic movement that sprang up in the generation after the Emperor Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire... |
410 | ||||
Pammachius Saint Pammachius Saint Pammachius was a Roman senator who is venerated as a saint.-Biography:In youth he frequented the schools of rhetoric with St. Jerome. In 385 he married Paulina, second daughter of St. Paula.... |
410 | ||||
Titus | 410 | ||||
Exsuperius | 412 | ||||
Taurinus Saint Taurinus Saint Taurinus of Évreux , also known as Saint Taurin, is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. His legend states that he was the first bishop of Évreux. He evangelized the region and died a martyr.-Legend:... |
412 | Bishop of Évreux | |||
Theodosius of Antioch | 412 | ||||
Bassian | 413 | Bishop of Lodi | |||
Marcellinus of Carthage Marcellinus of Carthage Marcellinus of Carthage was a Christian martyr and saint who died in 413. He was secretary of state of the Western Roman Empire under Roman Emperor Honorius and a close friend of Augustine of Hippo, as well as a correspondent of Saint Jerome's... |
413 | ||||
Honoratus Honoratus Saint Honoratus was Archbishop of Arles.There is some disagreement concerning his place of birth, and the date of his death is still disputed, being according to certain authors, January 14 or January 15. It is believed that he was born in the north of Gaul and that he belonged to an illustrious... |
330 | 415 | Bishop of Vercelli | ||
Magorianus | 415 | ||||
Maruthas Maruthas Saint Maruthas or Marutha of Martyropolis was a monk who became bishop of Maypherkat in Mesopotamia for a period beganing before 399 and still in office in 410. He's believed to have died before 420... |
415 | Bishop of Maypherkat | |||
Nicetas Nicetas of Remesiana Saint Nicetas was Bishop of Remesiana, present-day Bela Palanka in the Pirot District of modern Serbia, but which was then in the Roman province of Dacia Mediterranea.-Biography:... |
335 | 415 | Bishop of Remesiana | ||
Alexius Alexius Alexius is the Latinized form of the given name Alexios , especially common in the later Byzantine Empire. Variants include Alexis with the Russian Aleksey and its Ukrainian counterpart Oleksa/Oleksiy deriving from this form... |
417 | ||||
Innocent I Pope Innocent I -Biography:He was, according to his biographer in the Liber Pontificalis, the son of a man called Innocens of Albano; but according to his contemporary Jerome, his father was Pope Anastasius I , whom he was called by the unanimous voice of the clergy and laity to succeed -Biography:He was,... |
417 | Bishop of Rome | |||
Amator (Amatre) | 418 | Bishop of Auxerre | |||
Helena Helena -First name:*Helena , Roman mother of Emperor Constantine*Helena, wife of Julian , Roman daughter of Emperor Constantine*Helena... |
418 | ||||
Eustochium Eustochium Saint Eustochium . Born Eustochium Julia at Rome, she was the daughter of Saint Paula and is also venerated as a saint and was an early Desert Mother. She was the third of four daughters of the Roman Senator Toxotius, for whom Jerome made a lot of fanciful claims of ancestry. After the death of... |
419 | ||||
Adbas (Audas) | 420 | ||||
Dictinus | 420 | Bishop of Astorga | |||
Hormisdas | 420 | ||||
Jerome Jerome Saint Jerome was a Roman Christian priest, confessor, theologian and historian, and who became a Doctor of the Church. He was the son of Eusebius, of the city of Stridon, which was on the border of Dalmatia and Pannonia... |
345 | 420 | |||
Porphyrius Porphyry of Gaza Saint Porphyry , Bishop of Gaza 395–420, known from the account in his Life for Christianizing the recalcitrant pagan city of Gaza, and demolishing its temples.Porphyry of Gaza is known to us only from the vivid biography by Mark the Deacon... |
420 | ||||
Sabinua | 420 | Bishop of Piacenza | |||
Salvinus | 420 | Bishop of Verdun | |||
Severinus (Seurin) | 420 | Bishop of Bordeaux | |||
Urbitius | 420 | Bishop of Metz | |||
James Intercisus James Intercisus Saint James Intercisus is a Persian saint. His surname, Intercisus, is derived from the Latin word for "cut into pieces," which refers to the manner of his martyrdom: he was slowly cut into twenty-eight pieces... |
421 | ||||
Maharsapor (Sapor) | 421 | ||||
Boniface I Pope Boniface I Pope Saint Boniface I was pope from December 28, 418 to September 4, 422. He was a contemporary of Saint Augustine of Hippo, who dedicated to him some of his works.... |
422 | Bishop of Rome | |||
Elpidius | 422 | Bishop of Lyon | |||
Renatus Renatus Renatus is a first name of Latin origin which means "born again" . In countries of Italian, Portuguese and Spanish languages it exists in a masculine and feminine form i.e., Renato and Renata. In the French language they have been translated to René and Renée. The feminine form Renate is also... (Rend) |
422 | Bishop of Angers | |||
Eusebius of Cremona | 423 | ||||
Marolus Marolus Marolus was Archbishop of Milan from 408 to 423. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is April 23.-Life:According to the writings of Ennodius, bishop of Pavia in early 6th-century, Marolus was born on the banks of the Tigris in Mesopotamia. Probably due to the... |
423 | ||||
Venerandus | 423 | Bishop of Clermont | |||
Benjamin Benjamin (saint) Saint Benjamin was a deacon martyred circa 424 in Persia. St. Benjamin was executed during a period of persecution of Christians that lasted forty years and through the reign of two Persian kings: Isdegerd I, who died in 421, and his son and successor, Varanes V... |
424 | ||||
Atticus Archbishop Atticus of Constantinople Atticus was the archbishop of Constantinople, succeeding Arsacius of Tarsus in March 406. He had been an opponent of John Chrysostom and helped Arsacius of Tarsus depose him, but later became a supporter of him after his death... |
425 | ||||
Castor Castor of Apt Saint Castor of Apt was a bishop of Apt, in Gaul.He was born in Nîmes and may have been the brother of Saint Leontius of Fréjus. Castor was a lawyer and married to a wealthy widow. He lived in Marseilles. His wife, however, allowed him to enter the religious life; she herself entered a nunnery.... |
425 | Bishop of Apt | |||
Theonestus | 425 | Bishop of Philippi | |||
Seraphina | 426 | ||||
Theophilus | 427 | Bishop of Brescia | |||
Felix of Bologna | 429 | Bishop of Bologna | |||
Honoratus Honoratus Saint Honoratus was Archbishop of Arles.There is some disagreement concerning his place of birth, and the date of his death is still disputed, being according to certain authors, January 14 or January 15. It is believed that he was born in the north of Gaul and that he belonged to an illustrious... |
429 | ||||
James of Tarentaise | 429 | Bishop of Tarentaise | |||
Sisoesm abbot | 429 | ||||
Alipius | 360 | 430 | Bishop of Tagaste | ||
Augustine Augustine of Hippo Augustine of Hippo , also known as Augustine, St. Augustine, St. Austin, St. Augoustinos, Blessed Augustine, or St. Augustine the Blessed, was Bishop of Hippo Regius . He was a Latin-speaking philosopher and theologian who lived in the Roman Africa Province... |
354 | 430 | Bishop of Hippo | ||
Aurelius Saint Aurelius Saint Aurelius was Christian saint who died around 430. He was a bishop of Carthage from ca. 391 and led a number of ecclesiastical councils on Christian doctrine. Augustine of Hippo admired Aurelius, and a number of letters from Augustine to Aurelius have survived. Aurelius's feast day in the... |
430 | Bishop of Carthage | |||
Caprasius (Caprais) | 430 | ||||
Macedonius (the Barley Eater) | 340 | 430 | |||
Oriculus and Companions | 430 | ||||
Quintian Quintian, Lucius and Julian Quintian , Lucius and Julian are venerated as saints and martyrs by the Roman Catholic Church. According to the Roman Martyrology, they were inhabitants of North Africa who were killed during the persecutions of the Vandal king Huneric , who was an Arian. However, the date of their martyrdom may... |
430 | ||||
Amandus | 431 | Bishop of Bordeaux | |||
Paulinus | 354 | 431 | Bishop of Nola Bishop of Nola The Diocese of Nola is a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, with its seat in the ancient city Nola. The diocese is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Naples.... |
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Celestine I Pope Celestine I Pope Saint Celestine I was elevated to the papacy in the year 422, on November 3 according to the Liber Pontificalis, but on April 10 according to Tillemont.... |
432 | Bishop of Rome | |||
John I | 432 | Bishop of Naples | |||
Leontius | 432 | Bishop of Fregus | |||
Ninian Ninian Saint Ninian was a medieval Christian bishop who evangelized the Picts.Ninian may also refer to:* Ninian Edwards , former Governor of Illinois* Ninian Stephen , former Governor-General of Australia... |
432 | Bishop of Whithorn | |||
Palladius Palladius Palladius was the first Bishop of the Christians of Ireland, preceding Saint Patrick. The Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion consider Palladius a saint.-Armorica:... |
432 | Bishop of Ireland | |||
John Angeloptes | 433 | Bishop of Ravenna Bishop of Ravenna This page is a list of Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops of Ravenna, and of the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia. The earlier ones were frequently tied to the Exarchate of Ravenna. -Diocese of Ravenna :*St. Apollinare, legendarily to 79, historically in the era of Septimius Severus*St... |
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John Cassian | 433 | ||||
Maro | 433 | ||||
Alexander of Arumentum | 434 | ||||
Maximian Maximian Maximian was Roman Emperor from 286 to 305. He was Caesar from 285 to 286, then Augustus from 286 to 305. He shared the latter title with his co-emperor and superior, Diocletian, whose political brain complemented Maximian's military brawn. Maximian established his residence at Trier but spent... |
434 | ||||
Verulus and Companions | 434 | ||||
Julian of Bologna | 435 | ||||
Arcadius Arcadius Arcadius was the Byzantine Emperor from 395 to his death. He was the eldest son of Theodosius I and his first wife Aelia Flaccilla, and brother of the Western Emperor Honorius... and Companions |
437 | ||||
Camilla | 437 | ||||
Julia Julia of Corsica Saint Julia of Corsica , also known as Saint Julia of Carthage, and more rarely Saint Julia of Nonza, was a virgin martyr who is venerated as a Christian saint. The date of her death is most probably on or after AD 439. She, along with Saint Devota, are the patron saints of Corsica in the Roman... |
400 | 439 | |||
Melania the Younger Melania the Younger Saint Melania the Younger is a Christian saint and Desert Mother who lived during the reign of Emperor Flavius Augustus Honorius, son of Theodosius I. She is the paternal granddaughter of Melania the Elder.The Feast of Melania the Younger is held on December 31... |
383 | 439 | |||
Orentius Orientius - Biography and work :He wrote the elegiac poem Commonitorium of 1036 verses describing the way to heaven, with warnings against its hindrances... (Orens) |
439 | ||||
Quodvultdeus Quodvultdeus Saint Quodvultdeus was a fifth century church father and bishop of Carthage who was exiled to Naples. He was known to have been living in Carthage around 407 and became a deacon in 421 AD. He corresponded with Saint Augustine of Hippo, who served as Quodvultdeus' spiritual teacher... |
439 | Bishop of Carthage | |||
Amantius Amantius of Como Saint Amantius of Como is venerated as the third bishop of Como. He was preceded by Felix of Como and Saint Provinus. He was succeeded by Saint Abundius. His feast day is 8 April.-Biography:... |
440 | Bishop of Como | |||
Dalmatius Dalmatius Flavius Dalmatius , also known as Dalmatius Caesar, was a Caesar of the Roman Empire, and member of the Constantinian dynasty.Dalmatius was son of another Flavius Dalmatius, censor, and nephew of Constantine I... |
440 | ||||
Domitian Domitian Domitian was Roman Emperor from 81 to 96. Domitian was the third and last emperor of the Flavian dynasty.Domitian's youth and early career were largely spent in the shadow of his brother Titus, who gained military renown during the First Jewish-Roman War... |
440 | ||||
Julia of Corsica Julia of Corsica Saint Julia of Corsica , also known as Saint Julia of Carthage, and more rarely Saint Julia of Nonza, was a virgin martyr who is venerated as a Christian saint. The date of her death is most probably on or after AD 439. She, along with Saint Devota, are the patron saints of Corsica in the Roman... |
440 | ||||
sixtus III | 440 | Bishop of Rome | |||
Mesrop (Mesrob) | 361 | 441 | |||
Brice Bricius of Tours Saint Brice of Tours was the fourth Bishop of Tours, succeeding Martin of Tours in 397.According to legend, Brice was an orphan rescued by Martin and raised in the monastery at Marmoutiers... (Britius) |
444 | Bishop of Tours | |||
Cyril Cyril of Alexandria Cyril of Alexandria was the Patriarch of Alexandria from 412 to 444. He came to power when the city was at its height of influence and power within the Roman Empire. Cyril wrote extensively and was a leading protagonist in the Christological controversies of the later 4th and 5th centuries... |
376 | 444 | Bishop of Alexandria | ||
Marana and Cyra | 445 | ||||
Petronius Petronius Gaius Petronius Arbiter was a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero. He is generally believed to be the author of the Satyricon, a satirical novel believed to have been written during the Neronian age.-Life:... |
445 | Bishop of Bologna | |||
Vincent of Lérins Vincent of Lérins Saint Vincent of Lérins was a Gallic author of early Christian writings.In earlier life he had been engaged in secular pursuits, whether civil or military is not clear, though the term he uses, "secularis militia," might possibly imply the latter... |
445 | ||||
Proclus of Constantinople | 446 | ||||
Rusticus | 446 | Bishop of Clermont | |||
Germanus of Auxerre Germanus of Auxerre Germanus of Auxerre was a bishop of Auxerre in Gaul. He is a saint in both the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches, commemorated on July 31. He visited Britain in around 429 and the records of this visit provide valuable information on the state of post-Roman British society... |
448 | ||||
Arsenius the Great | 355 | 449 | |||
Eucherius Eucherius of Lyon Saint Eucherius, bishop of Lyon, was a high-born and high-ranking ecclesiastic in the Christian Church of Gaul. He is remembered for his letters advocating extreme self-abnegation. Henry Wace ranked him "except perhaps St. Irenaeus the most distinguished occupant of that see".On the death of his... |
380 | 449 | Bishop of Lyon | ||
Flavian Archbishop Flavian of Constantinople Flavian was Archbishop of Constantinople from 446 to 449. He is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church.... |
449 | Bishop of Constantinople | |||
Hilary Hilary of Arles Saint Hilary of Arles was a bishop of Arles. He is recognized as a saint by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, with his feast day celebrated on 5 May.- Life :... |
401 | 449 | Bishop of Arles | ||
Augustalus | 450 | Bishop of Gaul | |||
Dulcidius (Dulcet, Doucis) | 450 | Bishop of Agen | |||
Fraternus | 450 | Bishop of Auxerre | |||
Hypatius Hypatius of Bithynia Saint Hypatius of Bithynia was a monk and hermit of the fifth century. A Phrygian, he became a hermit at the age of nineteen in Thrace. He then traveled to Constantinople and then Chalcedon with another hermit named Jason... |
366 | 450 | |||
Isidore of Pelusium Isidore of Pelusium Isidore of Pelusium was born in Egypt to a prominent Alexandrian family. He became an ascetic, and moved to a mountain near the city of Pelusium, in the tradition of the Desert Fathers.... |
450 | ||||
John Calybites | 450 | ||||
Lazarus | 450 | ||||
Loman | 450 | Bishop of Trim | |||
Maximus | 450 | ||||
Palladius Palladius Palladius was the first Bishop of the Christians of Ireland, preceding Saint Patrick. The Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion consider Palladius a saint.-Armorica:... |
450 | ||||
Peter Chrysologus Peter Chrysologus Peter Chrysologus was Bishop of Ravenna from about AD 433 until his death. He is revered as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XIII in 1729.-Life:... |
400 | 450 | Bishop of Ravenna Bishop of Ravenna This page is a list of Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops of Ravenna, and of the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia. The earlier ones were frequently tied to the Exarchate of Ravenna. -Diocese of Ravenna :*St. Apollinare, legendarily to 79, historically in the era of Septimius Severus*St... |
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Petronius Petronius Gaius Petronius Arbiter was a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero. He is generally believed to be the author of the Satyricon, a satirical novel believed to have been written during the Neronian age.-Life:... |
450 | Bishop of Verona | |||
Poemon | 450 | ||||
Romulus and Conindrus | 450 | ||||
Saturninus and Companions | 450 | ||||
Thalelaeus | 450 | ||||
Turibius Turibius of Liébana Saint Turibius of Liébana , also known as Turbius the Monk , was an early Benedictine monk. He was born probably in Turieno and spent most of his life in the region of Liébana. He received a letter full of praise from Bishop Montanus of Toledo in 527... |
450 | Bishop of Astorga | |||
Tychon | 450 | Bishop of Amathus | |||
Valerius Valerius Valerius is the nomen of gens Valeria, one of the oldest patrician families of Rome. The name was in use throughout Roman history... |
450 | Bishop of Antibes | |||
Armentarius Armentarius of Pavia Armentarius of Pavia was Bishop of Pavia; it was during his episcopacy that the see became attached to the Roman Church directly.-References:... |
451 | Bishop of Pavia | |||
Cordula | 451 | ||||
Memorius (Mesmin, Nemorius) | 451 | ||||
Athanasius | 452 | ||||
Odran | 452 | ||||
Anianus (Aignan) | 453 | Bishop of Orléans | |||
Maurilius | 453 | Bishop of Angers | |||
Pulcheria Pulcheria Aelia Pulcheria was the daughter of Eastern Roman Emperor Arcadius and Empress Aelia Eudoxia. She was the second child born to Arcadius and Eudoxia. Her oldest sister was Flaccilla born in 397, but is assumed she had died young. Her younger siblings were Theodosius II, the future emperor and... |
399 | 453 | |||
Severian Severian Severian is the narrator and main character of Gene Wolfe's four-volume novel The Book of the New Sun, as well as its sequel, The Urth of the New Sun. He is a Journeyman of the Guild of Torturers who is exiled after showing mercy to one of his clients.Severian claims to have perfect memory... |
453 | Bishop of Scythopolis | |||
Valerius Valerius Valerius is the nomen of gens Valeria, one of the oldest patrician families of Rome. The name was in use throughout Roman history... |
453 | Bishop of Sorrento | |||
Gaudiosus Gaudiosus of Naples Saint Gaudiosus of Naples was a bishop of Abitina in Africa Province during the 5th century. Abitina was a village near Carthage in present-day western Tunisia.... |
455 | ||||
Severus | 455 | Bishop of Treves | |||
Monessa | 456 | ||||
Deogratius | 457 | Bishop of Carthage | |||
Secundinus Seachnaill Saint Secundinus , or Sechnall as he was known in Irish, was founder and patron saint of Domnach Sechnaill, now Dunshaughlin , who went down in medieval tradition as a disciple of St Patrick and one of the first bishops of Armagh... (Sechnall, Seachnall) |
457 | Bishop of Armagh | |||
Valerian Valerian of Abbenza Saint Valerian was bishop of Abbenza in North Africa. He was martyred in 457 when he refused to surrender the sacred vessels of his church to the Vandals led by Arian king Geiseric. Valerian was driven out of the city and left to die of exposure.... |
457 | Bishop of Abbenza | |||
Anatolius Patriarch Anatolius of Constantinople Saint Anatolius was Patriarch of Constantinople . He became Patriarch through the influence of Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria with Emperor Theodosius II, after the deposition of Flavian by the Second Council of Ephesus, having previously been the apocrisiarius or representative of Dioscorus with... |
458 | ||||
Cilinia (Celine) | 458 | ||||
Simeon the Stylite | 459 | ||||
Arator Arator Arator was a sixth century Christian poet from Liguria in northwestern Italy. His best known work, De Actibus Apostolorum, is a verse history of the Apostles.-Biography:... |
460 | Bishop of Verdun | |||
Armogastes | 460 | ||||
Baradates Baradates St Baradates was a hermit who lived in the Diocese of Cyrrhus in Syria, and whose bishop, Theodoret, called him "the admirable Baradates."... |
460 | ||||
Conogon (Gwen, Albinus) | 460 | Bishop of Brittany | |||
Maximinus Maximinus Maximinus II , also known as Maximinus Daia or Maximinus Daza, was Roman Emperor from 308 to 313. He was born of Dacian peasant stock to the half sister of the emperor Galerius near their family lands around Felix Romuliana; a rural area then in the Danubian region of Moesia, now Eastern Serbia.He... |
460 | ||||
Maximus | 460 | Bishop of Riez | |||
Papinianus (Papinian), Mansuetus, and Companions | 453 | 460 | |||
Placidia Placidia Placidia was the wife of Olybrius, Western Roman Emperor. Her full name is uncertain. The Chronicle of the Roman Emperors: The reign by reign record of the rulers of Imperial Rome by Chris Scarre gives her name as Galla Placidia Valentiniana or Galla Placidia the Younger, based on Roman naming... |
460 | ||||
Valerian | 460 | Bishop of Cimiez | |||
Vivian | 460 | Bishop of Saintes | |||
Leo the Great Pope Leo I Pope Leo I was pope from September 29, 440 to his death.He was an Italian aristocrat, and is the first pope of the Catholic Church to have been called "the Great". He is perhaps best known for having met Attila the Hun in 452, persuading him to turn back from his invasion of Italy... |
461 | Roman pope | |||
Rusticus | 462 | Bishop of Narbonne | |||
Petronius Petronius Gaius Petronius Arbiter was a Roman courtier during the reign of Nero. He is generally believed to be the author of the Satyricon, a satirical novel believed to have been written during the Neronian age.-Life:... |
463 | Bishop of Die | |||
Prosper of Aquitaine Prosper of Aquitaine Saint Prosper of Aquitaine , a Christian writer and disciple of Saint Augustine of Hippo, was the first continuator of Jerome's Universal Chronicle.- Life :... |
403 | 463 | |||
Romanus of Condat Romanus of Condat Saint Romanus of Condat is a saint of the fifth century. At the age of thirty five he decided to live as a hermit in the area of Condat. His younger brother Lupicinus followed him there. They became leaders of a community of monks that included Saint Eugendus.Romanus and Lupicinus founded... |
390 | 463 | |||
Benignus Benignus of Armagh Saint Benignus of Armagh was the son of Sesenen, an Irish chieftain in that part of Ireland which is now County Meath. He was baptised into the Catholic faith by St. Patrick, and became his favourite disciple and his coadjutor in the Diocese of Armagh around AD 450... (Benen) |
466 | Bishop of Ireland | |||
Jucunda | 466 | ||||
Prosper of Reggio Prosper of Reggio Saint Prosper of Reggio is an Italian saint. Tradition holds that he was a bishop of Reggio Emilia for twenty-two years. Little is known of his life, but documents attest that he was indeed bishop of Reggio Emilia in the fifth century.... |
466 | ||||
Shenute | 348 | 466 | |||
Maximus Maximus of Turin Saint Maximus of Turin was a bishop and theological writer. Maximus is believed to have been a native of Rhaetia.-Veneration:His name is in the Roman martyrology on 25 June, and the city of Turin honours him as its patron saint. A life which, however, is entirely unreliable, was written after the... |
467 | Bishop of Turin | |||
Hilary Pope Hilarius Pope Saint Hilarius was Pope of the Roman Catholic Church from 461 to February 28, 468. He was canonized as a saint after his death.... (Hilarius) |
468 | Roman pope | |||
Abundius Abundius Saint Abundius was a Bishop of Como, Northern Italy.He was born at Thessalonica. Around 448 Abundius became the fourth Bishop of Como, succeeding Amantius... |
469 | Bishop of Como | |||
Patrick | 469 | Bishop of Bayeux | |||
Chromatius Chromatius Saint Chromatius was a bishop of Aquileia. He was probably born at Aquileia, and in any case grew up there. His father had died when Chromatius was an infant. He was raised by his mother and large family of older siblings.... |
470 | Bishop of Aquileia | |||
Gratus Gratus Gratus, a soldier of Caligula's bodyguard, who, after the assassination of that emperor, discovered and drew Claudius from his hiding-place in the palace, and presented him to the soldiers as a Germanicus, the proper heir to the empire.... |
470 | Bishop of Aosta | |||
Paternian | 470 | Bishop of Bologna | |||
Marcian Marcian Marcian was Byzantine Emperor from 450 to 457. Marcian's rule marked a recovery of the Eastern Empire, which the Emperor protected from external menaces and reformed economically and financially... |
471 | ||||
Benignus of Armagh Benignus of Armagh Saint Benignus of Armagh was the son of Sesenen, an Irish chieftain in that part of Ireland which is now County Meath. He was baptised into the Catholic faith by St. Patrick, and became his favourite disciple and his coadjutor in the Diocese of Armagh around AD 450... |
472 | ||||
Auxentius of Bithynia Auxentius of Bithynia Auxentius of Bithynia was a hermit born circa 400 AD in Syria, and died February 14, 473 on Mount Scopas.Auxentius was in the Equestrian Guard of Roman Emperor Theodosius II, but left to become a solitary monk on Mount Oxia near Constantinople. He was accused of heresy but was exonerated at the... |
473 | ||||
Deodatus | 473 | Bishop of Nola Bishop of Nola The Diocese of Nola is a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy, with its seat in the ancient city Nola. The diocese is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Naples.... |
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Dochow | 473 | ||||
Euthymius the Great Euthymius the Great Saint Euthymius , often styled the Great, was an Abbot in Palestine.Venerated in both Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.-Biography:He was born in Melitene in Lesser Armenia... |
378 | 473 | |||
Amabilis Amabilis of Riom Saint Amabilis of Riom was a French saint. Sidonius Apollinaris brought Amabilis to serve at Clermont.He served as a cantor in the church of Saint Mary at Clermont and as a precentor at the cathedral of Clermont and then as a parish priest in Riom... |
475 | ||||
Eutropius of Orange | 475 | ||||
Gerasimus | 475 | ||||
John of Châlons | 475 | Bishop of Châlons-sur-Saône | |||
Thomais | 476 | ||||
Benignus | 477 | ||||
Mamertus Mamertus Saint Mamertus was the Archbishop of Vienne in Gaul and is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church. His primary contribution to ecclesiastical practice was the introduction of litanies prior to Ascension Day as an intercession against earthquakes and other disasters, leading to "Rogation Days." His... (Mamertius) |
477 | ||||
Lupus of Troyes Lupus of Troyes Saint Lupus was an early bishop of Troyes. Born at Toul, he was brother-in-law to Hilary of Arles, as he had married one of Hilary's sisters, Pimeniola. Lupus worked as a lawyer. However, after being married for six years, he and his wife parted by mutual agreement.Lupus renounced all of his... (Loup) |
383 | 478 | Bishop of Troyes | ||
Abraham Abraham Abraham , whose birth name was Abram, is the eponym of the Abrahamic religions, among which are Judaism, Christianity and Islam... |
480 | ||||
Apollinaris Sidonius | 423 | 480 | Bishop of Avernum | ||
Flosculus (Flou) | 480 | Bishop of Orléans | |||
Lupicinus Lupicinus Lupicinus was a Roman lieutenant of Valens in Thrace in the late fourth century AD.His reputed poor treatment of the Thervingi Goths under Fritigern lead to the Gothic Wars, and the Battle of Adrianople.-References:... |
480 | ||||
Paphnutius | 480 | ||||
Patiens, Archbishop of Lyons | 480 | ||||
Rioch Ríoch -Biography:Ríoch operated in the extreme west of Conmhaícne Mara, in what is now County Galway. Surviving traditions state that he was a nephew of Saint Patrick, and an abbot of Inisbofin in Lough Dearg... |
480 | Bishop of Inisboffin | |||
Senator | 480 | ||||
Severinus of Noricum | 480 | ||||
Sidonius Apollinaris Sidonius Apollinaris Gaius Sollius Apollinaris Sidonius or Saint Sidonius Apollinaris was a poet, diplomat, and bishop. Sidonius is "the single most important surviving author from fifth-century Gaul" according to Eric Goldberg... |
423 | 480 | |||
Tydfil Tydfil Saint Tydfil , Standard Welsh Tudful, was a 5th century female saint associated with Merthyr Tydfil in Glamorgan, south Wales.... |
480 | ||||
Veranus Veranus of Vence Veranus was Bishop of Vence, Gaul, after a period as a monk. He was the son of St. Eucherius of Lyons.-Notes:... |
480 | Bishop of Vence | |||
Virgin Martyrs of North Africa | 480 | ||||
Severinus | 482 | ||||
Simplicius Pope Simplicius Pope Saint Simplicius was Pope from 468 to March 10, 483.He was born in Tivoli, Italy, the son of a citizen named Castinus. Most of what is known of him is derived from the Liber Pontificalis.... |
483 | Roman pope | |||
Aquilinus | 484 | ||||
Denise Denise, Dativa, Leontia, Tertius, Emilianus, Boniface, Majoricus, and Servus Saints Denise , Dativa, Leontia, Tertius, Emilianus, Boniface, Majoricus, and Servus are venerated as martyrs by the Catholic Church. They were killed in the late 5th century during the persecution of Trinitarian Christians in Proconsular Africa by the Arian Vandals, according to Victor of Vita. ... , Majoricus, and companions |
484 | ||||
Donation Donation A donation is a gift given by physical or legal persons, typically for charitable purposes and/or to benefit a cause. A donation may take various forms, including cash, services, new or used goods including clothing, toys, food, and vehicles... |
484 | ||||
Felix, Cyprian, bishops and martyrs, and Companions | 484 | ||||
Liberatus and Companions | 484 | ||||
Octovian | 484 | ||||
Servus Servus Servus is a salutation used in many parts of Central and Eastern Europe.These words originates from the Latin word for servant or slave, servus... |
484 | ||||
Victorian, Frumentius and Companions Victorian, Frumentius and Companions Saints Victorian, Frumentius and Companions are venerated as Christian martyrs of the Roman Catholic Church. They were killed at Adrumetum in 484 by the Arian Vandals. Accounts of their martyrdom state that Huneric, King of the Vandals, began persecuting Catholic priests and virgins in 480, and by... |
484 | ||||
Blessed African Martyrs | 483 | 484 | |||
Florentius | 485 | ||||
Jucundus | 485 | Bishop of Bologna Bologna Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,... |
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Vindemialis | 485 | ||||
Calogerus ("the Anchoret") | 486 | ||||
Censurius | 486 | Bishop of Auxerre | |||
Cannatus | 487 | Bishop of Marseilles | |||
Maughold Maughold Saint Maughold of Man is venerated as the patron saint of the Isle of Man... (Macull, Maccaldus) |
488 | ||||
Macaille | 489 | Bishop of Croghan Croghan Croghan may refer to:In Ireland:* Croghan , County Offaly, Ireland* Croghan, County Roscommon, Ireland* Croghan Hill, County Offaly, Ireland* Croghan Mountain, Wicklow Mountains, IrelandIn the United States:... |
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Modestus | 489 | Bishop of Trier | |||
Asicus (Ascicus, Tassach) | 490 | ||||
Corentin of Quimper Corentin of Quimper Saint Corentin is a Breton saint. He is venerated as a saint and as the first bishop of Quimper. His feast day is December 12. He was a hermit at Plomodiern and regarded as one of the seven founder saints of Brittany... (Corentinus, Corentius, Cury) |
490 | Bishop of Cornouaille (now Quimper) | |||
Faustus of Riez Faustus of Riez Saint Faustus of Riez was an early Bishop of Riez in Southern Gaul , the best known and most distinguished defender of Semipelagianism.-Biography:... |
490 | Bishop of Riez | |||
Monitor | 490 | Bishop of Orléans | |||
Tertullian Tertullian Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, anglicised as Tertullian , was a prolific early Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa. He is the first Christian author to produce an extensive corpus of Latin Christian literature. He also was a notable early Christian apologist and... |
490 | Bishop of Bologna Bologna Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,... |
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Victurius | 490 | Bishop of Le Mans | |||
Theodora of Alexandria Theodora of Alexandria Theodora of Alexandria is an Eastern Orthodox saint and Desert Mother who died in 490 AD.Early in life, Theodora committed adultery. Disguised as a man, she joined a monastery in repentance of her sin under the name Theodore. Her true identity as a woman was discovered after her death... |
491 | ||||
Canog (Cenneur) | 492 | ||||
Felix III Pope Felix III Pope Saint Felix III was pope from March 13, 483 to january 3, 492. His repudiation of the Henoticon is considered the beginning of the Acacian schism.-Biography:... |
492 | Roman pope | |||
Daniel the Stylite Daniel the Stylite Saint Daniel the Stylite is a saint of the Eastern Orthodox, and Roman Catholic and Eastern Catholic Churches. He was born in a village by the name of Maratha in upper Mesopotamia near Samosata, in today what is now a region of Turkey. He entered a monastery at the age of twelve and lived there... |
409 | 493 | |||
Moelray (Moeliai) | 493 | ||||
Patrick Saint Patrick Saint Patrick was a Romano-Briton and Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognized patron saint of Ireland or the Apostle of Ireland, although Brigid of Kildare and Colmcille are also formally patron saints.... |
493 | Bishop of Ireland | |||
John I Angeloptes | 494 | Bishop of Ravenna Bishop of Ravenna This page is a list of Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops of Ravenna, and of the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia. The earlier ones were frequently tied to the Exarchate of Ravenna. -Diocese of Ravenna :*St. Apollinare, legendarily to 79, historically in the era of Septimius Severus*St... |
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Perpetuus Saint Perpetuus Saint Perpetuus was the sixth Bishop of Tours, from 460 to 490. He succeeded his relative, probably an uncle, Eustochius, and was succeeded by another close relative, Saint Volusianus.... |
494 | Bishop of Tours | |||
Dominator | 495 | Bishop of Brescia | |||
Tassach (Asicus) | 495 | Bishop of Rahoip | |||
Pope Athanasius II Pope Athanasius II of Alexandria Athanasius II of Alexandria was the Coptic Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria from 490 until his death. He was a Miaphysite.He succeeded Peter III Mongus as Pope of Alexandria and reigned for seven years... |
496 | Coptic pope | |||
Epiphanius of Pavia Epiphanius of Pavia Epiphanius of Pavia , later venerated as Saint Epiphanius of Pavia, was Bishop of Pavia from 466 until his death in 496. Epiphanius additionally held the offices of lector, subdeacon and deacon.... |
438 | 496 | |||
Firminus of Metz | 496 | Bishop of Metz | |||
Gelasius I Pope Gelasius I Pope Saint Gelasius I was pope from 492 until his death in 496. He was the third and last bishop of Rome of African origin in the Catholic Church. Gelasius was a prolific writer whose style placed him on the cusp between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages... |
496 | Roman pope | |||
Samuel of Edessa | 496 | ||||
Volusian | 496 | ||||
Apronia Apronia Saint Apronia was a nun and saint of the sixth century. She was born near Trier, and was the sister of Bishop Saint Aprus of Toul, from whom she received the veil. She is recorded as having died at a convent in Troyes. Her feast day is July 15.... (Evronie) |
500 | ||||
Domangard (Donard) | 500 | ||||
Fibitius | 500 | Bishop of Trier | |||
Georgia of Clermont Georgia of Clermont Saint Georgia was a nun and hermitess near Clermont, Auvergne. Her feast day is 15 February.-External links:** at St. Patrick's Church... |
500 | ||||
Gunthiern Gunthiern Gurthiern was a Welsh prince who, according to the Vita sancta Gurthierni, became a hermit in Brittany, and founder of an abbey at Kemperle .He is a Catholic saint, feast day July 3-External links:*... |
500 | ||||
Gwynllyw Gwynllyw Saint Gwynllyw Milwr or Gwynllyw Farfog, known in English in a corrupted form as Woolos the Warrior or Woolos the Bearded was a Welsh king and religious figure.... (Woollos, Gundleus) |
500 | ||||
Habet Deus | 500 | Bishop of Luna | |||
Honorata | 500 | ||||
James the Syrian | 500 | ||||
Mathurin Maturinus Saint Maturinus, or Mathurin was a French exorcist and missionary venerated as a saint.The first source to mention Maturinus is the Martyrology of Usuard, written in 875. In the next century, a biography of Maturinus was composed. According to his legend, Maturinus was born in Larchant. His... (Maturinus) |
500 | ||||
Philomena Philomena Saint Philomena is venerated as a virgin martyr saint of the Catholic Church, said to have been a young Greek princess martyred in the 4th century. Her veneration began in the early 19th century after the archaeological discovery in the Catacombs of Priscilla of the bones of a young woman, which... |
500 | ||||
Valentinian | 500 | Bishop of Salerno |
See also
- Christianity in the 5th centuryChristianity in the 5th centuryThe 5th century would see further fracturing of the State church of the Roman Empire. Emperor Theodosius II called two synods in Ephesus, one in 431 and one in 449 AD, that addressed the teachings of then-Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius and similar teachings...
- List of Church Fathers