Virgin martyrs

Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942)

Egyptian missionary, saint depicted with a wheel

saint from Italy

Christian martyr

early Christian saint and martyr, from Nicomedia

Christian saint and martyress (235–261)

Roman Catholic saint, martyr and patron saint of music

saint (275–304) usually shown with a dragon (292–307)

Italian saint

Frankish saint

Thecla (, ) was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul the Apostle. The earliest record of her life comes from the ancient apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla.

Christian female saint and martyr

thumb|Saint Philomena with attributes: palm branch, whip, anchor and arrows. Plaster cast by Johann Dominik Mahlknecht in the Museum Gherdëina in [[Urtijëi, Italy]] Philomena ( ), also known as Saint Philomena (; ) or Philomena of Rome ( 10 January 291 10 August 304) was a Greek virgin martyr whose remains were discovered on 24–25 May 1802, in the Catacomb of Priscilla. Three tiles enclosing the tomb bore an inscription, (i.e. "Peace be unto you, Philomena"), that was taken to indicate that her name (in the Latin of the inscription) was Filumena (), the English form of which is Philomena. Phil

Christian saint and martyr

Christian martyr

Euphemia (; 'well-spoken [of]'), known as Euphemia the All-praised in the Eastern Orthodox Church, was a virgin martyr, who died for her faith at Chalcedon in 303 AD.

Catholic saint

early 4th-century Spanish saint

Anatolian saint

Saint Blandina (, c. 162–177 AD) was a Christian martyr who died in Lugdunum (modern Lyon, France) during the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

Franciscan nun and nurse; Nazi critic; victim of execution in Nazi-run Austria

saint

early 4th-century Spanish saint

Roman Catholic saint

christian martyr

Emerentiana () was a Roman virgin and martyr, who lived around the start of the 4th century. Her feast day is 23 January.

Roman Christian martyr (died c 258)

Carthaginian martyr

Hripsime (; died ) was a martyr of Roman origin. The story of her martyrdom is connected with the traditional account of the Christianization of Armenia. She and her companions in martyrdom are venerated as some of the first Christian martyrs of Armenia. Saint Hripsime Church in Vagharshapat, where she is buried, is one of Armenia's most visited shrines.

Wilgefortis () is a female folk saint whose legend arose in the 14th century, and whose distinguishing feature is a large beard. According to the legend of her life, set in Portugal and Galicia, she was a teenage noblewoman who had been promised in marriage by her father to a Moorish king. To thwart the unwanted wedding, she had taken a vow of virginity, and prayed that she would be made repulsive. In answer to her prayers she sprouted a beard, which ended the engagement. In anger, Wilgefortis' father had her crucified.

Saint Praxedes (d. 165), called "a Roman maiden", was a saint and virgin who lived in the Roman Empire during the 2nd century. Along with her sister, Saint Pudentiana, she provided for the poor and gave care and comfort to persecuted Christians and martyrs. Her veneration began in the 4th century and many churches have been dedicated to her.

Christian martyr

Gallo-Roman saint

Italian martyr and saint

pair of Christians martyred in 304

Roman martyr

Christian saint

Martyr and saint

Congolese martyr (1939–1964)

virgin martyr and saint of the Catholic Church

Slovak martyr and Blessed

Polish martyr (1898–1914)

group of humans

santa

Greek saint

Italian martyr and Blessed (1919–1935)

saintly virgin associated with Sens in France and a fountain named d'Azon

St. Quiteria was a fifth-century saint and virgin martyr about whom little is certain except her name, the date, place, and cause of her death, and existence of her cult. She is listed under the date of 22 May in the Roman Martyrology. She is one of the patron saints of Toledo, Spain. Accounts of her life include refusal to marry, protection for the vulnerable, and waging a guerilla war against the Roman Empire.

Christian saint

Portuguese saint

Saint Leocadia (; ) is a Spanish saint. She is thought to have suffered martyrdom and died on December 9, ca. 304, in the Diocletianic Persecution.

Pudentiana is a virgin and martyr of the 2nd century who refused to worship the Roman Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Antoninus Pius as deities. She is sometimes locally known as "Potentiana" and is often coupled with her sister, Praxedes the martyress.

venerated as martyrs

Christian saints and martyrs

7th-century Welsh saint

Beatified Italian murder victim (1931-1957)

Devota (; ; died ca. 303 AD) is the patroness saint of Corsica and Monaco. She was killed during the persecutions of the Roman Emperors Diocletian and Maximian. She is sometimes identified with another Corsican saint named Julia, who was described in Latin as Deo devota ("devoted to God"). The description was misinterpreted as a proper name. The legend connected with her is similar to those told of other saints of the region, such as Reparata and Torpes of Pisa.

2nd century Christian female saint

Saint Firmina is a Roman Catholic Italian saint and virgin martyr. She is the patroness saint of Civitavecchia, and Amelia Cathedral is dedicated to her.

Christian martyr saints of Thessalonica