Apostolic age
Mary, Mother of Jesus
1st century
Nazareth and Jerusalem
Saints
A first collection of twenty, chosen across regions, centuries and traditions. Where a life is known mainly from later tradition, the entry says so.
20 entries
Apostolic age
Saint Peter
1st century
Galilee, Jerusalem and Rome
Apostolic age
Saint Paul
1st century
Tarsus, the eastern Mediterranean and Rome
Apostolic age
Saint Mary Magdalene
1st century
Magdala, Galilee
Apostolic age
Saint Thomas the Apostle
1st century
Galilee; by tradition Persia and India
Early Church
Saint Athanasius of Alexandria
4th century (died 373)
Alexandria, Egypt
Early Church
Saint Augustine of Hippo
354–430
Roman North Africa and Milan
Early Church
Saint Anthony the Great
3rd–4th century (died c. 356)
Lower Egypt and the Eastern Desert
Early Church
Saint Nicholas of Myra
4th century
Myra, Lycia (modern Turkey)
Early Church
Saint George
Early 4th century (traditional)
Cappadocia and Lydda (Palestine)
Early Church
Saint Patrick
Fifth century
Roman Britain and Ireland
Early medieval
Saint Brigid of Kildare
5th–6th century
Kildare, Ireland
Early medieval
Saint Benedict of Nursia
c. 480 – c. 547
Nursia, Subiaco and Monte Cassino, Italy
High medieval
Saint Francis of Assisi
1181/82–1226
Assisi, Italy
High medieval
Saint Clare of Assisi
1194–1253
Assisi, Italy
High medieval
Saint Hildegard of Bingen
1098–1179
Rhineland, Germany
Late medieval
Saint Joan of Arc
c. 1412–1431
Domrémy, Orléans and Rouen, France
Late medieval
Saint Andrei Rublev
Late 14th – early 15th century
Moscow and Vladimir
Early modern
Saint Martin de Porres
1579–1639
Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru
Modern
Saint Teresa of Calcutta
1910–1997
Skopje and Kolkata, India
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