Timeline of Saints
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Contents
- 1 20BC to New Testament period
- 2 First century (0-100)
- 3 Second Century (101-200)
- 4 Third Century (201-300)
- 5 Fourth Century (301-400)
- 6 Fifth century (401-500)
- 7 Sixth centuy (501-600)
- 8 Seventh century (601-700)
- 9 Eighth century (701-800)
- 10 Nineth century (801-900)
- 11 Tenth century (901-1000)
- 12 Eleventh century (1001-1100)
- 13 Twelfth century (1101-1200)
- 14 Thirteenth century (1201-1300)
- 15 Fourteenth century (1301-1400)
- 16 Fifteenth century (1401-1500)
- 17 Sixteenth century (1501-1600)
- 18 Seventeenth century (1601-1700)
- 19 Eighteenth century (1701-1800)
- 20 Nineteenth century (1801-1900)
- 21 Twentieth century (1901-2000)
- 22 Twentyfirst century (2001-Present)
- 23 See also
- 24 Notes
- 25 Further Reading
20BC to New Testament period
- The dormition of Righteous Anna, the mother of the Theotokos, July 25 [1]
- 4BC Christ is born in Bethlehem, April 17; Apostle Paul born in Tarsus; Herod the Great dies.
First century (0-100)
New Testament Era (0-30)
- 25-27 c, Death of Joseph the Betrothed
- 27 c, Baptism of Christ
- 29 c, John the Baptist is executed by Herod Antipas [2]; First death of Lazarus; Dismas the thief curcified alongside Christ, the first to enter heaven; Judas Iscariot hangs himself.
- 29 Death and Resurrection of Lord Jesus Christ the Son of God. [3]
Apostolic Era (30-100)
The Apostolic period can begin with the death of Christ, or from the Day of Pentecost, and ends with the Apostle John and covers about seventy years.
- 30-35 c, Apostle Stephen, the Protomartyr of Christianity., delivers a speech before the Sanhedrin (Acts 6:8-8:1) and is stoned to death, December 27.
- 34 Death of Philip, tetrach of Iturea.
- 35-44 c, The Dormition [4] of the Theotokos, the Mother of Christ, August 15.
- 44 Agrippa I beheads Apostle James (son of Zebedee and brother of John), July 25; Agrippa I is eaten by worms and dies.
- 50 Death of Gamaliel, teacher of the Apostle Paul (Acts 22:3)
- 54 Claudius dies, probably poisoned.
- 59 c, Probus, bishop of Verona in Italy, January 12 citation needed
- 60-62 c, Apostle Andrew traditionally thought to have been martyred in Achaia at Patras by cruxifixion.
- 60-63 c, Second death of Lazarus, Bishop of Kittium.
- 60 Saints Aristarchos, Pudens (2 Tim. 4:21), and Trophimos, the Apostles of the Seventy, April 14.
- 61 c, Apostle Barnabas, founder of the Church of Cyprus, traditionally thought to have been martyred in Salamis.
- 62 Porcius Festus dies.; Apostle James, the brother of the Lord and first bishop of Jerusalem, is stoned to death at the instigation of the Sanhedrin, during the short interval between Porcius Festus and Albinus [5].
- 64 Clateus, bishop of Brescia in Italy murdered under Nero, June 4; c, 64-67 Peter, son of Jonah and founder of the Church of Antioch, martyred head downwards, June 29; First Martyrs of Rome, falsely charged by Nero, June 30 [6].
- 65 Torpes, martyr in Pisa in Italy under Nero April 29.
- 66 Martyrdom of Photine of Samaria, Anatole, Photo, Photis, Paraskeve, Kyriake, Photinos and Joses and the Duke Sebastianos, under Emperor Nero.
- 67 c, Paul, founder of the Church of Rome, beheaded in Rome;
- 68 Anastasia and Basilissa, martyrs in Rome [7] April 15.
- 69 Domnina and companions, [8] April 14.
- 78 Candida the Elder, [9] September 4.
- 79 Linus, [10] January 4.
- 80 Perpetua, [11] August 4.
- 90-96 (2nd) Persection of Christians under Emperor Domitian.
- 90 Onesimus, [12] February 16; Birillus, bishop of Catania (Sicily), [13] March 21; Romulus and companions, [14] July 6; Nicomedes, [15] September 15; Rufus of Rome, [16] November 21.
- 92 Mark of Galilee, [17] 1st bishop of Abruzzi (Italy), April 28.
- 96 Martyrdom of Dionysius the Areopagite of the Seventy; Flavius Clemens, Cite error: Closing
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tag, martyred under Trajan, April 15. - 100 Nereus and Achilleus, [18] beheaded in Terracina (Italy), May 12; Geruntius of Italica, bishop of Talco (Italica, near Seville) and martyr [19] August 25; Prosdocimus, 1st bishop of Padua in Italy, November 7;
- 100 Death [20] of St. John the Theologian in Ephesus.
- Close of the Apostolic Age
Apostles who's deaths have not been recorded or are unknown:
If you know the dates of the deaths of any of the following apostles we would like to hear from you:
- Apostle Agabus (Acts 21:11), April 8
- Apostle Alphaeus, father of Apostle James and Matthew (Acts 1:13), May 26.
- Apostle Amplias, October 31.
- Apostle Ananias (Acts 9:10-17), October 1
- Apostle Andrew, November 30
- Apostle Andronicus (Romans 16:7), bishop of Pannonia, and Apostle Junia, May 17
- Apostle Apelles, bishop of Heraclea in Trachis, October 31.
- Apostle Apollo (I Corinthians 3:6, 4:6), bishop of various inc. Crete and Corinth, September 10.
- Apostle Trophimus (Acts 20:4), martyred under Emperor Nero, April 15.
- Apostle Apphia, wife of Apostle Philemon, whipped and stoned to death. February 19.
- Apostle Aquila, husband of Apostle Priscilla, bishop, martyred July 14.
- Apostle Archippus (Colossians 4:17 and Philemon 11:2), martyred alongside Archippus, Philemon and Apphia, February 19.
- Apostle Aristarchus (Philemon 1:12), January 4.
- Apostle Aristobulus brother of Barnabas, March 16.
- Apostle Artemas
- Apostle Asyncritus
- Apostle Barnabas
- Cornelius the Centurion, first Gentile convert (Acts 10:10-16) and first bishop of Caesarea &/or bishop of Scepsis in Mysia, February 2.
Second Century (101-200)
- Sub-Apostolic Age (101-200)
The sub-Apostolic age, broadly speaking, begins and ends with the second century.
- 107 c, Symeon the Zealot (Luke 6:15 and Acts 1:13), 2nd bishop of Jerusalem, is crucified [21] at the age of 120, location disputed; c, Ignatius, 3rd bishop of Antioch, martyred in Rome (or c, 115).
- 108-124 (3rd) Persection of Christians under Emperor Trajan and continuing under Emperor Hadrian.
- c.120 Martyrdom of Eleutherios and his mother Anthia.
- c.130 Death of Apostle Quadratus, of the Seventy; Papias, bishop of Heriopolis and apostolic father.
- 138 Telephorus, bishop of Rome, the only 2nd-century pope who's martyrdom is historically verifiable.
- 155 Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, martyred by being burned to death in the arena in Smyrna.citation needed
- 160 Marcian, heretic, dies.
- 165 Valentium, Gnostic heretic, dies; Justin Martyr and disciples denounced as Christian, scourged and beheaded for refusing to sacrifice; Peregrinus Proteus becomes Christian and leader of a synagogue, then takes up the life of a Cynic. He ends his life by burning himself on a pyre at the Olympiad of 165 in Athens.
- 177-180 (4th) Persecutions of Christians under Emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-180).
- 177 Pothinus, bishop of Lyons, Blandina, Ponticus at others martyr in Lyons dying in the "odor of sanctity".
- 180 Dyfan of Merthyr first martyr in British Isles, May 14; The twelve Scillitan Martyrs [22] executed in Scillium of North Africa the earliest documented martyrdom of the Church of Africa, July 17; Marcus Aurelius dies of plague.
- 190 Melito, bishop of Sardis, dies.
- c.200-202 Irenaeus of Lyons dies, possibly martyrdom.
Third Century (201-300)
- 202 Death of Great Martyr Haralampus, Bishop of Magnesia.
- 202-210 (5th) Persecution of Christians under Emperor Septimius Severus (193-211)
- 203 Perpetua and Felicitas, martyred in Carthage, North Africa March 7.
- c.209 Alban, first martyr of Britain in Verulamium, June 17.
- c.215 Clement of Alexandria dies; Narcissus, bishop of Jerusalem, dies.
- 222 Bardaisan of Edessa dies.
- 225 Death of Tertullian
- 235-238 (6th) Persecution of Christians under Emperor Maximinus Thrax.
- 236 Death of Hippolytus of Rome in exile from Rome.
- 249-251 (7th) Persecution of Christians under Emperor Decius.
- c.250 Fabian, Bishop of Rome, arrested and dies as martyr probably from treatment in prison; Babylas, bishop of Antioch, dies in prison during persecutions of Decius; Alexander, bishop of Jerusalem dies in prison during persecution of Decius; Matrydom of Christopher of Lycia; Martyrdom of Cyprian and Justina at Nicomedia.
- c.251 Martyric death of Isidore of Chios and Myrope of Chios, under the persecutions of Decius, December 2.
- 254 Origen dies in Tyre from consequences of imprisonment during Decian persecutions.
- 257-260 (8th) Persecution of Christians under Emperor Valerian (253-260).
- 257 Stephen, bishop of Rome, dies, perhaps martyred; Novatian martyred during persecution under Valerian.
- 258 Xystus II, bishop of Rome, martyred; Cyprian of Carthage martyred, September 14.
- 265 Dionysius, bishop of Alexandria dies.
- 268 Gallienus murdered.
- 270 Plotinus dies; Claudius II dies of plague; Gregory Thaumaturgus, founder of the Church in Cappadocia dies.
- 275 Aurelian murdered.
- 276 Tacitus murdered.
- 281 Probus murdered.
- 284 Martyrdom of Cosmas and Damian, Andrew Stratelates and 2,593 soldiers with him in Cilicia.
- 286 Martyrs Timothy and Mavra.
- 290 Anastasia the Deliverer from Potions martyred in Sirmium, December 22.
Fourth Century (301-400)
- 302 20,000 Martyrs burned at Nicomedia.
- 303 (10th) Persecution of Christians under Diocletian, identified as the Great Persecution (303-311);
- 303 Martyrdom of George the Trophy-bearer at Nicomedia and Great-Martyr Panteleimon.
- 304 Marcellinus, bishop of Rome, dies during persecution; Death of Anysia of Thessaloniki, December 30.
- 305 Death of Barbara of Heliopolis, December 4
- 306 Cyril, bishop of Antioch, dies at mines; Death of Demetrios in Thessaloniki; Bp. Parthenios of Lampsacus.
- 309 Martyrdom of Shmona, Gurya of Edessa.
- 310 (11th) Persecution of Christians under Persian King Shapur II (310-379).
- 310 Habbib of Edessa martyred.
- 311 Peter I, bishop of Alexandria, martyred.
- 312 Lucian of Antioch dies in Nicomedia from torments suffered during persecution, January 7.
- 313 Maximian dies in Tarsus, ca. August.
- 314 ca. death of Tiridates, king of Armenia (or as late as 330).
- 316 ca. death of Diocletian; Death of Blaise of Sebaste.
- 319 Matyrdom of Theodore Stratelates ("the General"), under Licinius.
- 320 ca, The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste in Armenia.
- 326 or 327, Papa, bishop of Nisibis dies.
- 329 Irene of Thessaloniki dies, May 5; Helena, mother of Constantine dies, May 21.
- 332 Gregory the Illuminator of Armenia dies.
- 335 Sylvester I, bishop of Rome dies, December 31.
- 336 Arius dies, perhaps poisoned just before he is to be restored to office of presbyter in Alexandria
- 337 Constantine dies shortly after baptism at Pascha, May 21.
- 340 ca,Eusebius of Caesarea, Church historian, dies; ca. Paul of Thebes, traditionally considered the first hermit, dies.
- 344 Martyrdom of Simeon bar-Sabba'e.
- 345 Death of Nicholas of Myra; ca, Aphrat "the Persian" dies.
- 346 ca, Pachomius the Great dies of plague; Barbashmin, catholicos, Seleucia-Ctesiphon martyred.
- 348 Death of Spyridon of Trimythous.
- 355 Death of Nino of Cappadocia.
- 356 Death of Anthony the Great.
- 373 Death of Athanasius the Great and Ephrem the Syrian.
- 379 Death of Basil the Great.
- 385 Death of Gregory of Nyssa.
- 386 Death of Cyril of Jerusalem.
- 391 Death of Gregory the Theologian.
- 392 Death of Macarius the Great.
- 397 Death of Martin of Tours and Ambrose of Milan.
- ca. 398 Martyrdom of 10,000 Fathers of the Scetis by Patriarch Theophilus of Alexandria.
Fifth century (401-500)
- 404 Martyrdom of Telemachus.
- 407 Death of John Chrysostom in exile.
- 429 Death of Sisoes the Great.
- 432 Death of Ninian, Apostle to the Picts.
- 435 Death of John Cassian and Acacius of Melitene.
- 440 Death of Alexios the Man of God, March 17.
- 444 Death of Cyril of Alexandria.
- 450 Death of Peter Chrysologus.
- 459 Death of Symeon the Stylite.
- 461 Death of Leo the Great and Patrick of Ireland.
- c.463 Death of Patapius of Thebes.
- 466 Death of Shenouda the Great (Coptic).
- 473 Death of Euthymius the Great.
- 474 Gildas the Wise, "Badonnicus", January 29.
- 5th-6th century:
- Padarn of Wales, bishop and founder of Llandabarn Fawr, April 15.
Sixth centuy (501-600)
- 523 Bridget, died at Kildare (Ireland), February 1.
- 529 Death of Theodosius the Great.
- 532 Death of Sabbas the Sanctified.
- 533 Death of Bp. Remigius of Rheims, 'the Apostle of the Franks', October 1 and January 13.
- 556 Death of Roman the Melodist.
- 579 400 Martyrs slain by Lombards in Sicily.
- 582 Death of Eutychius of Constantinople, April 6.
- 584 c, Deiniol, abbot of Bangor, September 11.
- 597 Columba, abbot of Iona, June 9.
- 6th-century
- Branwallader or Brelade, January 19.
- Cumein of Iona, abbot of Iona, February 24.
- Chad of Lichfield, bishop of Lichfield, March 2.
- Asaph, bishop of Llanelwy, May 1.
- Brendan the Voyager, abbot of Clonfert, May 16.
- Aldhelm, bishop of Sherborne, May 25.
- c.535-545 Helier of Jersey, cave-dweller of Jersey, martyred July 16.
- Blane, bishop of Bute (Dunblane) and disciple of St. Comgall and Canice, August 11
Seventh century (601-700)
- 604 Gregory the Dialogist.
- 605 Augustine, Archbishop of Canterbury, May 26.
- 614 65,000 Christians in Jerusalem massacred.
- 615 Columbanus in Italy.
- 618 Donnan & companions, abbot, monks and martyrs in Eigg, April 17.
- 632 Aed, bishop of Ferns, January 31.
- 633 Modestus of Jerusalem; Finbar, first bishop of Cork and confessor, September 25.
- 640 Beuno, Abbot of Clynnog, April 21; Eanswythe, Saxon princess descendant of King Saint Aethelbert, August 31.
- 650 Fursey, abbot of Lagny (Paris), January 7.
- 651 Aidan, bishop of Lindisfarne and disciple of St. Senan, August 31.
- 655 Martin the Confessor.
- 658 c, Felix of Burgundy, enlightener of East Anglia, March 8.
- 662 Maximus the Confessor.
- 664 Cedd of Lastingham, bishop of the East Saxons, January 7; Boisil, abbot of Melrose Abbey (Scotland), February 23.
- 670 Fiacre, hermit at Meauz (France), August 30.
- 679 Etheldreda, abbess of Ely and Queen of Northumbria, June 17.
- 680 Botolph, abbot of Icanho (in East Anglia), June 17; Hilda, abbess of Whitby, August 25.
- 683 Ebba of Northumbria, first abbess of Coldingham, Northumbria and daughter of King Ethelfrith, August 25.
- 685 Anastasius of Sinai.
- 687 Cuthbert, bishop of Lindisfarne, March 200.
- 689 Benedict Biscop, abbot of Jarrow, died at Wearmouth, CoDurham, January 12.
- 693 Eerconwald, bishop of London April 30.
- 700 c,Isaac of Syria.
Eighth century (701-800)
- 707 Death of John Maron.
- 712 Death of Andrew of Crete.
- 714 Guthlac of Crowland, hermit April 11.
- 725 Cuthburga of Wimborne, Queen and first abbess of Wimborne, August 31.
- 731 Gerald, bishop of Mayo, march 13.
- 735 Bede, monk of Jarrow and biblical scholar: the Father of English History dies, May 27.
- 739 Death of Willibrord.
- 749 Death of John of Damascus.
- 752 Death of Zacharias of Rome.
- 754 Death of Boniface, June 5.
- 8th-century:
- Cuthman of Steyning, founder of St Andrew's, Steyning, February 8.
- Donald of Scotland, died in Olgivy, Forfarshire (Scotland), July 15.
Nineth century (801-900)
- 826 Death of Theodore the Studite.
- 828 Death of Patr. Nicephorus I of Constantinople.
- 867 Death of Kassiani, Greek-Byzantine poet and hymnographer, who composed the Hymn of Kassiani, chanted during Holy Week on Holy Wednesday.
- 870 Death of Rastislav of Moravia; martyrdom of Edmund, King of East Anglia.
- 877 Death of Ignatius I of Constantinople.
- 885 Death of Methodius.
- 899 Death of Alfred the Great.
Tenth century (901-1000)
- c.925 Death of Peter of Argos
- 935 Martyrdom of Wenceslaus, prince of the Czechs.
- 969 Death of Olga of Kiev.
- 978 Death of King Edward the Martyr.
- 992 Death of Michael, first Metropolitan of Kiev.
Eleventh century (1001-1100)
- 1012 Alphege, Archbishop of Canterbury, April 19.
- 1015 Death of Vladimir of Kiev.
- 1022 Death of Simeon the New Theologian.
- 1074 Death of Theodosius of the Kiev Caves.
- Unknown dates:
Twelfth century (1101-1200)
None identified.
Thirteenth century (1201-1300)
- c.1268(+) Death of Theodora of Arta, March 11.
- 1282 Zographou martyrs burn alive on Mount Athos, October 10.
Fourteenth century (1301-1400)
- 1359 Death of Gregory Palamas, Archbishop of Thessalonika, November 14.
- 1378 Death of Alexis of Moscow
- c.1391 Death of Nicholas Cabasilas, June 20.
Fifteenth century (1401-1500)
- ca. 1426 Ephraim of Nea Makri, May 5.
- 1450 Death of Ipomoni of Loutraki, Augusta Helen Palaiologos, March 13.
- 1462 Death of Matrona of Chios, October 20.
- 1463 Martyrdom of Raphael, Nicholas and Irene, Bright Tuesday.
Sixteenth century (1501-1600)
- 1552 Death of Basil the Blessed.
- ca. 1570/79. Death of Gerasimos of Cephalonia, August 15.
- 1589 Death of Philothei of Athens, February 19.
Seventeenth century (1601-1700)
- 1622 Death of Dionysius of Zakynthos, December 17.
Eighteenth century (1701-1800)
- 1712 Death of Fr. Maxim Leontiev.
- 1730 Death of John the Russian, May 27.
- 1731 Death of Innocent of Irkutsk.
- 1779 Death of Kosmas Aitolos.
- 1794 Death of Paisius Velichkovsky of Moldova and Mt. Athos.
- 1796 Martyrdom of hieromartyr Juvenaly of Alaska, protomartyr of America, July 2.
Nineteenth century (1801-1900)
- 1805 Death of Makarios of Corinth, a central figure in the Kollyvades movement.
- 1809 Death of Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain, July 14.
- 1816 Martyrdom of Peter the Aleut near San Francisco.
- 1821 Death of Nikephoros of Chios, May 1; Martyrdom of Patr. Gregory V of Constantinople, Abp. Kyprianos of Cyprus and Abp. Gerasimos of Crete.
- 1833 Death of Seraphim of Sarov.
- 1837 Death of Herman of Alaska, Spruce Island, December 13.
- 1860 Death of Alexei Khomiakov.
- 1864 Death of Jacob Netsvetov, July 26.
- 1868 Death of three saints nick anmed "Papoulakos": Joachim of Vatopaidi, March 2; Monk Christophoros (Panagiotopoulos).
- 1877 Death of Arsenios of Paros, January 31.
- 1879 Death of Innocent of Alaska, Equal-to-the-Apostles, March 31.
- 1891 Death of Ambrose of Optina.
Twentieth century (1901-2000)
- 1900 Martyrdom of Orthodox Christians in Chinese Boxer Rebellion (Yihetuan Movement).
- 1905 Parthenios Koudouma Monastery, July 10; Apostolos Makrakis.
- 1907 Ilia the Righteous, July 20
- 1908 John of Kronstadt.
- 1909 Alexis of Wilkes-Barre, May 7.
- 1912 Nicholas of Japan.
- 1914 Maxim Sandovich, August 6
- 1915 Raphael of Brooklyn.
- 1917-40 Persecution of the Orthodox Church in Russia begins, with 130,000 priests arrested, 95,000 of whom were executed by firing squad.
- 1917 Martyrdom of hieromartyr John Kochurov
- 1918 Tsar Nicholas II of Russia murdered together with his wife Alexandra and children; Elizabeth the New Martyr, July 18; St. Vladimir; January 25; St. Theophanes, December 11; Saints of Ivangorod: Dimitry (Chistoserdov) and Alexander (Volkov) December 26; Sergy (Florinsky) of Rakvere, December 17;
- 1919 Death of Saints of Tartu: Platon (Kulbush) bishop of Tallinn, Michael (Bleive) and Nicholas (Bezhanitsky) January 1
- 1919-1922 Greco-Turkish War; Pontic Greek Genocide eliminates the Christian population of Trebizond.
- 1920 Nektarios of Aegina; Evmenios of Koudouma Monastery, July 10
- 1922 Metr. Bejamin (Kazansky) of Petrograd and Gdovsk, July 31.
- 1923 Agafangel (Preobrazhensky) of Yaroslavl,October 3
- 1924 Arsenios the Cappadocian, November 10
- 1925 Tikhon of Moscow; St. Jonah of Manchuria, Bishop of Hankou (1922-1925);
- 1931 Nicholas, priest of Kronstadt, April 5.
- 1932 Papa-Nicholas (Planas) of Athens;
- 1936-37 Many Russian Orthodox Clerics die in Joseph Stalin's Great Purge.
- 1937 Disappearance of Fr. Alexander Hotovitzky, martyred; Karp (Elb), September 11.
- 1938 Death of Silouan the Athonite;
- 1941 Martyrdom of Gorazd (Pavlik) of Prague by Nazis; Platon of Banja Luka, May 5; Petar (Zimonjić) of Dabar-Bosna,
- 1941-45 Croatian Ustasa terrorists kill 500,000 Orthodox Serbs, expel 250,000 and force 250,000 to convert to Catholicism.
- 1942 Joanikije (Lipovac) of Montenegro, July 20
- 1943-44 Hundreds of Orthodox priests of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church eliminated, tortured and drowned by Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists - Ukrainian Rebel Army, aided by Uniate Metr. Josyf Slipyj who was a spiritual leader of Nazi military units that were later condemned by the Nuremberg tribunal, and who was imprisoned by Soviet authorities for aiding the UPA.
- 1945-90 Persecution of the Orthodox Church in Albania.
- 1945 Arseny (Chagovtsov) of Winnipeg, October 4.
- 1947 Alexei Kabalyiuk.
- 1948 Savvas the New of Kalymnos.
- 1949 Seraphim of Viritsa, March 21.
- 1956 Nikolai Velimirovic, March 18.
- 1957 John (Maisuradze) of Georgia, January 21
- 1959 Elder George (Karslidis) of Drama (1901-1959), November 4; Elder Joseph the Hesychast (1898-1959)
- 1960 Anthimos of Chios February 15; John (Iacob) the Romanian (the Hozevite),August 5; George-John (Mkheidze) of Georgia, January 21
- 1964 Varnava Nastic, November 12; Elder Gervasius of Patras (1877-1964)
- 1966 John (Maximovitch) the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Fransisco, July 2.
- 1970 Elder Amphilochios (Makris) of Patmos (+1970); Archpriest Stefan Wu Zhiquan .[23], the new martyr.
- 1975 Papa-Dimitris (Gagastathis); Elder Demetrius of Trikala (1902-1975)
- 1979 matushka Olga Michael, November 8; Justin Popovich; Archimandrite Philoumenos, November 16;
- 1980 Elder Philotheos (Zervakos) of Paros (1884-1980).
- 1982 Seraphim Rose
- 1983 Elder Arsenios the cave-dweller of Mt. Athos.
- 1989 Hieromonk Kosmas of Zaire (1942-1989); Elder Epiphanius of Athens (+1989)
- 1991 Elder Porphyrios (Bairaktaris) the Kapsokalivite; (Evangelos (Bairaktaris)), February 7; Elder Iacovos (Tsalikis) of Euboea (1920-1991)
- 1992 Gabrielia (Papayannis) and Chrysanthi of Andros.
- 1993 Canonization of Chrysostomos (Kalafatis) of Smyrna.
- 1994 Elder Paisios (Eznepidis) of Mt. Athos, July 12.
- 1995 Eldress Macrina of Volos (1921-1995); Gerasimos (Papadopoulos) of Abydos, June 12.
- 1998 Elder Ephraim of Katounakia.
- 2000 Fr. Grigory Zhu, September; Blessed Stavritsa the Missionary (1916-2000)
Twentyfirst century (2001-Present)
- 2001 Death of Elder Haralambos Dionysiatis, teacher of noetic prayer.
- 2004 In September, a helicopter carrying Patr. Petros VII (Papapetrou) of Alexandria along with 16 others (including 3 other bishops of the Church of Alexandria) crashed into the Aegean Sea while en route to the monastic community of Mount Athos with no survivors.
- 2007 Death of Protopresbyter Elias Wen.
- 2008 Death of Abp. Christodoulos (Paraskevaides) of Athens.
See also
Notes
- ↑ St. Ioachim lived for 80 years and Anna for 79. They lived for around seven years after Mary was dedicated, making the holy Theotokos around 10 when they reposed.
- ↑ The execution of Saint John the Baptist has been recorded in "Antiquitates Judaicae" in Latin published by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephhus about 93 or 94 AD, 18.5.2
- ↑ 29AD is thought to be the most accurate dating of the death, resurrection and Pentecost amongst academics and has been used for this article in lieu of 33AD.
- ↑ At the time of her death tradition states she was in her early fifties.
- ↑ The death of James the Just is also recorded in "Antiquitates Judaicae" published by the Jewish historian Flavius Josephus, 20.9.1
- ↑ Source: w:First Martyrs of the Church of Rome
- ↑ Noble Roman ladies, disciples of the Apostles Paul and Peter, whose bodies they buried. They were martyred under Nero.
- ↑ A virgin martyred in Terni in Italy at the same time as Bishop Valentine.
- ↑ An aged woman who welcomed the Apostle Peter in Naples and was miraculously healed by him. In her turn she convered St. Aspren who became the first Bishop of Naples.
- ↑ The first Pope of Rome. A disciple of the Apostle Paul, he was one of the Seventy and is mentioned in 2 Timothy 4:21. He was bishop for twelve years and is venerated as a martyr.
- ↑ A matron from Rome baptised by the Apostle Peter who converted her husband and her son, St. Nazarius. Her relics are enshrined in Milan and Cremona in Italy.
- ↑ The slave who ran away from his master Philemon and was converted by St. Paul in Rome and was the occasion of the Apostle's letter to Philemon.
- ↑ By tradition he was consecrated first Bishop of Catania in Sicily by the Apostle Peter, with whom he had travelled from Antioch. He reposed in extreme old age.
- ↑ By tradition ordained by the Apostle Peter as first pastor of Fiesole, he was martyred with several companions under Domitian
- ↑ By tradition he was a priest martyred in Rome, perhaps under Domitian.
- ↑ The disciple that St. Paul greets in Romans 16:13.
- ↑ By tradition, a Galilean and the first bishop, and also martyr, of the Abruzzi in Italy.
- ↑ Pretorian soldiers, by tradition baptised by the Apostle Peter, and exiled with Flavia Domitilla to Pontia and later to Terracina in Italy
- ↑ A missionary in Spain in the Apostolic Age
- ↑ Account of the miracle that occured at his grave: When over 100 years old, St. John took seven disciples outside of Ephesus and had them dig a grave in the shape of a cross. St. John then went into the grave, and the disciples buried him there, alive. Later on, when his grave was opened, St. John’s body was not there. ‘On May 8 of each year, dust rises up from his grave, by which the sick are healed of various diseases.’
- ↑ The crucifixion of Symeon possibly includes Jewish involvement: From Eusebius' Church History 3.32.4: "And the same writer says that his accusers also, when search was made for the descendants of David, were arrested as belonging to that family." Sidenote 879: "This is a peculiar statement. Members of the house of David would hardly have ventured to accuse Symeon on the ground that he belonged to that house. The statement is, however, quite indefinite. We are not told what happened to these accusers, nor indeed that they really were of David’s line, although the ὡσ€ν with which Eusebius introduces the charge does not imply any doubt in his own mind, as Lightfoot quite rightly remarks. It is possible that some who were of the line of David may have accused Symeon, not of being a member of that family, but only of being a Christian, and that the report of the occurrence may have become afterward confused."
- ↑ The account of Scillitan Martyrs is based on trial records, though it has been embellished with miraculous and apocryphal material.
- ↑ http://www.orthodox.cn/localchurch/harbin/stefanwu_en.htm
Further Reading
- Sources and literature relating to the Apostolic Age
- The Canonical books of the New Testament;
- The post-Apostolic and Patristic writings;
- Apocryphal and Heretical literature;
- Jewish Sources such as:
- The "Acts of the Martyrs." Cross, F.L., ed. The Oxford dictionary of the Christian church. New York: Oxford University press. 2005.
- Accredited Orthodox historians
- Father John Meyendorff:
- "The Byzantine Legacy in the Orthodox Church"
- "Rome-Constantinople-Moscow Historical and Theological Studies"
- List of Orthodox Saints
- http://www.orthodox.net/links/saints-by-name.html - List of Orthodox Saints, organised Alphabetically
- http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/