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The first martyr in Spanish history, St. Vincent, was a deacon in the third century. He was captured alongside his bishop, Valerius of Saragossa, when Dacian, the Spanish governor, was being persec...
Around 251, Anthony was born to affluent parents who possessed land in the current Faiyum neighborhood of Cairo. Even though the Roman Empire was still formally pagan and did not have the authority...
St. Apollinaris was one of the first great martyrs of the church. He was made Bishop of Ravenna by St. Peter. The miracles he conducted in Ravenna soon attracted official attention, for they and h...