euphemia
The female Christian saint martyred at Chalcedon is Saint Euphemia. She is venerated as a martyr and saint in the Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Oriental Orthodox Churches.
Euphemia
Yes, he was martyred for being a Christian.
Manuel was a Persian Christian martyred with Sabel and Ismael by Emperor Julian the Apostate at Chalcedon. They were legates from Persia sent to negotiate peace who were slain when it was discovered they were Christians. A church was dedicated to them by Emperor Theodosius the Great.
Yes he was, because he was Martyred for the faith.
Vitus was martyred about the year 303 by being boiled in oil and was probably declared a saint by the local Christian community soon afterwards.
Actually it is St. Denis. According to Christian tradition, Saint Denis is a Christian martyr and saint. In the third century, he was Bishop of Paris. He was martyred in connection with the Decian persecution of Christians, shortly after 250 AD.
Since Stephen was martyred, he was probably named a saint by the early Christian community soon after he was killed about 33-35 AD.
Both Peter and Paul were martyred in Rome.
The Roman emperor decreed that all Christian soldiers serving in his army must renounce their Christianity and offer sacrifices to the pagan Roman gods or face execution. Saint George refused and was martyred.
St. Boniface the Great was not canonized as the process did not exist at the time. He was declared a saint by the local Christian community based on the fact that he was martyred for his faith.
George was a Roman soldier and Christian who was martyred when he refused orders to renounce his religion and persecute Christians.
The story is a legend or myth. About all that is known about Saint George is that he was a Roman soldier who was a Christian that refused to worship pagan gods and was martyred for this.