Black / African Saints

The history of the Church is full of many Black / African Catholic saints, who received recognition for great deeds or meritorious conduct. Many lost their lives in defense of the faith. Many were also honored for their contributions to the Church and their community.

St. Abadios
St. Abadir
St. Abadiu
St. Abaidas
St. Abakerazum
St. Abakuh
St. Aba Mina
St. Abamon (Apa Pamun)
St. Abanoub
St. Aba Salamah, (Frumentius)
St. Abba Capito
St. Abba Isa
St. Abba Julian
St. Abdas of Susa
St. Aberoh (Aburom, Arianus)
St. Abhor (Amba Hor)
St. Abibas
St. Abidianus
St. Abilius
St. Abilus
St. Abraham
St. Abraham the Poor
St. Abreha and Atzbeha (Aizan and Sazana)
St. Absadah
St. Absadi
St. Abuna (Frumentius)
St. Frumentius of Ethiopia
St. Aburom
St. Accidia
St. Acculus
St. Acepsius
St. Acha the Confessor
St. Achillas
St. Achillas
St. Achillas of Alexandria
St. Achilleus
St. Acirianus
St. Acllinus
St. Acrates (Aragawi)
St. Ada
St. Adelphius
St. Adelphius the �Confessor.�
St. Adjutor
Adrianus
St. Adventor
St. Aedesius
St. Aemilianus (Emilian)
St. Africanus
St. Agapius
St. Agathon
St. Agathus
St. Aizan and Sazana (Abreha and Atzbeha)
St. ALEXANDER
St. Alexander
St. Alexander the Bishop
St. Alexander of Gaza
St. Alexander of Kemet
St. Alexander the Soldier
St. Alexandra
St. Alexandra of Alexandria
St. Alverius
St. Amba Agatho the Silent, Abraham
St. Amba Baula the Just (Paul)
St. Amba Betra (Peter)
St. Amba Paphnutius
St. Amba Shenudi
St. Ambrose of Alexandria
St. Ambytianus
St. Ammon
Ammon, the Great
St. Ammon and Serapion
St. Ammonas
St. Ammonius
St. Ampellius
St. Anthony the Great of Thebes
St. Antonio Vieira
St. Augustine of Hippo
St. Autus
St. Aviates
St. Avitus
St. Baamin
St. Baricus
St. Barlaam
St. Basicicus of Kemet (Egypt)
St. Basil
St. Basilides
St. Basilissa
St. Bastamonus (Bastammonius)
St. Bastmus
St. Basura
St. Beauch (Bagug)
St. Bebnuda (Paphnutius)
St. Benedict the Black
St. Benedict the Moor
St. Benjamin the Great of Nitra
St. Bernard
St. Beshada (Abshadius, Psote)
St. Besinta
St. Bessarian
St. Bessarion the Great, Thaumaturgies
St. Bessis
St. Besuss
St. Beyoka (Bejoka)
St. Bhai Anub
Bidshimi
Bifamon
St. Bikabes (Bicabus)
St. Boccon, Presbyter
St. Caecilia with Saturninus
St. Cajus
St. Calendion
St. Callinicus (Gallinicus)
St. Calodote
St. Cantidian (Cantidus)
St. Cantidianus
St. Catherine of Alexandria
St. Carpias
St. Carus
St. Cassianus
Catula
St. Celsus
St. Cerbonius
St. Cherimon
St. Chrysanthus Eunuchus
St. Cittinus
St. Claudianus
St. Claudianus
St. Clement of Alexandria
St. Cleopatra
St. Codratus
St. Coliondola
St. Colluthus
St. Colluthus
St. Comodus
St. Copres
St. Copres
St. Cordian
St. Cornelius
St. Cosmas
St. Cratusian
St. Crescens
St. Cristatus
St. Cronides
St. Cronion
St. Cronius
St. Currentus
St. Cynthinus
St. Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage
St. Cyriacus
St. Cyriacus
St. Cyriacus
St. Cyriacus, Saturninus
St. Cyril of Alexandria
St. Cyrilla
St. Cyriltus
St. Cyrion
St. Cyrus
St. Cyrus and John
St. Dabamoth (Dibamonia)
St. Dalasina
St. Damalius
St. Damianus
St. Daniel
St. Datianus
St. Datius
St. Dativus
St. Datus
St. Demetrius
St.Demonsia
St. Denecutia
St. Deodatus
St. Didymus
St. Diodorus
St. Dionysius
St. Dionysius
St. Dionysius
St. Dionysius the Deacon
St. Dionysius the Great of Alexandria
Dionysius the Presbyter
St. Dioscorus
St. Dioscurus
St. Doletatulus
St. Dominicus
St. Donatian
St. Donatus
St. Donatus
St. Dorotheus of Gaza
St. Dunatus
St. Elasbaan
St. Elias
St. Elizabeth
St. Emeritus
St. Emilian
St. Emmelia
St. Entheus
St. Epimachus of Alexandria
St. Eraus Shaba
St. Eucarius
St. Eudoxia
St. Eudoxia
St. Eudoxia at Canopus
St. Eugene
St. Eugraphos with Hermogenes Menas, Alexandria Martyrs
St. Eulogios
St. Eumenes
St. Euphrosyne of Alexandria
St. Eupraxia
St. Eusebius
St. Eusebius
St. Eustachius
St. Eutropia
St. Eutychius
St. Eutychus
St. Eva
St. Evangelius of Alexandria
St. Evasius
St. Exuperius
St. Fabian
St. Fabianus
St. Faustinus
St. Faustinus
St. Faustus
St. Felicissimus
St. Felicitas
Sts. Perpetua and Felicity
St. Felix
St. Fidentius
St. Fientianus
St. Firma
St. Flavianus
St. Florentius
St. Florida
St. Forbinus
St. Fortunata
St. Fortunatus
St. Fortunio
St. Fugraphus
St. Fulgentius of Ruspe
St. Fulvianus
St. Gabriel
St. Gaius
St. Galanus
St. Gelasius I
St. Gallinicus
St. Gaudlosus the African
St. Gelasius
St. Gelatus
St. Geminus
St. Generosa
St. Gereon
St. Germanus
St. Geruntius
St. Givalius
St. Glyceria
St. Gorgias
St. Habedeum
St. Hagio
St. Helenus
St. Heliodorus
St. Helladius and Theophilus the Deacon
St. Hemerion
St. Theoctie
St. Heraclas, Bishop, and Helladius
St. Heraclemon
St. Heraclemon and others hermits of Kemet
St. Heraclius
St. Heradius and Zozimus
St. Herais
St. Herais
St. Herais (Iraja)
St. Heredina
St. Hermes
St. Hermogenes of Alexandria
St. Hermogenes with Menas, & Eugraphos, Alexandria Martyrs
St. Heron
St. Hesychius
St. Hieroteus
St. Hieroteus
St. Hilarion (Hilarianus)
St. Hilarius
St. Hilorian
St. Hipolytus
St. Hippeas
St. Hippolytus
St. Hiro
St. Honorata
St. Honoratus
St. Honoratus
St. Honoratus
St. Hopaesius
St. Hor
St. Hor
St. Hor (Anba Hor)
St. Hortulanus
St. Hortulanus
St. Horus of the Thebaid
St. Hypatius
St. Hyperechius
St. Ibeion the Confessor
St. Ignatius of Africa
St. Ingenuus
St. Ingenuus
St. Innocentius
St. Ioasaph
St. Irais (Rhais) of Antinoe
St. Iranaeus
St. Iraya (Herais),
St. Irene
St. Irenius of Kemet
St. Isaac, Thomas, and Victor
St. Isaiah
St. Isaias
St. Ischyrion
St. Isidore the Confessor
St. Jacob of Mahdjudh
St. Jacobus and Bishop Secundianus
St. James of Manug
St. Januaria
St. Januaria
St. Januarius
St. John
St. John and Abraham
St. John the Dwarf
St. John the Merciful
St. John of Shutp (Setes)
St. Jonah the Sabbaite
St. Joseph
St. Josephine Bakhita
St. Jucundianus
St. Jules D�acfahs
St. Julia
St. Julia of Carthage
St. Julian of Anazarbus
St. Julianus
St. Justus
St. Kalufa
St. Kapalichus
St. Karion (Cyrion)
St. Kirdjun (ABAKERAZUM)
St. Kogantianus
St. Laetantius
St. Laetus
St. Laurence
St. Leo
St. Leomdas and Companions
St. Leonitus
St. Leucius of Alexandria
St. Liberatus
St. Longinus
St. Longus
St. Lot
St. Lucentius
St. Lucius
St. Lycarion
St. Lycarion
St. Lycopolis
St. Macarius
St. Macarius and 40 Others
St. Macarius of Fayum
St. Macarius the Great of Alexandria
St. Macrina the Younger
St. Macroni of Thoni
St. Magnus
St. Major
St. Majulus
St. Malentus
St. Mammarius
St. Manilus
St. Mansuetus
St. Marcus
St. Marcus
St. Margarita
St. Mark
St. Mark the Faster
St. Martin de Porres
Martyrs of Africa
Martyrs of Uganda
St. Mary of Egypt
St. Monica
St. Monnas
St. Montanus
St. Moses
St. Moses of Balkim
St. Moses the Black
St. Moses the Ethopian
St. Moses of Psammanius
St. Mucus
St. Multius
St. Murrita
St. Naffanianus
St. Nakjos
St. Narcissus
St. Narzalea
St. Nasseus
St. Nathaniel of Nitria
St. Nemesius
St. Nemesius
St. Nemesius of Alexandria
St. Neopulus (Neopolis)
St. Nereus
St. Nestor
St. Nicander of Kemet
St. Nicephorus
St. Nicephorus, Presbyter, at Tiberiopolis
St. Nicoforus
St. Nilammon
St. Nilaras
St. Nilon
St. Nonnus
St. Nun who feigned madness
St. Oceanus
St. Octavious
St. Oeconomus
St. Olympius
St. Or
St. Orestes
St. Orion
St. Orion
St. Orsisius
St. Pachomius
St. Pachomius
St. Pachomius (Bidjimi)
St. Pachomius the Younger
St. Paesis (Pausis)
St. Paisi (Amba Isa)
St. Paisis
St. Paisius and Isaias
St. Paisius the Great
St. Palaemon
St. Palatianus
St. Paliconus
St. Palladius
St. Pallamon of Kemet
St. Palmus
St. Palus
St. Pambo (Panbis)
St. Pamin (Poemen)
St. Pamphalon
St. Pamphamer
St. Panaenus
St. Panbis (Pambo)
St. Pancratius, martyred
St. Panekyris (Banikarus)
St. Panemotis
St. Panephysis
St. Pannus
St. Panopus
St. Pantherus
St. Pansius
St. Pansophius of Alexandria
St. Pantaleon
St. Pantius
St. Panubrius
St. Papa and Mama
St. Papas
St. Paphnutius
St. Paphnutius
St. Paphnutius, the Buffalo
St. Paphnutius and 546 companions
St. Paphnutius of Bendura
St. Paphoutius
St. Papia (Papias),
St. Papianus
St. Papinianus and Mansuelus
St. Papocinicus
St. Parens
St. Parmenius (Parmenas)
St. Pascharius
St. Pastor

St. Patamon
St. Patapios Of Thebes
St. Patapius
St. Patermuthius
St. Patermuthius
St. Patermuthius (Petarpemotis)
St. Paternus
St. Patricia
St. Paulillus
St. Paulus
St. Paulus, Deacon
St. Pausirius
St. Pedjol
St. Pelagia
St. Pelesius
St. Peleusius (Peleus)
St. Pelianus
St. Pellammon
St. Pelusius
St. Peroys
St. Perpetua
St. Peter
St. Peter
St. Peter the Patriarch
St. Peter the Slave
St. Pethacus
St. Petivus
St. Petronius
St. Petrus
St. Petrus
St. Phanas
St. Phanuel
St. Pharmuthius
St. Phaulios (Paul) of Tamawi
St. Philappianus
St. Phileas
St. Philemon
St. Philemon the actor
St. Philemon of Alexandria
St. Philip
St. Philo
St. Philocalus
St. Philomus
St. Philoromus
St. Philoromus
St. Philosophus (Nicetas)
St. Philotheus of Pemdje
St. Phisocius
St. Phocas
St. Phocas
St. Phocas, (Anba Phocas)
St. Phoebammon
St. Photius
St. Photnia
St. Pia
St. Piamon (Piama)
St. Pierius
St. Pimponia
St. Pinnarius
St. Pinnatus
St. Pinutus(Pinnutius)
St. Pion
St. Pior
St. Pipenon and Companions of 22
St. Piperio
St. Piru
St. Pisimius
St. Pistaurus
St. Pistus
St. Pisura
St. Piteroum Savants
St. Pitigon
St. Pitirim (Pityrun, Pithyrion)
St. Plais
St. Plausus
St. Plebrius
St. Plenes
St. Plenus
St. Plesius
St. Plutarch
St. Poemen
St. Poemen (Pamin)
St. Poemen (Pimen) the Great
St. Poleus
St. Polybius
St. Polycarp
St. Polycarpus
St. Pompinus
St. Pomponia
St. Pontius of Carthage
St. Pope Victor I
St. Porphyrius
St. Porphyrius the General
St. Portus
St. Possidonius, the Theban
St. Possidus, Possidonius
St. Postumia (Postiniana)
St. Potamioena, the Younger
St. Potamioena the Elder
St. Potamion
St. Potamion (Potamon)
St. Potamon
St. Potianus
St. Praesens
St. Praesidius
St. Prais
St. Prima
St. Prima
St. Primasius
St. Primatius
St. Primianus
St. Primigenus
St. Primitivus
St. Primulus
St. Primus
St. Primus
St. Privata
St. Privatula
St. Privatus
St. Probata
St. Probus
St. Promus
St. Propolus
St. Prosdocus
St. Proteheas(Proteas)
St. Proterius
St. Protolicus
St. Psenosiris
St. Pshai
St. Psoes (Psoi) of Kemet
St. Psoi (Besoy)
St. Psote
St. Psura
St. Ptolemachus
St. Ptolemaeus
St. Ptolemaeus
St. Publicanus
St. Publius
St. Publius of Carthage
St. Publius of Kemet
St. Putaphastus
St. Quadratus
St. Quarta
St. Quartosilla
St. Quartus
St. Quinta (Cointa)
St. Quintasius
St. Quintian
St. Quintianus (Quinctianus)
St. Quintus
St. Quirillus
St. Quirinus
St. Quodvultdeus
St. Quodvultdeus
St. Rais
St. Rastanus
St. Raulus
St. Reatrius
St. Recumbens
St. Recumbus
St. Regina
St. Regiola
St. Regulus
St. Renus
St. Respectatus
St. Restituta
St. Restituta with Saturninus
St. Restitutus
St. Revocatus
St. Rhais
St. Roa (Aroa)
St. Rodus
St. Rogata
St. Rogatianus
St. Rogatus
St. Romana
St. Romanus
St. Romulus
St. Rosula
St. Roys
St. Ruak
St. Rubra
St. Ruffinus
St. Rufina
St. Rufinus
St. Rufus (Roux)
St. Ruppus
St. Rusticianus
St. Rustilus
St. Rutila, Claudia, and Auriga
St. Rutilius and Fusculus
St. Rutinus
St. Rutinus
St. Sabas
St. Sabela
St. Sabellius (Abylius, Abitius, Milius)
St. Sabina
St. Sabinas of Kemet
St. Sabsir Martyrs
St. Saldia
St. Salitor
St. Salusi (Abba Salusi)
St. Salutaris
St. Salvator
St. Salvius
St. Sambacia
St. Samnes
St. Samuel
St. Sancta
St. Sanctina
St. Sanitius (Shenudi) II
St. Sanitius I (Shenudi)
St. Sannudius (Shenudi)
St. Sanusi (Shenudi, Sanitius)
St. Sara
St. Sarah (Emma Sara)
St. Sarah, and my brother Moses
St. Sarah of Scete
St. Sarapabon(Sarapambo) the Senator
St. Sarapion
St. Sarelius
St. Sarmatas (Sarmata)
St. Sarmathus
St. Satulus
St. Satur
St. Satura
St. Saturianus
St. Saturinus
St. Saturnina
St. Saturninus
St. Saturninus and Felix
St. Saturninus and nine companions
St. Saturus
St. Saulus
St. Sebastiana
St. Sebastian and Alverius
St. Secunda
St. Secundianus
St. Secundilla
St. Secundinus
St. Secundus
St. Secundus of Ventimiglia
St. Securus
St. Securus, Severus
St. Sedeza
St. Sektar
St. Selaficus (Seleucus)
St. Selarianus
St. Selenias of Kemet
St. Seleucus �The Kemetian�
St. Semrata Zion
St. Senuthius of Buasti
St. Seperatus
St. Septimus, and Maximus
St. Serapammon
St. Serapamon
St. Serapeum
St. Serapio
St. Serapion
St. Serapion
St. Serapion
St. Serapion and Ammon
St. Serapion the Kemetian
St. Serapion of Thmuis
St. Serenus
St. Sergus
St. Serration
St. Sertza Hawaryat
St. Servilianus
St. Servulus
St. Servus
St. Severus
St. Severus of Alexandria
St. Severus of Alexandria
St. Shanudin (Abba)
St. Shenuf(Chenoufe)
St. Shenus (Susita)
St. Shenute
St. Shenute (Sinuthius, Shnudi, Sannitius)
St. Siddinus
St. Siddinus
St. Sidonius (Amba)
St. Silar
St. Silvanus
St. Simeon of Thou
Simon of Cyrene
St. Simon Zelotes
St. Simplicius
St. Sina
St. Siricius
St. Sisinnius
St. Sisoes
St. Sissinius of Tantatho
St. Sobel
St. Socrates
St. Sodon
St. Solomon
St. Solutor
St. Sophia
St. Sophia and my daughter Dabamoth (Dibamonia)
St. Sophronius of Shanazum
St. Sostras
St. Spisinna
St. Statonica
St. Stephanus
St. Stephen
St. Stephen
St. Stephen the Anchorite
St Paul
St. Stupur
St. Successa
St. Successus
St. Susennius (Susneus)
St. Susita (Shenus)
St. Symeon of Kemet
St. Symphorianus
St. Sympmphronius and Hipolytus
St. Syncletica of Alexandria
St. Tacceus
St. Tacla (Tecla)
St. Tacla Hawaryat
St. Talida
St. Tatusbaya
St. Ten Disciples of Athenogenes
St. Terence
St. Terentius
St. Thais (Taisia)
St. Thais of Kemet
St. Tharsicius
St. Thasius Cyprianus
St. Thelica
St. Thenas? (The(o)nas?)
St. Theoctista
St. Theoctista
St. Theoctistus
St. Theodocianus of Alexandria
St. Theodora
St. Theodora
St. Theodore and 40 Others
St. Theodore, and Leontius
St. Theodore, and Leontius
St. Theodore, the Sanctified
St. Theodore of Chotep
St. Theodore of Emesa
St. Theodore of Pelusium
St. Theodosius
St. Theodota
St. Theodotion
St. Theodotus
St. Theodoxia (Eudoxia)
St. Theodulas
St. Theogenes
St. Theohilus
St. Theon
St. Theonas
St. Theonas, �Column of the Church�
St. Theonius
St. Theophila
St. Theophilus
St. Theophilus
St. Theopista
St. Theotimus (Theitimus)
St. Theotimus
St. Theoychus
St. Thimous
St. Thomais
St. Thomas
St. Thomas of Tanphot
St. Thonius
St. Thyrsus
St. Tibur
St. Tiburtinus
St. Timoleon
St. Timothy
St. Timothy
St. Timothy
St. Timothy
St. Timothy, the lector and wife, Maura
St. Timothy II
St. Timothy III
St. Timotheus
St. Tipasius (Typasius)
St. Tirinus
St. Tolosha
St. Trophimus
St. Tryphon
St. Tubo
St. Tullianus
St. Tullius
St. Turana
St. Tuscus
St. Tyrannus
St. Tyria
St. Tytirus
St. Tzabala Mariam
St. Tzechina (Sahami)
St. Urania
St. Urbanus
St. Ursus
St. Ursus and Victor
St. Vaga
St. Valentine
St. Valentine and Dubatatius
St. Valeria
St. Valerius
St. Variacus
St. Varus
St. Venusta
St. Venustus
St. Verena
St. Verocianus
St. Verulus
St. Verus
St. Vestina
St. Veturius
St. Victonnus
St. Victor
St. Victor
St. Victor and Ursus
St. Victor of Assyut
St. Victoria
St. Victoria
St. Victorianus
St. Victorianus
St. Victorinus
St. Victor Maurus (aka Victor the Moor)�
St. Victor the Ninivite
St. Victor the Ninivite
St. Victorus
St. Victor of Vilae
St. Victurus
St. Vincent
St. Vincent
St. Vincent of Digne
St. Vincentius
St. Vindemialis
St. Vindemialis (from Capsa)
St. Vindonius
St. Virgins
Visa
St. Vitalianus(Vitalis)
St. Vitalis
St. Vitus
St. Volitan
St. Volutianus
St. Wetukis (known as Eutychius)
St. Xystus
St. Yared
St. Yeshak
St. Yohan Marcus
St. Yona
St. Yostima
St. Za-Michael
St. Zacchaeus
St. Zachariah of Kemet
St. Zacharias
St. Zacharias, the Wanderer
St. Zaina (Zeina)
St. Zanufius
St. Zara Mariam
St. Zelotes
St. Zenas
St. Zeno
St. ZerJacob
St. Zoilus
St. Zonticus
St. Zosimas
St. Zoticus

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