Female Martyrs
Monks
Female Saints
100

This martyr is usually depicted with 40 virgins beside her

Who is St. Demiana?


100

Who was the first monk?

St. Anthony

100

She went to Switzerland with a certain army and taught the young girls there personal hygiene, and about the Christian faith.

Who is St. Verena?

200
This martyr was catechized by Origen himself. She went on to be martyred along with another brave young girl who was moved by her tortures.

Who is St. Barbara

200

The father of communal monasticism.

Who is St. Pachomius?

200

She prayed and wept for her son to turn from sin very often, so God heard her and made him a saint.

Who is St. Monica?

300

This female martyr was a young mother and kept a diary of her experiences in prison. Her biography was finished by a witness of her gruesome death.

Who is St. Perpetua?

300

A former robber turned monk and priest. Often depicted carrying a bag of sand.

St. Moses the Strong

300

The most honoured among women.

Who is St. Mary?

400

The first female "virgin martyr"?

Who is St. Thecla

400

An Old Testament figure who lived as a hermit, similar to the monks of the 3rd, 4th, and 5th centuries.

Who is Elijah?


400

She subdued her passions by living a ascetically in the desert for 47 years.

Who is St. Mary of Egypt?

500

This saint martyred with her best friend by her own father who was a governor? 

St. Atrasis and Yoana

500

This monk is known for his love of silence. He was from Rome and lived in the desert of Scetes.

Who is St. Arsenius?

500

She helped her mother raise her brothers, who became bishops and a priest, famous in Cappadocia, while she herself became a nun.

Who is St. Macrina the Younger?

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