This is a list of reputed martyrs of Christianity; it includes only notable people with Wikipedia articles. Not all Christian denominations accept every figure on this list as a martyr or Christian—see the linked articles for fuller discussion. In many denominations of Christianity, martyrdom is considered a direct path to sainthood and many names on this list are viewed as saints in one or more denomination. Apostolic Age—1st century According to the Gospels and Acts of the Apostles Holy Innocents of Bethlehem John the Baptist Stephen (Protomartyr) James, son of Zebedee Antipas According to early sources James, brother of Jesus - attested by Josephus ca. AD 94 Simon Peter, first attested by Tertullian about AD 200 Paul the Apostle, first attested by Ignatius of Antioch probably about AD 110 According to tradition Andrew the Apostle Matthew the Apostle - not attested by contemporary sources Philip the Apostle - conflicting accounts Thomas the Apostle Jude Thaddeus Bartholomew - conflicting accounts Barnabas Simon Zelotes - contradictory late traditions. Mark the Evangelist Timothy - not attested by contemporary sources Philemon - not attested by contemporary sources Age of Martyrdom—2nd to 4th centuries According to early Christian tradition With some historical attestation within a hundred years of the event Polycarp of Smyrna Justin Martyr Scillitan Martyrs Perpetua and Felicity Ptolemaeus and Lucius Pothinus, bishop of Lyon, with Blandina and several others, the "Martyrs of Lyon and Vienne" Pope Fabian Sebastian Shmona and GuryaAgnes of Rome Felix and Adauctus Marcellinus and Peter Forty Martyrs of Sebaste Euphemia Cyprian With some historical attestation more than a hundred years after the event Saint Alban Ignatius of Antioch Gelasinus Saint Pancras Saint Valentine Benedict of Monacilioni Saint Petronilla Largely or wholly legendary Saint Afra Saint George Januarius Vincent of Saragossa Saint Behnam Saint Lucy Lawrence of Rome Saint Cecilia Catherine of Alexandria Saint Vitus the Martyr Pelagia of Tarsus Sophia the Martyr and her three daughters Faith, Hope and Charity Middle Ages—5th to 15th-centuries Tewdrig, 6th c. Boethius, 6th c. Sigismund of Burgundy, 524 Edwin of Northumbria, 633 in the Battle of Hatfield Chase Oswald of Northumbria, 642 in the Battle of Maserfield Projectus of Clermont, 676 Warinus of Poitiers, 677 Dagobert II of the Franks, 676 Kilian, Colman, and Totnan, 689 Fructus, Valentine & Engratia of Segovia, ca. 715 Theofrid of Orange, 728/-32 by Saracens Porcarius of Lérins, ca. 732 by Saracens Boniface, 754 Æthelberht II of