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with the crown of a virgin, a white lily and the martyr's palm (Andrea Mantegna, 1454) In the hagiography of Christian martyrs of the late first to early fourth centuries, virgin martyrs (; , ) were often persecuted for their refusal to enter a worldly marriage after having vowed to keep their virginity for the sake of heaven. Other virgin martyrs lost their lives ('in defense of chastity'). A group of virgin martyrs of the early church, namely Saints Catherine of Alexandria, Margaret of Antioch, Barbara of Nicomedia and Dorothea of Caesarea, are called "the four capital virgins", three of them belong to the Fourteen Holy Helpers. In the Roman Missal and the Book of Hours, virgins and virgin martyrs have their own common. Different martyrologies (for example the or the ) list early virgin martyrs, some of which are also named in the Canon of the Mass. In the Evangelical-Lutheran calendar of saints, certain saints are classed as "virgin and martyr", such as Agnes of Rome and Lucy of Syracuse. (2nd century) • Venera of Rome (died 143) • Praxedes of Rome (died 165) • Glyceria of Heraclea (died 177) • Blandina of Lugdunum (died 177) • Agatha of Sicily (early 3rd century) • Gundenis of Carthage (early 3rd century) • Paraskevi of Iconium (3rd century) • Estelle of Gaul (3rd century) • Reparata of Caesarea (3rd century) • Firmina of Rome (3rd century) • Amonaria of Alexandria (3rd century) • Martina of Rome (died 228) • Tatiana of Rome (died 226 or 235) • Euthalia of Sicily (3rd century) • Albina of Caesarea (250 AD) • Fusca of Ravenna (250 AD) • Kalliopi of Rome (died 250) • Anastasia of Rome (250 AD) • Regina of Autun () • Rufina and Secunda of Rome (257 AD) • Maxima, Donatilla and Secunda of Tuburga (257 AD) • Eugenia of Rome (258 AD) • Barbara of Nicomedia (3rd century) • Denise of Lampsacus (3rd century) • Christina of Bolsena (3rd century) • Vibiana (3rd century) • Apollonia of Alexandria (died 249) • Messalina of Foligno (died 249) • Digna and Emerita of Rome (died 259) • Agrippina of Mineo (died 262) • Columba of Sens (died 273) • Pelagia the Virgin (late 3rd century) • Daria of Rome (283 AD) • Justa and Rufina of Seville (died 287) • Margaret of Antioch (died 289) • Theodosia of Tyre (died 290) • Hripsime of Armenia (died 290) • Demiana and 40 virgins • Menodora, Metrodora, and Nymphodora • Pelagia of Tarsus • Faith of Conques • Kyriaki of Nicomedia (died 289) • Aquilina of Byblos (died 293) • Susanna of Rome (died 295) • Eulalia of Barcelona (died 303) • Engratia of Zaragoza (died 303) • Euphemia of Chalcedon (died 303) • Devota of Corsica (died 303) • Rais of Tamman (died 303) • Marciana of Mauretania (died 303) • Agnes of Rome (died 304) • Emerentiana of Rome (died 304) • Anastasia of Sirmium (died 304) • Charitina of Amisus (died 304) • Febronia of Nisibis (died 304) • Justina of Padua (died 304) • Lucia of Syracuse (died 304) • Agape, Chionia, and Irene of Thessalonica (died 304) • Philomena of Rome (died 304) • Eulalia of Mérida (died 304) • Juliana of Nicomedia (died 304) • Afra of Augsburg (died 304) • Victoria of Albitina (died 304) • Trofimena of Sicily (died 304) • Theodora of Alexandria (died 304) • Justina of Antioch (died 304) • Anysia of Salonika (died 304) • Crispina of Numidia (died 304) • Leocadia of Toledo (died 304) • Victoria of Córdoba (died 304) • Catherine of Alexandria (died 305) • Vasilissa of Nicomedia (died 309) • Berenice and Prosdoce of Syria (died 310) • Dorothea of Caesarea (died 311) • Fausta of Cyzicus (died 311) • Antonina of Constantinople (died 313) • Bibiana of Rome (died 361/3) • Ursula of Cologne and Companions, such as Leticia and Cordula (died 384; various other traditional dates) • Noyale of Brittany (5th century) • Ia of Cornwall (5th century) • Augusta of Treviso (5th century) • Julia of Corsica (died 439) • Olivia of Palermo (died 448) • Eluned of Brecon (died 468) • Juthwara (6th century) • Nympha of Palermo (6th century) • Columba of Cornwall (6th century) • Christina of Persia (6th century) • Dymphna of Geel (7th century) • Alena of Brussels (died 640) • Irene of Tomar () • Winifred of Treffynnon (died ) • Reineldis of Saintes (died ) • Theodosia of Constantinople (died 729) • Sidwell of Devon (died 740) • Febronia of Syria (died 749) • Columba of Córdoba (died 853) • Solange of Bourges (died 880) • Belina of Troyes (died 1153), canonized in 1203 • Margaret of Louvain (died 1225) • Markella of Chios (14th century) • Irene of Lesbos (died 1463) • Helen of Sinope (1700s) • Kyranna of Thessaloniki (died 1751) • Maria Goretti (died 1902), canonized in 1950 • Karolina Kózka (died 1914), beatified in 1987 • Albertina Berkenbrock (died 1931), beatified in 2007 • Antonia Mesina (died 1935), beatified in 1987 • Benigna Cardoso da Silva (died 1941), beatified in 2022 • Edith Stein (died 1942), canonized in 1998 • Maria Restituta Kafka (died 1943), beatified in 1998 • Anna Kolesárová (died 1944), beatified in 2018 • Pierina Morosini (died 1957), beatified in 1987 • Veronica Antal (died 1958), beatified in 2018 • Marie-Clémentine Anuarite Nengapeta (died 1964), beatified in 1985 • Isabel Cristina Mrad Campos (died 1982), beatified in 2022 • Sandra Sabattini (died 1984), beatified in 2021 • Lindalva Justo de Oliveira (died 1993), beatified in 2007 ==Consecrated virgins==