Notable Deacons

Notable deacons featured in articles:

Deacons to be featured in future articles:

  • Saint Benjamin: tortured and martyred in Persia circa 424
  • Charles de Foucauld: Trappist monk and hermit
  • Saint Ephrem the Syrian: Church Father
  • Saint Francis of Assisi: friar and preacher
  • Phoebe: mentioned by Paul in his Epistle to the Romans
  • Saint Lawrence: martyred under Valerian
  • Saint Vincent of Saragossa: patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia