Child saints have been venerated in Christianity since the early second century. The earliest example of child saints are the Holy Innocents, recorded in Matthew 2 in the New Testament; Bethlehemite children under the age of 2 who were killed by King Herod the Great in his attempt to kill Baby Jesus.
This list contains Christian children under the age of 18 who are venerated as saints in at least one Christian confession.
Pre-Schism saints ImageNameAgeBorn (Year)Died (Year)NotesAbanoub of Nehis12303–311MartyrAgapitus of Palestrina16 / / MartyrAgnes of Rome1321 January 304Virgin MartyrAquilina of Byblos11–1228113 June 293MartyrBarulas7295 / 296303MartyrCelsus91st century1st centuryMartyrCessianus8303MartyrCrescentius of Rome11MartyrCyricus of Antioch3Martyr, son of St. JulittaDentelin of Mons716 March 656Son of Saints Vincent Madelgarius and WaltrudeDymphna of Ireland157th century7th centuryVirgin Martyr, who was decapitated by her own father for refusing to marry himEulalia of Barcelona13Virgin MartyrEulalia of Mérida12–14Virgin MartyrFaith, Hope, and Charity12, 10, and 92nd century2nd centuryMartyrs and daughters of St. Sophia of RomeFausta of Cyzicus13MartyrFusca of Ravenna15MartyrJustin of ParisJustus and Pastor13 and 9MartyrsJustus of Beauvais9277 / 278287MartyrLeonidas of ConstantinopleunknownunknownMartyrMajoricusunknown484MartyrMartialis165Martyr, son of St. Felicitas of RomeMatrona of ThessalonicaVirgin MartyrOlivia of Palermo14/1544810 June 463Virgin MartyrPancras of Rome1412 May 303 / 304MartyrPelagius of Constance13–20Hieromartyr, deaconPelagius of CórdobaPhilomena of RomePonticusPrisca13Rais303Virgin MartyrReparata11–20Virgin MartyrRichard of PontoiseRudolph of BerneRumbold of BuckinghamSicarius of BrantômeSolange of Bourges880MartyrTarcisius3rd century3rd centuryMartyrTremorus of Brittany6th century6th centuryMartyr, son of St. Tryphine; beheaded by his own stepfatherVasilissa9300309MartyrVibiana3rd century3rd centuryVirgin MartyrVictalicusMartyr Eastern Orthodox Church NameBornDiedAgeCountryChurchCauseNotes SaintsDemetrius of UglichOctober 19, 1582May 15, 15918Russian Orthodox ChurchMartyrPrince (Tsarevich) of All RussiaBogolep of Chorny YarMay 2, 1647August 1, 16547Venerable locallyGabriel of BiałystokApril 2, 1684April 20, 16906MartyrPeter the AleutSeptember 24, 181515Anastasia Nikolaevna RomanovaJune 18, 1901July 17, 191817Part of the Romanov MartyrsAlexei Nikolaevich RomanovAugust 12, 190413 Candidates for glorificationTereza Luiz Rosa4 April 198613UAOC in DiasporaInnocentsStudents who died in a school fire along with their teacher Maria BeruskiCarlos Luiz Rosa11Amaury M. de Queiroz9Lucélia Glomba8Lucimeire BorandelikSalomão BachtichLaert Luiz Rosa7Alexandra Marim
Episcopal Church NameBornDiedAgeCountryReligionCauseNotes Models of FaithTāroreOctober 183612AnglicanismMartyrsLay Evangelist, Church Mission SocietyManche Masemola19134 February 192815Anne FrankJune 12, 1929February 1945Judaism148 Student Martyrs of GarissaVarious2 April 2015VariousProtestantismArasalan Masih2000/20019 October 201716
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