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Agapius of Spain

Christian Saint martyred in 259

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Feast: 29 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
150
Died
258
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Agapius of Spain was a Christian martyr and most likely a bishop who died under the persecutions of the emperor Valerian in AD 259. According to tradition, he was a Spaniard, who along with some others was exiled by the Roman government to Africa. He was martyred along with several others at Cirta in 259.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources

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