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Agrippinus of Naples

3rd century bishop of Naples

SaintResearchedAncient RomePre-congregation

Feast: 9 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
200
Died
233
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

At Naples, Saint Agrippinus, bishop, who was among the first whom ancient documents declare defender of the city.

The miracles

There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.

Why that counted as sanctity

The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 9 November as a bishop of Naples, among the first named its defender in ancient documents.

Sources

Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.

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