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Arthelais
Christian saint
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 3 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
544
Died
560
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Benevento, Saint Arthelais, virgin.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: she has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 3 March as a virgin at Benevento.
Connected on this site
- Barbatus of Benevento Saint“She is one of the patron saints of Benevento, with Barbatus of Benevento and Bartholomew being the others.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 3 March (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4070172 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Arthelais (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.