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Caprasius of Agen
Martyr and saint
SaintResearchedAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 20 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
250
Died
303
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Agen in Aquitaine, now in France, Saint Caprasius, martyr.
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 20 October as a martyr of Agen.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 20 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2628084 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Caprasius of Agen (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.