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Cassian of Tangier
Moroccan Catholic saint
SaintResearchedAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 3 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
300
Died
298
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Tangier in Mauretania, in present-day Morocco, Saint Cassian, 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 3 December as a martyr at Tangier.
Connected on this site
- Marcellus of Tangier Saint“The Passion of Saint Cassian is appended to that of Saint Marcellus of Tangier and his saint day is celebrated on 3 December.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 3 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q473131 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Cassian of Tangier (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.