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Faustinian of Bologna
Catholic saint from 4th century
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Feast: 26 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
350
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Bologna, Saint Faustinian, bishop, who by the word of his preaching strengthened and built up the Church oppressed by persecution.
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 26 February as a bishop of Bologna who built up a persecuted Church by his preaching.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 26 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4480411 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.