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Julián de San Agustín
BlessedResearchedSpainConventual Franciscans
Feast: 8 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1553
Died
1606
Beatified
23 May 1825
unverified
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Alcalá de Henares in Spain, Blessed Julian of Saint Augustine, religious of the Order of Discalced Friars Minor, who, thought mad for his wonderful spirit of penance and more than once sent away from religious life, preached Christ more by the example of his virtue than by words.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 8 April as a Discalced Franciscan, thought mad for his penance, who preached Christ more by example than by words.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 8 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3769456 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.