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Juvenal of Narni
Bishop of Narmi
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 3 May (1962 Missal) · not on the current Roman calendar
Born
340
Died
376
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Narni in Umbria, Saint Juvenal, venerated as the first bishop of this city.
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 May as the man venerated as the first bishop of Narni.
Connected on this site
- Cassius of Narni Saint“Cassius would offer Mass daily at the tomb of his predecessor Saint Juvenal of Narni, on whom he tried to pattern himself.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 3 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q741148 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Juvenal of Narni (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.