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Mavilus

Christian martyr

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 4 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

150

Died

212

Beatified

—

not needed: before formal processes

Canonised

By tradition

recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Mavilus, distinguished as Mavilus of Hadrumetum, was an early Christian martyr during the persecutions of Caracalla. He suffered martyrdom at Hadrumetum, in 212, by being thrown to wild beasts, by order of Governor Scapula.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources

Wikidata Q16201503 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Mavilus (CC BY-SA)

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