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Romulus of Genoa
Bishop of Genoa
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 13 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
301
Died
500
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Sanremo on the Ligurian coast, the burial of Saint Romulus, bishop of Genoa, who, full of apostolic zeal, died while on his way to visit the rural populations.
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 13 October as a bishop of Genoa who died while travelling to visit the country people.
Connected on this site
- Jacobus de Voragine Blessed“His dates are uncertain: since Jacobus de Voragine traditional lists compiled from local liturgies generally place his bishopric fourth in a largely legendary list.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 13 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1114706 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Romulus of Genoa (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.