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Saturninus of Cagliari

Christian martyr

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 30 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

285

Died

304

Beatified

—

not needed: before formal processes

Canonised

By tradition

recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Saturninus of Cagliari (Italian: San Saturnino, Saturno) is venerated as the patron saint of Cagliari. According to Christian tradition, Saturninus was a local martyr –that is, he was killed at Cagliari by order of governor Barbarus. The legend states that he was beheaded for refusing to offer sacrifices to Jupiter during the persecutions of Christians by Diocletian.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources

Wikidata Q1747656 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Saturninus of Cagliari (CC BY-SA)

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