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Saturninus of Carthage
bishop of Carthage
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 29 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
201
Died
304
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saturninus of Carthage was a North African Christian martyr killed by Maximian in 304 after being exiled to Rome during the Decian persecution, as stated in an inscription dedicated to him by Pope Damasus I.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Damasus I Saint“Saturninus of Carthage was a North African Christian martyr killed by Maximian in 304 after being exiled to Rome during the Decian persecution, as stated in an inscription dedicated to him by Pope Damasus I.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q3950853 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saturninus of Carthage (CC BY-SA)
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