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Thyrsus of Saulieu
Christian martyr and saint
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 24 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
200
Died
177
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Saulieu in the territory of Autun in France, Saints Andochius, Thyrsus and Felix, martyrs.
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 24 September as a martyr at Saulieu with Andochius and Felix.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 24 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q457108 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.