Aaron of Caerleon
Welsh Saint
Feast: 6 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Julius and Aaron (also Julian) were two Romano-British Christian saints who were martyred around the third century AD. Along with Saint Alban, they are the only named Christian martyrs from Roman Britain. They are name citizens of "city of the legions" by Gildas, that's to say that are from Caerleon, although their martyr might have took place in Chester or Leicester. Their feast day was traditionally celebrated on 1 July, but it is now observed together with Alban on 20 June by the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches.
Summary of the Wikipedia article Julius and Aaron, which covers Aaron of Caerleon with others (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
- Roman Martyrology, 1 July (Martyrologium Romanum) / Butler's Lives of the Saints, 3 July — RM 1 July: 'In Britannia sanctorum Martyrum Julii et Aaron, qui post sanctum Albanum in persecutione Diocletiani passi sunt.' Butler: 'SS. JULIUS and AARON, Martyrs (A.D. 304?) ... martyrdom at Caerleon in Monmouthshire
- Wikidata Q19118139 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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