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Aemilianus of Durostoro
saint
SaintFull write-upAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 18 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
350
Died
362
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Silistra in Moesia, in present-day Bulgaria, Saint Aemilianus, martyr, who, disobeying the edicts of Julian the Apostate and the threats of his vicar Catulinus, overturned the altar of the idols, preventing the sacrifice, and, thrown into the furnace, received the palm of martyrdom.
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 18 July as a martyr of Silistra who overturned the pagan altar under Julian the Apostate and was thrown into a furnace.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 18 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1115957 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.