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Amador of Tucci
Spanish priest
SaintFull write-upEmirate of CórdobaPre-congregation
Feast: 5 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
900
Died
855
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Córdoba in Andalusia in Spain, the holy martyrs Amador, priest, Peter, monk, and Louis, who, during the persecution of the Moors, were cruelly killed for not ceasing to preach the Gospel of Christ openly.
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 30 April as a priest cruelly killed at Córdoba for openly preaching the Gospel during the persecution of the Moors.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 30 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q5404676 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.