Anastasius of Lleida
4th-century Hispano‑Roman soldier, Christian saint, martyred under the Diocletian persecution
Feast: 9 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Anastasius of Lleida, or of Badalona, was according to tradition a soldier of the Roman legions, born at Lleida around the year 263 into a pagan family. He became a Christian and shortly afterwards was martyred at Badalona during the persecution of Diocletian. He is said to have died on 11 May 305.
Summary translated from the Catalan Wikipedia article Anastasi de Lleida (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- CatholicSaints.Info — Saint Anastasius of Lérida (citing Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints; Rabenstein, Saints of the Day) — Memorial 11 May; Roman soldier of Lleida martyred 303 under Diocletian; patron of Badalona and Lérida. Same person, same era and place.
- Wikidata Q11905449 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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