Carpophorus of Como
Christian soldier and martyr
Feast: 13 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Carpophorus, Exanthus, Cassius, Severinus, Secundus and Licinius (all died c. 295 AD) were Christian soldiers who, according to tradition, were martyred at Como during the reign of Maximian.
Summary of the Wikipedia article Carpophorus, Exanthus, Cassius, Severinus, Secundus, and Licinius, which covers Carpophorus of Como 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
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- Santi, beati e testimoni - SantiGraziano e Felino, Carpoforo e Fedele — Arona keeps Carpoforo and Fedele, the Como martyrs, as patrons with Graziano and Felino; their feast is 13 March.
- Wikidata Q1107752 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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