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Carpus
Christian priest and saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 13 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
100
Died
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unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Pergamum in Asia, in present-day Turkey, the holy martyrs Carpus, bishop of Thyatira, Papylus, deacon, Agathonica, sister of Papylus, and many others, who for their blessed profession of faith received the crown 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 13 April as a bishop of Thyatira martyred at Pergamum with Papylus, Agathonica and many others.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 13 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1044816 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.