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Casto and Secondino
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 1 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
292
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Sinuessa in Campania (Italy), the holy martyrs Castus and Secundinus, bishops.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: they have been honoured as saints since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dominican Martyrology (1955) remembers them on 1 July.
Connected on this site
- Castus of Rome Saint one of this group
- Secundinus of Rome Saint one of this group
- Castus of Rome Saint“Casto and Secondino are venerated as bishop-martyrs of the 3rd century, though nothing reliable is known of their history and even the 'Acts' that identify them as bishops are considered largely legendary.” — this site's research
Sources
- The Martyrology of the Order of Friars Preachers (tr. W. R. Bonniwell OP, 1955), 1 July
- Wikidata Q3663097 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.