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Catervus
Patron saint of Tolentino
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 17 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
—
unknown
Died
400
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Catervus (Italian: San Caterv[i]o) (possibly 4th century) is the patron saint of Tolentino. Catervus is said to have brought the Christian faith to the city. Tolentino is known to have had bishops by the fifth century.
Summary from Wikipedia (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
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- Santi Beati — Santi Catervio, Severina e Basso, martiri (17 ottobre) — Fetched: the page is about Catervio venerated at Tolentino — 'una antica chiesa e dedicata proprio a San Catervo', feast 17 October, the same feast as this page.
- Wikidata Q3663553 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Catervus (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.