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Faustina of Como
6th century saint
SaintFull write-upBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 19 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
501
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Como, Saints Liberata and Faustina, sisters and virgins, founders of the monastery of Saint Margaret.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: she has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 19 January as a virgin who, with her sister Liberata, founded the monastery of Saint Margaret at Como.
Connected on this site
- Liberata of Como Saint Brother or sister
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 19 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3740312 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.