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Ferreolus
Roman catholic saint
SaintFull write-upAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 16 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
101
Died
212
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Besançon in Lugdunensis Gaul, now in France, Saints Ferreolus and Ferrutio, martyrs.
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 16 June as a martyr of Besançon with Saint Ferrutio.
Connected on this site
- Ferrutio Saint Brother or sister
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 16 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1774929 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.