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Flore de Cordoue
prisoner
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 24 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
—
unknown
Died
851
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Córdoba in Andalusia in Spain, Saints Flore and Mary, virgins and martyrs, who during the persecution of the Moors were thrown into prison together with Saint Eulogius and pierced with the sword.
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 24 November as a virgin martyr of Córdoba, imprisoned with Saint Eulogius under the Moors and killed by the sword.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 24 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3746667 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Flora of Córdoba (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.