Geronci d'Itàlica
Who they were
Gerontius of Italica, or Gerundius, is said to have been the first bishop of Italica. He is probably a legendary saint without real existence, and is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. He appears as bishop of Italica in the 1st century, although the diocese did not exist until the 6th century; he appears in a Mozarabic breviary of the 5th or 6th century, and his veneration developed during the Visigothic period.
Summary translated from the Catalan Wikipedia article Geronci d'Itàlica (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.
- Roman Martyrology (1916 English edition), 25 August — Roman Martyrology: 'At Italica, in Spain, St. Gerontius, a bishop, who preached the Gospel in that country in apostolic times, and after many labors died in prison.' Index confirms 'Geruntius, St., B., M. Aug. 25'.
- Wikidata Q20002489 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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.