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Gundenis

Carthage saint

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Feast: 18 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
—
unknown
Died
203
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Gundenis was a virgin martyr. She suffered martyrdom during the persecutions of Septimius Severus.

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The miracles

Limited information is available on this saint so far.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources
  • Roman Martyrology (1916 English translation), 18 July — 18 July: 'At Carthage, St. Gundenes, virgin. By order of the proconsul Rufinus, she was four different times stretched on the rack for the faith of Christ...' The index confirms 'Gundenes, St., V., M. — July 18'. Matches
  • Wikidata Q5618615 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Gundenis (CC BY-SA)

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