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Ia of Persia
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 4 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
362
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In Persia, Saint Ia, martyr under King Shapur II.
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 4 August as a martyr in Persia under King Shapur II.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 4 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q28664512 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.