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Januarius of Cordova
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 13 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
250
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Córdoba in Andalusia in Spain, Saints Faustus, Januarius and Martial, martyrs, who adorn the city like three crowns.
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 13 October among the three martyrs who adorn Córdoba like three crowns.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 13 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q21994350 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.