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Julia of Corsica
Carthaginian martyr
SaintFull write-upAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 22 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
420
Died
450
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
On the island of Corsica, commemoration of Saint Julia, virgin and martyr.
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 22 May as a virgin and martyr of Corsica.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 22 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q237982 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Julia of Corsica (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.