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Julia of Emerita
early 4th-century martyr saint
SaintFull write-upAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 10 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
300
Died
304
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Also, at the same place [Merida in Spain], St. Julia, virgin and martyr. She was a companion of Blessed Eulalia and refused to leave her when she was hurrying to her martyrdom.
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 Dominican Martyrology (1955) remembers her on 10 December.
Sources
- The Martyrology of the Order of Friars Preachers (tr. W. R. Bonniwell OP, 1955), 10 December
- Wikidata Q6120459 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.