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Julius of Rome
Roman senator and martyr
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 19 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
200
Died
190
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Julius of Rome (died AD 190) was an early Roman Christian who was a member of the Roman Senate. He is recorded by Eusebius and Pope Pontian as a martyr.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Roman Martyrology (1916 English translation), 19 August — 19 August: 'At Rome, St. Julius, senator and martyr, who was delivered up to the judge Vitellius, and by him thrown into prison. By order of the emperor Commodus, he was beaten with rods until...' Exactly the entry (Roma
- Wikidata Q1713122 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Julius of Rome (CC BY-SA)
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