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Luperculus
Bishop of Eauze
SaintPre-congregation
Born
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unknown
Died
300
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Luperculus (Lupercus, Lupercius) (French: Luperc, Loubert, Spanish: Lupercio) is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. Christian tradition states that he was a bishop of Eauze and was martyred by the governor Dacian during the reign of Decius. He was traditionally the second in that episcopal see, the first bishop being Paternus.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Marcellus of Tangier Saint“Another saint Lupercus was said to have been a son of Marcellus of Tangier, and was martyred at León, Spain with his brothers Claudius and Victoricus.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Eauze Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Luperc), diocese of Auch / santiebeati.it — 'Luperculus is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church... Eauze Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Luperc) at Eauze is dedicated to him. Eauze is his principal place of veneration, but he was widely venerated in the A
- Wikidata Q6704704 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Luperculus (CC BY-SA)
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