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Marciana of Mauretania
martyr and saint
SaintFull write-upAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 9 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
250
Died
303
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Caesarea in Mauretania, in present-day Algeria, Saint Marciana, virgin, who suffered martyrdom by being thrown to the wild beasts.
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 11 July as a virgin martyred by wild beasts at Caesarea in Mauretania.
Connected on this site
- Saint Marciana of Toledo Saint“Marciana of Toledo, also known as Marciana of Mauretania and Marciana of Caesarea, (died 9 January 304) is venerated as a martyr and saint.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 11 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2073318 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Marciana of Toledo (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.