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Martin of the Holy Cross
priest and canon regular at León
SaintFull write-upDate unknown
Feast: 12 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
At León in Spain, Saint Martin of the Holy Cross, priest and canon regular, greatly skilled in the sacred Scriptures.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 12 January as a priest and canon regular of León who was greatly skilled in the sacred Scriptures.
Sources
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.