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Martirià d'Albenga
Catholic bishop and saint
SaintPre-congregation
Born
250
Died
301
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Martyrian was a bishop of Albenga who is venerated today as patron saint of the town of Banyoles.
Summary translated from the Catalan Wikipedia article Martirià d'Albenga (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- Festa Major de Sant Martirià, Banyoles — relics in the church of Sant Esteve de Banyoles — Bishop-martyr of Albenga and patron of Banyoles (Girona); his veneration is documented before 1279, when his remains were moved to the monastery of Banyoles, and his relics are kept in the parish church of Sant Esteve in
- Wikidata Q11935670 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.