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Mavilus
Christian martyr
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 4 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
150
Died
212
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Mavilus, distinguished as Mavilus of Hadrumetum, was an early Christian martyr during the persecutions of Caracalla. He suffered martyrdom at Hadrumetum, in 212, by being thrown to wild beasts, by order of Governor Scapula.
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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), 4 January — 4 January: 'At Adrumetum, in Africa, in the persecution of Severus, the commemoration of St. Mavilus, martyr, who, being condemned by the most cruel president Scapula to be devoured by wild beasts, received the crown of
- Wikidata Q16201503 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Mavilus (CC BY-SA)
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