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Mercurialis of Forlì
Bishop of Forli
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 30 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
301
Died
406
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Forlì, Saint Mercurialis, bishop, who is thought to have established the episcopal see in this city.
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 30 April as the bishop thought to have established the see of Forlì.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 30 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3855076 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Mercurialis of Forlì (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.