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Saint Aurelius
Bishop of Carthage
SaintFull write-upAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 20 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
301
Died
430
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Carthage, in present-day Tunisia, Saint Aurelius, bishop, who, a firm pillar of the Church, protected his faithful from pagan customs and placed the episcopal chair on the spot where the statue of the goddess of heaven had formerly stood.
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 20 July as a bishop of Carthage who protected his people from pagan customs.
Connected on this site
- Augustine of Hippo Saint“A friend of Augustine of Hippo, he was bishop of Carthage from about 391 until his death.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 20 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q598727 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Aurelius of Carthage (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.