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Saturius of Soria
Spanish saint
SaintFull write-upVisigothic Kingdom of TolosaPre-congregation
Feast: 2 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
493
Died
568
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Numantia in Spain, Saint Saturius, hermit.
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 2 October as a hermit at Numantia.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 2 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3824785 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saturius of Soria (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.