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Sisenandus of Beja
Portuguese saint
SaintFull write-upKingdom of PortugalDate unknown
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
At Córdoba in Andalusia in Spain, Saint Sisenandus, deacon and martyr, whose throat was cut by the Moors for his faith in Christ.
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 16 July as a deacon killed by the Moors at Córdoba for his faith in Christ.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 16 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q117356488 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.