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Vindemialis
saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 2 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
—
unknown
Died
500
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
The commemoration of the holy martyrs Vindemialis, bishop of Gafsa in Numidia, in present-day Tunisia, and Longinus of Pomaria in Mauretania, now in Algeria, who, for having opposed the Arians at the Council of Carthage, were condemned to beheading by the Vandal king Huneric.
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 May as a bishop beheaded by the Vandal king Huneric for opposing the Arians at the Council of Carthage.
Connected on this site
- Longinus of Pomaria Saint“The commemoration of the holy martyrs Vindemialis, bishop of Gafsa in Numidia, in present-day Tunisia, and Longinus of Pomaria in Mauretania, now in Algeria, who, for having opposed the Arians at the Council of Carthage, were condemned to beheading by the Vandal king Huneric.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 2 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q26197143 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.