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Saint Justus of Alcala

sculpture of Saints Justin and Pastor,altarpiece of the Church of Saints Justo and Pastor, Barcelona, Spain, 18th century, artist unknown; photographed by Bocachete on 28 July 2009; swiped off Wikipedia Memorial

6 August

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Brother of Saint Pastor. The teenager made a public proclamation of his Christianity, and was promptly arrested on the orders of Dacian, governor of Spain. Scourged to make the boy retract his confession; he refused. Martyr.

Born

c.291 in Spain

scourged and beheaded in 304 at Alcala, Spain at age 13

Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
Saints of the Day, by Katherine Rabenstein

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Roman Martyrology, 3rd Turin edition

other sites in english
- Wikipedia

sitios en español
- Hagiopedia
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Saint Justus of Alcala“. CatholicSaints.Info. 22 July 2020. Web. 6 December 2021. <>