Saint Majoricus the Martyr

Memorial

• 6 December

Profile

Son of Saint Dionysia. Nephew of Saint Dativa. Child martyr in the persecutions of the Arian Vandal king Huneric.

Died

• beaten to death in 484 somewhere in North Africa
• buried in the house of Saint Dionysia

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Majoricus the Martyr”. Saints.SQPN.com. 20 November 2009. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-majoricus-the-martyr/>