Saint Justus
- Memorial
- 6 August
- Profile
- 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
- Died
- scourged and beheaded in 304 at Alcala at age 13
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Patronage
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Alcala, Spain
Madrid, Spain
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
Roman Martyrology, 3rd Turin edition
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