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Saint Julian of Sora

detail of the statue of Saint Julian of Sora above his reliquary in the cathedral of Sora, Italy, date and artist unknown Also known as

Giuliano di Sora

Memorial

27 January

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Arrested, tortured, and executed in the persecutions of Antoninus Pius. While he was in custody, a pagan temple collapsed, destroying the statue in it; Julian was immediately accused of magic and of having caused the destruction, and was immediately executed.

Born

Dalmatia

Died

beheaded c.150 at in a collapsed pagan temple in Sora, Campania, Italy
relics enshrined in a church built on the site of his execution
relics re-discovered on 2 October 1612, and transferred to the church of the Holy Spirit in Costanza Sforza Boncompagni, Italy on 6 April 1614
relics re-enshrined c.1800 in the cathedral in Sora