Justus and Pastor

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Saints

Justus and Pastor
Sculptures of Saints Justus and Pastor. Belltower of the church of Sant Just, Barcelona.
Martyrs
Diedc. 304
outside Alcalá de Henares
Venerated inCatholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrineAlcalá de Henares
FeastAugust 6
PatronageAlcalá de Henares; Madrid
Tower of the Cathedral of the Santos Niños in Alcalá de Henares, Spain
Cathedral of Saints Justus and Pastor of Narbonne, southern France

Justus and Pastor (

schoolboy brothers (Justus was 13 years old, Pastor less than 9) who were killed for their faith during the Diocletian persecutions. The boys are today considered the patron saints of Alcalá.[1] They are mentioned by Prudentius
.

Martyrdom

After the imperial proclamation was made public in

flogged for denouncing the Roman religion and later beheaded outside the Spanish city of Alcalá de Henares (known in Roman times as Complutum).[2]

Veneration

Relics believed to be those of Justus and Pastor were discovered in the 8th century and taken to Huesca. In 1568, they were brought back to Alcalá de Henares and interred beneath the high altar of the city's Cathedral-Magistral of Saints Justus and Pastor
(known familiarly as the Catedral de los Santos Niños). Constructed between 1497 and 1514,the ancient cathedral is still in daily use, and the saints' tomb is accessible to the public.

The Basilica of Saints Justus and Pastor in Barcelona was erected in the 16th century in the Gothic style.[3]

Narbonne Cathedral located in the town of Narbonne in southern France is also dedicated to Justus and Pastor.

In popular culture

The story of Justus and Pastor is mentioned in the 2001 film The Others, where it is read by Nicholas (James Bentley), with his sister Anne (Alakina Mann) sitting nearby, under the supervision of their mother Grace Stewart (Nicole Kidman). The children find the story amusing, where Anne criticises Justus and Pastor as being "really stupid" for facing a gruesome martyrdom, when they could have lied to spare their lives. She tells her mother (Kidman), "Inside I would have believed in Him, but I wouldn’t have told the Romans that."[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Butler, Alban. "SS. Justus and Pastor, Martyrs", The Lives of the Saints. vol. VIII 1866Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Saints Justus and Pastor by H.M. Magazine
  3. ^ Source: basilicasantjust.cat
  4. ^ The Others (2001) Review by decentfilms.com

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