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Also known as Cucufas

Saint Cucuphas (also Cucufas or Qaqophas, , , , , , ) is a martyr of Spain. His feast day is 25 July but in some areas it is celebrated on 27 July to avoid conflict with the important feast day of Santiago, the patron saint of Spain. His name is said to be of Phoenician origin with the meaning of "he who jokes, he who likes to joke."

Key facts

Saint.death_date
~304 AD
Saint.feast_day
25 July
Saint.name
Cucuphas
Saint.honorific_prefix
Saint
Saint.birth_date
269
Saint.venerated_in
Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Saint.image
Ayne Bru - Martyrdom of Saint Cucuphas - Google Art Project.jpg
Saint.imagesize
250px
Saint.caption
The Martyrdom of Saint Cucuphas (Ayne Bru, 1504-7)
Saint.birth_place
Scillis
Saint.death_place
Sant Cugat del Vallès
Saint.titles
Martyr
Saint.attributes
Depicted being beheaded or having his throat cut
Saint.patronage
Hunchbacks; petty thieves
Saint.major_shrine
Sant Cugat; Saint-Denis

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Place of birth
Scillium
Place of death
Barcelona
Occupation
merchant
Languages spoken
Catalan
Image
Ayne Bru - Martyrdom of Saint Cucuphas - Google Art Project.jpg
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cause of death
decapitation
time period
Roman Empire
Commons category
Cucuphas
canonization status
Catholic saint
date of birth
0269-00-00
date of death
0304-00-00
feast day
July 25
subject has role
martyr
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Article · Русский

Куку́фас (Кукуфа, Кукуфат) (лат. Kukufas, Cucufas, исп. Cocoba(s), Qaqophas, итал. Cucufate, кат. Cugat, Culgat, Cougat; фр. Cucuphat, Cucufa, Cucuphat, Quiquenfat) — святой Римско-Католической Церкви, мученик, живший на рубеже III и IV веков, один из святых-покровителей Испании.

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