Justus of Beauvais

Justus of Beauvais (c. 278 – c. 287) is a semi-legendary saint of the Roman Catholic Church. He may have been a Gallo-Roman martyr, but his legend was confused with that of other saints, such as Justin of Paris.

History Tradition states that he was a child of nine who was denounced as a Christian while on a trip with his father to Amiens to ransom or rescue an imprisoned relative during the persecutions of Diocletian. He was executed for confessing that he was a Christian and for refusing to give away the hiding place of his father and uncle. – where places named Saint-Just refer to him - and his cult spread to England as well.

Winchester claimed some of his relics from the 10th century.

In the first half of the 11th century, the diocese of Chur in Switzerland received his relics as well.

Additionally, the abbey of Malmedy in Belgium asserted that at the beginning of the 10th century, its monks had acquired - at a good price - the body of Justus. Franciscans brought an additional relic, the skull of Justus, to Zutphen around 1450 when they established themselves there. A confraternity dedicated to Ewald and Justus was established in 1454. His feast is celebrated on October 11 there. The skull was rescued from the burning Franciscan monastery during the assault on Zutphen by Dutch Protestant rebels in June 1572. The relic was several years later taken by a priest to Antwerp and it is still there in the Carolus Borromeus church.