Facundus and Primitivus facts for kids

St. Primitivus is also the name of one of St. Symphorosa's sons.

Quick facts for kids Saints Facundus and Primitivus
Facundus and Primitivus Procession statues in Las Quintanillas, Spain
Martyrs
Born	León, Spain
Died	300 AD near present-day Sahagún, Spain
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast	27 November

Saints Facundus (Spanish: Facundo) and Primitivus (Spanish: Primitivo) are venerated as Christian martyrs. According to tradition, they were Christian natives of León who were executed on the banks of the River Cea.

Veneration

The town of Sahagún arose around the Benedictine monastery dedicated to the two saints. The name Sahagún putatively derives from an abbreviation and variation on the name San Fagun ("Saint Facundus").

The 12th century work known as The Guide for the Pilgrim to Santiago de Compostela states: Item, visitanda sunt corpora beatorum martirum Facundi scilitet et Primitivi, quorum basilicam Karolus fecit (“Furthermore, the bodies of Facundus and Primitivus must be visited, whose basilica was constructed by Charlemagne.”).