Januarius of Córdoba

Holy Martyr Januarius of Córdoba was one of the three martyrs of Córdoba in Spain called "the three crowns of Córdoba", together with Faustus and Martial. They suffered in the year 304, in the persecution of Diocletian.

Little is known about their lives. Their martyrdom is proved by inscriptions, calendars and the Christian poet Prudentius (died around 413). According to one inscription they may have been brothers, but this may also mean a brotherhood born of confessing the same faith or of shedding blood together. They are commemorated on 13 October, according to the Roman Martyrology (in some places on 28 September), by the Western calendar (new style). Januarius is honored as a saint of the undivided Church.