Justus of Novalesa

Holy Martyr Justus of Novalesa, also called Justus of Susa, was a monk of the monastery of Novalesa and received martyrdom at Oulx on 19 October 906, together with his fellow monk Flavian, victims of the raids of the Saracens. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and commemorated on 19 October, by the Western calendar (new style).

Justus, an old monk at Novalesa, chose to remain with Flavian to defend the monastery threatened by the Saracens coming from Provence. The abbot and the other brothers took refuge at Turin, while Justus and Flavian went on administering the possessions of the monastery and caring for the religious needs of the local population. When the Saracens arrived, the two first took refuge at Beaulard; then, learning of the martyrdom of the Christians of Oulx at the hands of the unbelievers, they decided to go there to receive martyrdom as well. He is honored as a saint of the undivided Church.