Cucuphas | |
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 The Martyrdom of Saint Cucuphas (Ayne Bru, 1504-7) | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | 269 Scillis |
| Died | ~304 AD Sant Cugat del Vallès |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Sant Cugat; Saint-Denis |
| Feast | 25 July |
| Attributes | Depicted being beheaded or having his throat cut |
| Patronage | Hunchbacks; petty thieves |
Saint Cucuphas (also Cucufas or Qaqophas, Catalan: Cugat, Culgat, Cougat, Spanish: Cucufate, Cucufato, Cocoba(s), French: Cucuphat, Cucufa, Cucuphat, Quiquenfat, Galician: Covade, Cobad, Occitan: Cophan, Asturian: Cucao) 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."[1]