Mavilus, distinguished as Mavilus of Hadrumetum, was an early Christian martyr during the persecutions of Caracalla. He suffered martyrdom at Hadrumetum, in 212, by being thrown to wild beasts, by order of Governor Scapula.Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. 3. edited by Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson, and A. Cleveland Coxe, translated by S. Thelwall.(Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1885.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight.
His feast day is 4 January.Dominican Martyrology: January
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