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Abibos of Nekresi
bishop
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 12 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
550
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Abibos of Nekressi (Georgian: აბიბოს ნეკრესელი, romanized: abibos nek'reseli) (fl. 6th century) was one of the thirteen Assyrian apostles of Georgia and the bishop of Nekresi who arrived in Georgia under the leadership of St. Ioane of Zedazeni (John of Zedazeni).
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Sources
- Wikidata Q953955 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Abibos of Nekresi (CC BY-SA)
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