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Adelphus

bishop of Metz

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 29 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
400
Died
500
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

According to a historical catalogue inserted in the Drogo Sacramentary (folio 126), Adelphe (also known as Adelfus, Adelphus, Adelfius) is the 10th bishop of Metz. Most agree he lived in the fifth century. Louis the Pious moved his remains in the Abbey of Neuwiller-lès-Saverne, in 826. He was canonized on 3 December 1049 by Pope Leo IX. He is commemorated in the Roman Martyrology on 29 August.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources
  • Wikidata Q355347 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Adelphus (CC BY-SA)

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