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Ansanus

patron saint of Siena, a scion of the Anician family of Rome

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 1 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
284
Died
304
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Ansanus (Italian: Sant'Ansano) (died 304 AD), called The Baptizer or The Apostle of Siena, is the patron saint of Siena, Italy and a scion of the Anician family of Rome.

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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 Q2176980 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Ansanus (CC BY-SA)

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