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Aphrodisius
bishop
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 28 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
200
Died
300
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Aphrodisius (French: Saint Aphrodise, Afrodise, Aphrodyse, Aphrodite) is a saint associated with the diocese of Béziers, in Languedoc, Southern France.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Gregory of Tours Saint“According to Gregory of Tours, Aphrodisius was an Egyptian who was martyred in Languedoc along with his followers Caralippus (Caralampus), Agapius, and Eusebius.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q436288 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Aphrodisius (CC BY-SA)
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