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Artemius

Prefect of Roman Egypt and martyr

SaintAncient RomePre-congregation

Feast: 20 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
201
Died
362
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Artemius (Latin: Flavius Artemius; Ancient Greek: Ἀρτέμιος; died 362), also known as Shallita, spelt Shalita or Chalita (Classical Syriac: ܫܠܝܛܐ, romanized: Shalliṭā, lit. 'The empowered one') was a Syrian general of the Roman Empire and dux Aegypti or imperial prefect of Roman Egypt. He is considered a saint by the Catholic and the Orthodox Churches, by the name of Artemius of Antioch, Mar Shalita of Antioch, and Mar Shalita the Martyr.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources
  • Wikidata Q956592 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Artemius (CC BY-SA)

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