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Ascholius

bishop of Thesssalonica and Eastern christian saint

SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Born
unknown
Died
384
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Ascholius (Ἀσχόλιος, d. 383/4) was Bishop of Thessalonica from AD 379 until his death, at the time of the adoption of Christianity as the state religion of the Roman Empire.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Connected on this site

  • Theodosius I Saint
    “He baptized Emperor Theodosius I.” — Wikipedia
Sources
  • Wikidata Q26960309 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Ascholius (CC BY-SA)

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