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Basiliscus
early 4th century Greek martyr
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 3 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
250
Died
308
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Basiliscus of Comana (Greek: Βασιλίσκος; died c. 310), also known as Basiliscus of Pontus, was a Greek martyr. His feast day is 22 May, or 30 July in the Greek calendar.
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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 Q4104472 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Basiliscus of Comana (CC BY-SA)
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