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Bretannio

Bishop of Tomi in Romania

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Feast: 25 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
350
Died
301
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Bretannio (also Bretanion, Bretannion, Vetranio, Vetranion) was a bishop of Tomi (today Constanţa, Romania) during the fourth century. Of Cappadocian origin, he occupied the see of Tomi from 360.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Connected on this site

  • Sabbas the Goth Saint
    “Basil was sent the relics of Sabbas the Goth in Caesarea, Cappadocia, in 373 or 374 accompanied by a letter entitled the 'Epistle of the Church of God in Gothia to the Church of God located in Cappadocia and to all the Local Churches of the Holy Universal Church'.” — Wikipedia
Sources
  • Wikidata Q4961976 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Bretannio (CC BY-SA)

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