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Candida the Elder

Christian martyr

SaintAncient RomePre-congregation

Feast: 4 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
5
Died
78
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Candida the Elder (Italian: Candida la Vecchia) (died c. AD 78) was a legendary early Christian saint and resident of Naples, Italy, who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, with a feast day on 4 September. She is one of the patron saints of Naples.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources

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