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Defendens
3rd-century Christian martyr
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 2 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
250
Died
286
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Defendens of Thebes (Italian: San Defendente di Tebe) is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church. Venerated as a soldier-saint, Defendens was, according to Christian tradition, a member of the Theban Legion, and thus martyred at Agaunum.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
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