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Edistus

martyr and saint

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 12 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
unknown
Died
60
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Edistus (Italian: Sant'Edisto) (also known as Aristus, Orestes, Horestes) is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. His legend states that he was martyred on the Via Laurentina and his passio places his martyrdom during the reign of Nero, on October 12, 60 AD.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources
  • Wikidata Q503644 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Edistus (CC BY-SA)

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