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Elpidius the Cappadocian

Abbot and saint

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 2 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
unknown
Died
400
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Elpidius the Cappadocian (Italian: Sant'Elpidio, Santo Abate Elpidio) (4th century) was an abbot and saint of Asia Minor. Tradition states that he lived in a cave in Cappadocia for twenty-five years. Disciples, such as Eustace (Eustachio) and Ennesius (Ennesio), gathered around him.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources

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