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Emygdius

Christian bishop and martyr

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 5 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

273

Died

303

Beatified

—

not needed: before formal processes

Canonised

By tradition

recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Emygdius (Latin: Emidius, Æmedius, Emigdius, Hemigidius; Italian: Sant'Emidio; c. 279 – c. 309 AD) was a Christian bishop who is venerated as a martyr. Tradition states that he was killed during the persecution of Diocletian.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources

Wikidata Q260816 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Emygdius (CC BY-SA)

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