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Eulogius of Edessa
4th-century Bishop of Edessa
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Born
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unknown
Died
387
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Edessa in ancient Syria, Saint Eulogius, bishop, who is said to have died on Good Friday.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 23 April as a bishop of Edessa said to have died on Good Friday.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 23 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4173014 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Eulogius of Edessa (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.