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Evellius

Christian martyr

SaintAncient RomePre-congregation

Feast: 11 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

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unknown

Died

Beatified

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not needed: before formal processes

Canonised

By tradition

recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Evellius (Italian: Evelio, Evellio, died c. AD 66) was an early Christian martyr. He was a counselor to the emperor Nero who converted to Christianity during the martyrdom of Saint Torpes of Pisa. He fled to Rome but was apprehended and executed on his arrival.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Connected on this site

Torpes of Pisa Saint
“He was a counselor to the emperor Nero who converted to Christianity during the martyrdom of Saint Torpes of Pisa.” — Wikipedia

Sources

Wikidata Q1381684 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Evellius (CC BY-SA)

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