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Fantinus
Italian saint
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 14 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
927
Died
1000
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Thessalonica in Macedonia, now in Greece, Saint Fantinus, called the Younger, hermit, worn out by fasts, vigils and labours for Christ.
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 30 August as a hermit at Thessalonica worn out by fasts, vigils and labours for Christ.
Connected on this site
- Nicodemus of Mammola Saint“Though a hermit, he often returned from the wild in order to serve as a guide and spiritual teacher to disciples, such as Nilus the Younger and Nicodemus of Mammola.” — Wikipedia
- Nilus the Younger Saint“Though a hermit, he often returned from the wild in order to serve as a guide and spiritual teacher to disciples, such as Nilus the Younger and Nicodemus of Mammola.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 30 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3739416 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Fantinus (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.