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Gelasinus

Christian martyr and saint

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Feast: 27 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
unknown
Died
297
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Gelasinus (Ancient Greek: Γελασινος, Gelasinos; d. AD 297) was a reputed Christian martyr and saint. His feast day is observed on August 26.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources
  • Wikidata Q23612611 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Gelasinus (CC BY-SA)

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