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Gero
archbishop of Cologne
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 29 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
900
Died
976
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Gero (c. 900 – 29 June 976) was Archbishop of Cologne from 969 until his death.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Wikidata Q561828 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gero (archbishop of Cologne) (CC BY-SA)
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