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Hierotheos the Thesmothete
Eastern Orthodox bishop and saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 4 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
100
Died
1
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Hierotheos the Thesmothete (Greek: Ἱερόθεος ὁ Θεσμοθέτης) is the reputed first head and bishop of the Christian Athenians. The title thesmothete means ruler, or junior archon, of Athens (literally "rule-setter").
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Sources
- Wikidata Q1959605 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Hierotheos the Thesmothete (CC BY-SA)
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