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Isidore of Chios
Egyptian saint
Sainthttp://www.wikidata.org/.well-known/genid/1f90b2b0324b586d07f4a19ee7e359faPre-congregation
Feast: 14 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
250
Died
251
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Isidore of Chios was an Egyptian Christian soldier martyred on the island of Chios in 251 during the persecutions ordered by the Roman emperor Decius. His feast day is commemorated on May 14.
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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 Q1342994 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Isidore of Chios (CC BY-SA)
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