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Juliana of Nicomedia
Anatolian saint
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 16 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
285
Died
305
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Juliana of Nicomedia (Greek: Ίουλιανή Νικομηδείας) is an Anatolian Christian saint, said to have suffered martyrdom during the Diocletianic persecution in 304. She was popular as a patron saint of the sick during the Middle Ages, especially in the Netherlands.
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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 Q241423 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Juliana of Nicomedia (CC BY-SA)
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