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Livinus

Irish saint, apostle of Flanders and Brabant (c.580-657)

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 12 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
580
Died
657
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Livinus (c. 580 – 12 November 657), also Livinus of Ghent, was an apostle in Flanders and Brabant, venerated as a saint and martyr in the Catholic tradition and more especially at the Saint Bavo Chapel, Ghent. His feast day is 12 November.

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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 Q720016 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Livinus (CC BY-SA)

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