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Mirope of Chios
martyr killed under Decius
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 2 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
201
Died
300
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
On the island of Chios in the Aegean Sea, Saint Mirope, martyr.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: she has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 13 July as a martyr on the island of Chios.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 13 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3858908 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.