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Pamphilus of Sulmona
Italian bishop and saint
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Born
650
Died
700
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Sulmona in the Abruzzo, the deposition of Saint Pamphilus, bishop of Corfinium.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 28 April as a bishop of Corfinium laid to rest at Sulmona.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 28 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3893243 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Pamphilus of Sulmona (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.