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Pancras of Taormina
hieromartyr, bishop of Taormina
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 9 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1
Died
40
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Pancras or Pancratius (Greek: Παγκράτιος, Pankratios; Italian: Pancrazio) is an Italian saint associated with Taormina and venerated as a Christian martyr. His surviving hagiography is purely legendary. He is, however, recorded in some early martyrologies.
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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 Q779850 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Pancras of Taormina (CC BY-SA)
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