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Saint Bessus

Member of the legendary Theban Legion,

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 1 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

Bessus, sometimes Besse, (Italian: San Besso) is venerated as a member of the legendary Theban Legion, whose members were led by Maurice and were martyred for their Christian faith in the 3rd century.

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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 Q2794179 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Saint Bessus (CC BY-SA)

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