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Saint Canius
bishop
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 25 May (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
Saint Canius (Italian: San Canio or San Canione) was a Roman Catholic bishop and martyr, and patron saint of the cities of Calitri, Acerenza and its archdiocese. He may have been a descendant of the Roman gens Cania. He is venerated on 25 May.
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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 Q2697100 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Canius (CC BY-SA)
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