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Saint Chariton
Christian saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 28 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
201
Died
350
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Chariton the Confessor (Greek: Χαρίτων; mid-3rd century, Iconium, Asia Minor – c. 350, Judaean desert) was an early Christian monk. He is venerated as a saint by both the Western and Eastern Churches. His remembrance day is September 28.
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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 Q984059 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Chariton the Confessor (CC BY-SA)
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