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Saint Donatus of Muenstereifel

Catholic martyr and saint, protector from storms and patron of vineyards

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 30 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
140
Died
173
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Donatus of Muenstereifel is a catacomb saint whose relics are found in the Jesuit church in Bad Muenstereifel. He is widely venerated in the Rhine valley region of Germany and the Low Countries, and he is a patron saint of Buda and of protection against lightning. His relics were translated to Muenster Eifel in the 17th century from the Catacombs of Rome, where he had been originally buried.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources

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