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Saint Marcouf

Abbot of Nantus in the Cotentin

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Feast: 1 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
490
Died
588
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Marculf (in French Marcoult, Marcouf, Marcoul or Marcou) (c. 500 – 1 May 558) was the abbot at Nantus in the Cotentin. He is regarded as a saint and is associated with the healing of scrofula.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources
  • Wikidata Q685409 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Marculf (CC BY-SA)

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