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Saint Nonnus

Christian saint, said to have been an Egyptian monk who became a bishop in Syria and was responsible for the conversion of St Pelagia the harlot during one of the Synods of Antioch.

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 2 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
400
Died
471
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Nonnus (Ancient Greek: Νόννος, Nónnos, born c. 4th century AD - died c. 471 AD) was legendary 4th- or 5th-century Christian saint, said to have been an Egyptian monk who became a bishop in Syria and was responsible for the conversion of St Pelagia the harlot during one of the Synods of Antioch. His feast day is observed on November 10.

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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 Q358980 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Saint Nonnus (CC BY-SA)

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