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Saint Sarkis the Warrior
Armenian form of Sergius
SaintPre-congregation
Born
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unknown
Died
363
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Sargis the General or Sergius Stratelates (Armenian: Սուրբ Սարգիս Զորավար, romanized: Sourb Sargis Zoravar; died 362/3) was a Cappadocian Greek general who is revered as a martyr and military saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church and Assyrian Church of the East (5 January). The name Sargis (Sarkis) is the Armenian form of Sergius (Sergios).
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Sergius and Bacchus Saint“An Armenian hagiography of Sergius and Bacchus also exists.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q4408627 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Sargis the General (CC BY-SA)
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