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Saint Sithney

Breton saint

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 4 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
unknown
Died
529
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Sithney (Latin: Sidinius; Breton: Sezni Saint was a sub-Roman Celtic saint active in Cornwall and Brittany. He is invoked against mad dogs.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.

The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

Limited information available on this saint.

Sources
  • Wikidata Q2065358 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Saint Sithney (CC BY-SA)

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