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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
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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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