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Simplician
former Archbishop of Milan; a Saint in the Catholic Church
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 15 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
320
Died
400
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Simplician (Latin: Simplicianus; Italian: Simpliciano) was Bishop of Milan from 397 to 400 or 401 AD. He is honoured as a Saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches and his feast day is August 14.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Wikidata Q1433011 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Simplician (CC BY-SA)
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