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Theophano Martiniake
Byzantine empress
SaintByzantine EmpirePre-congregation
Feast: 16 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
865
Died
897
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Theophano Martinakia (Greek: Θεοφανώ; 866/67 – 10 November 897) was a Byzantine empress by marriage to Leo VI the Wise. She is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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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 Q2461901 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Theophano Martinakia (CC BY-SA)
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