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Vitalis of Gaza

Egyptian hermit-saint

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 11 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

550

Died

625

Beatified

—

not needed: before formal processes

Canonised

By tradition

recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Vitalis (or, Vitalius) of Gaza (died c. 625 AD) was a hermit venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of prostitutes and day-laborers.

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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 Q1284807 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Vitalis of Gaza (CC BY-SA)

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