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Waningus

French saint

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Feast: 9 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
700
Died
686
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Waningus (also Vaneng) (born in Rouen, died c. 683) was a Merovingian count and royal official under Clotaire III. He assisted Wandrille in establishing Fontenelle Abbey, and later founded Fécamp Abbey. He is recognized as a Christian saint.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources
  • Wikidata Q377195 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Waningus (CC BY-SA)

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