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Aetius
9th century saint
SaintByzantine EmpirePre-congregation
Born
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unknown
Died
838
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Aetius was a Byzantine patrician and general of the 9th century, a saint of the Orthodox Church and one of the 42 Martyrs of Amorium. The Orthodox Church celebrates his memory on 6 March.
Summary translated from the Greek Wikipedia article Αέτιος (στρατηγός) (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Martirologio Romano, 6 marzo / CatholicSaints.Info - Saint Aetius — One of the 42 Martyrs of Amorium. Current Roman Martyrology 6 March: 'In Siria, passione di quarantadue santi martiri, che, arrestati ad Amorio in Frigia...'. catholicsaints.info cites the Book of Saints (Monks of Ramsga
- Wikidata Q98804876 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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