Agapitus
saint martyred in 258 AD
Feast: 6 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Felicissimus and Agapitus were two of the six deacons of Pope Sixtus II who were martyred with him on or about 6 August 258, Felicissimus and Agapitus on the same day as the Pope. The seventh deacon, Lawrence of Rome, was martyred on 10 August of the same year.
Summary of the Wikipedia article Felicissimus and Agapitus, which covers Agapitus with others (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Felicissimus and Agapitus Saint honoured together
- Santi e Beati — Santi Felicissimo, Agapito e compagni, martiri di Roma — 'Martiri di Roma, † Roma, 6 agosto 258', feast 6 August — matches. Butler's Lives: 'SS. Sixtus II, Felicissimus and Agapitus, with their Companions, Martyrs (A.D. 258)'.
- Wikidata Q37945440 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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