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Ampelus
Christian martyr
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Feast: 20 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
201
Died
302
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Ampelus (died 302) is a martyr venerated by the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches on November 20. He was killed by Romans with his companion, Gaius, during the reign of Diocletian.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Nominis — Saints Ampèle et Caïus (+v.302) — SS Ampelus and Caius, martyrs of Messina, in the Roman Martyrology on 20 November — the feast given.
- Wikidata Q4748117 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Ampelus (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.