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Anatoile
French hermit, patron saint of the city of Salins-les-Bains
SaintDate unknown
Feast: 3 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Anatoile is a Christian hermit of the 3rd century who lived near Salins-les-Bains, in the Jura, and is known for his miracle of the salt waters. His feast is on 3 February.
Summary translated from the French Wikipedia article Anatoile de Salins (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
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- Nominis (Conférence des évêques de France), 'Saint Anatoile' — 'Saint Anatoile, évêque irlandais, ermite dans le Jura (IIIe siècle)' — the hermit of Salins-les-Bains, feast 3 February, matching the entry; patron of Salins.
- Wikidata Q16010408 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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.