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Andeolus
Deacon and martyr
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 1 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
200
Died
208
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the territory of Viviers in France, Saint Andeolus, martyr.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 1 May as a martyr in the territory of Viviers.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 1 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q490503 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Andeolus (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.