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Ansanus
patron saint of Siena, a scion of the Anician family of Rome
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 1 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
284
Died
304
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Ansanus (Italian: Sant'Ansano) (died 304 AD), called The Baptizer or The Apostle of Siena, is the patron saint of Siena, Italy and a scion of the Anician family of Rome.
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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
- Santi e Beati — Sant'Ansano di Siena, martire — 'Martire, m. Siena, 304, festa 1 dicembre' — matches. Nominis: 'Saint Ansan, martyr (+304)'.
- Wikidata Q2176980 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Ansanus (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.