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Apollinaris Syncletica
5th-century saint and hermit
SaintDate unknown
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
Apollinaris Syncletica (Medieval Greek: Απολινάριος Συγκλητική), also known as Apollinaria of Egypt, was a saint and hermit of the 5th century, venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. Her story is most likely apocryphal and "turns on the familiar theme of a girl putting on male attire and living for many years undiscovered".
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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
- Roman Martyrology ('Apollinaris virgo') — The RM index carries 'Apollinaris virgo' — Apollinaria of Egypt, the hermit who lived disguised as a man in Scetis; English Wikipedia: 'venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church'. Her story is la
- Wikidata Q30887818 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Apollinaris Syncletica (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.