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Arcadius of Bourges
Bishop of Bourges
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 1 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
549
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Arcadius (died 549 AD) was a bishop of Bourges. He took part in the Third Council of Orléans (538). He was bishop for about 15 years. His episcopate is sometimes said to have lasted from 531 to 541.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Santi e Beati — Sant'Arcadio di Bourges — "Sant' Arcadio di Bourges, Vescovo, † Bourges, Francia, circa 549, festa 1 agosto" — matches.
- Wikidata Q391212 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Arcadius of Bourges (CC BY-SA)
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