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Astius
Christian martyr and saint
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Feast: 7 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
100
Died
117
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Astius (died AD 98 AD; Albanian: Asti, Greek: Άστιος) is a 2nd-century Christian martyr venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. He was the bishop of Dyrrhachium (now Durrës in Albania).
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- The Roman Martyrology (Gregory XIII/Benedict XIV, 1845 Rome text, English 1897) - 7 July — 'At Durazzo, in Macedonia... seeing the saintly bishop Astius hanging on a cross for the faith of Christ' - the martyrs of Dyrrachium under Trajan, 7 July.
- Wikidata Q749500 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Astius (CC BY-SA)
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