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Barachisius
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 29 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
327
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saints Jonas and Barachisius (died 327), two brothers, were Persian martyrs during the persecutions of King Shapur II.
Summary of the Wikipedia article Jonas and Barachisius, which covers Barachisius with others (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
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.
Connected on this site
- Jonas Saint Brother or sister
Sources
- Butler's Lives of the Saints — SS. Jonas and Barachisius, martyrs, 29 March — 'SS. JONAS and BARACHISIUS, Martyrs (A.D. 327)' — Persian martyrs; feast 29 March matches.
- Wikidata Q104695961 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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