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Basiliscus
early 4th century Greek martyr
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 3 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
250
Died
308
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Basiliscus of Comana (Greek: Βασιλίσκος; died c. 310), also known as Basiliscus of Pontus, was a Greek martyr. His feast day is 22 May, or 30 July in the Greek calendar.
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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, 22 May — 'At Comana...'; Book of Saints (Monks of Ramsgate), 'Basilicus' — Basiliscus of Comana in Pontus, martyred under Maximian/Galerius, is entered in the Roman Martyrology at 22 May ('At Comana, in Pontus, St Basiliscus, martyr'), found in the 1916 English translation and in the Martyrolog
- Wikidata Q4104472 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Basiliscus of Comana (CC BY-SA)
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