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Birillus
Bishop of Catania
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 21 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
100
Died
90
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Birillus (died 90 AD) of Antioch was an early Christian saint. He was ordained to the priesthood by Saint Peter and became the first evangelizer and the first bishop of Catania in Sicily.
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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
- The Roman Martyrology (Gregory XIII/Benedict XIV, 1845 Rome text, English 1897) - 21 March — 'At Catana, of St. Birillus, who was consecrated bishop by blessed Peter.' Feast 21 March.
- Wikidata Q865423 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Birillus (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.