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Calvus of Naples
bishop of Naples from 749 to 761
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Feast: 20 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
761
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Calvus of Naples was bishop of Naples (748/749 to 761); he is a saint venerated in the Roman Catholic Church.
Summary translated from the Russian Wikipedia article Кальв Неаполитанский (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.
Sources
- Archdiocese of Naples — Cronotassi dei Vescovi — The official list of the bishops of Naples gives 'XXXIX. San Calvo' (d. 761/762); Greek and Russian accounts add that he is venerated in the Roman Catholic Church on 20 March — the feast given.
- Wikidata Q60830121 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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.