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Cerbonius
Bishop of Populonia
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 10 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
493
Died
575
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Cerbonius (Latin: Cerbo; Italian: Cerbone, Cerbonio; died 575 AD) was a bishop of Populonia during the Barbarian invasions. Pope Gregory I praises him in Book XI of his Dialogues.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Gregory I Saint“Pope Gregory I praises him in Book XI of his Dialogues.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Martirologio Romano — 10 ottobre (Dominican/Roman Martyrology) — santiebeati.it: 'San Cerbonio (Cerbone) di Populonia, Vescovo, Sec. VI, festa 10 ottobre'. The Roman Martyrology reads 'Populonii in Tuscia sancti Cerbonii Episcopi et Confessoris, qui (ut sanctus Gregorius refert) in vi
- Wikidata Q590391 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Cerbonius (CC BY-SA)
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