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Chrysolius
Gaulish saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 7 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
250
Died
303
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Chrysolius (French: Chrysole, Chryseuil) the Armenian is the patron saint of Komen/Comines, today in Belgium and France; his relics were venerated in the basilica of St Donatian, Bruges.
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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
- santiebeati.it, 'Crisolio, Martire' — 'Crisolio, Martire, III sec., festa 7 febbraio' — feast matches the entry exactly. Patron of Comines (Komen); his relics were venerated in the basilica of St Donatian at Bruges.
- Wikidata Q3463712 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Chrysolius (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.