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Ciriaca of Pianella
martyr killed under Diocletian
SaintPre-congregation
Born
201
Died
300
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Ciriaca of Pianella was a young Christian martyr, venerated as a saint of the Catholic Church.
Summary translated from the Italian Wikipedia article Ciriaca di Pianella (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
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Sources
- Parolmente / Academia — 'Intorno al culto di S. Ciriaca Vergine e Martire patrona di Pianella' (2022) — Catacomb martyr whose body Pope Gregory XVI gave to the people of Pianella on 15 March 1834 through the Capuchin bishop Giuseppangelo De Fazio. She is one of the three patrons of Pianella (with San Silvestro and San Pant
- Wikidata Q3414053 — 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.