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Corebus
Prefect of Messina
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 18 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
100
Died
138
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Corebus (c. 117–138) converted to Christianity by St. Eleutherius. Shortly afterwards he was made a prefect of Messina, Sicily. He suffered martyrdom at the hands of Emperor Hadrian in 138.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Roman Martyrology (1916 English translation), 18 April — Dominican/Roman Martyrology, 18 April: "At Messina in Sicily, St. Corebus, martyr" — the prefect converted by St Eleutherius.
- Wikidata Q1132496 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Corebus (CC BY-SA)
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