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Crescentian
Christian martyr
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 31 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
130
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Crescentian (died 130 AD) was a 2nd-century Christian martyr killed at Sassyr, on Sardinia. Saints Gavinus and Crispulus were killed at the same time.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Roman Martyrology (1916 English translation), 31 May — 31 May: 'At Torres, in Sardinia, St. Crescentian, martyr.' Matches the entry exactly — martyred at Torres/Sassari in Sardinia, feast 31 May. No URL held; local file path given.
- Wikidata Q5184446 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Crescentian (CC BY-SA)
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