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Dalmatius of Constantinople
Byzantine saint
SaintByzantine EmpirePre-congregation
Feast: 3 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
356
Died
436
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Dalmatius, Dalmatus, or Dalmatos (Ancient Greek: Δαλμάτος; died AD 440) was archimandrite of the Dalmatian Monastery in Constantinople. He also held the title Archimandrite of the Monasteries, making him the city's chief monk.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Cyril of Alexandria Saint“Following Cyril of Alexandria's instructions, Dalmatius led an army of monks to the palace of Theodosius II, and shouted abuse against him, because he had sided with the Nestorians and annulled the First Council of Ephesus.” — Wikipedia
- Isaac of Dalmatia Saint“Experiencing a call to monastic life, he received instruction from Isaac of Dalmatia.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Catholic Online — St Dalmatius of Constantinople — Archimandrite of the Dalmatian monastery at Constantinople (d. c. 440), opponent of Nestorius at Ephesus; commemorated on 3 August, the feast on this page, and carried at that date in the pre-2001 Roman Martyrology. Died
- Wikidata Q3012524 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Dalmatius of Constantinople (CC BY-SA)
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