Dalmatius of Pavia
middle 3rd or early 4th century ancient Roman saint
Feast: 5 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Dalmatius of Pavia (Italian: San Dalmazzo, Dalmazio) (died 254 or 304 AD) is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. It is possible that Dalmatius was simply a local preacher of northern Italy, but the century in which he lived or the manner in which he died is unknown.
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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.
- The Roman Martyrology (older edition, published by order of Gregory XIII, rev. Urban VIII and Clement X), 5 December: 'At Pavia, of St. Dalmatius, bishop and martyr, who suffered i — Feast 5 December, matching the page. Dropped from the current (post-conciliar) Roman Martyrology but present in the older edition.
- Wikidata Q3701187 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Dalmatius of Pavia (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.