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Damianus
Patron Saint of Lepers and AIDS patients
SaintDate unknown
Feast: 12 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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Died
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Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Damianus was a Roman soldier and martyr, mentioned in the sixth-century Martyrologium Hieronymianum and in the current Roman Martyrology. His feast is celebrated on 12 February.
Summary translated from the Dutch Wikipedia article Damianus van Afrika (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 12 February — RM index: 'Damianus mart. ... Africa. 12. Februarii.' A Roman soldier and martyr named in the sixth-century Martyrologium Hieronymianum and still in the current Martyrologium Romanum, feast 12 February — the date in the
- Wikidata Q14849951 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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