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Deruvian
saint
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Born
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Died
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Beatified
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Canonised
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Who they were
Deruvian (Medieval Latin: Deruvianus), also known by several other names including Damian, was a possibly legendary 2nd-century bishop and saint, said to have been sent by the pope to answer King Lucius's request for baptism and conversion to Christianity. Together with his companion St Fagan, he was sometimes reckoned as the apostle of Britain.
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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
- A Menology of England and Wales (R. Stanton), Welsh appendix — 'Dyfan (Daruvian, Damianus), reputed envoy of Pope St. Eleutherius (R. 82, 84, 334; C.B. 278), Patron of one or more churches (Chal. Suppl. (Dwywan or Dumian), 14 May)'. Deruvian is legendary as history, but he is carrie
- Wikidata Q25805810 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Deruvian (CC BY-SA)
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