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Dictinius
bishop of Astorga around 400
SaintPre-congregation
Born
350
Died
430
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Dictinius, Dictinio or Dotino, was a Hispanic churchman and writer, bishop of Astorga between the 4th and 5th centuries, at first a Priscillianist and later converted to Catholicism. His feast is commemorated on 29 April.
Summary translated from the Spanish Wikipedia article Dictino (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
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.
Sources
- Diocese of Astorga — Episcopologio — The diocese of Astorga's own list of its bishops reads "San Dictino (c. 400), converso del priscilianismo" — he is kept as a saint and patron of Astorga, alongside San Toribio, San Genadio and the rest.
- Wikidata Q8470858 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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.