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Diomedes of Tarsus
Greek saint and martyr
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 16 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
300
Died
400
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Diomedes of Tarsus (Ancient Greek: Διομήδης ὁ Ταρσεύς, romanized: Diomḗdēs ho Tarseús; also known as Diomede; died between 298 and 311 AD) is venerated as a Greek Christian saint and martyr, being one of the Holy Unmercenaries.
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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.
Sources
- santiebeati.it - San Diomede, Martire a Nicea (9 giugno) — 'Nato a Tarso, in Cilicia... fu martirizzato a Nicea'; the page notes the previous Roman Martyrology celebrated him on 16 August - exactly the feast day on the page. Current RM has him at 9 June.
- Wikidata Q2448029 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Diomedes of Tarsus (CC BY-SA)
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