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Dioscorides of Smyrna
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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
Saints Helladius, Crescentius, Paul and Dioscorides are honored as Christian martyrs who were burned to death in Rome either in 244 or 326. According to Professor Mauricio Saavedra OSA, "this group was introduced by Baronius and is fictitious."
Summary of the Wikipedia article Helladius, Crescentius, Paul and Dioscorides, which covers Dioscorides of Smyrna with others (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
- Roman Martyrology (1916 English edition), 10 May; CatholicSaints.Info — Saint Dioscorides of Smyrna — 1916 Roman Martyrology, 10 May: 'At Smyrna, of St. Dioscorides, martyr.' Also in the 2001/2005 Martirologio Romano per CatholicSaints.Info.
- Wikidata Q139604239 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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