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Edistus

martyr and saint

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 12 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

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unknown

Died

Beatified

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not needed: before formal processes

Canonised

By tradition

recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Edistus (Italian: Sant'Edisto) (also known as Aristus, Orestes, Horestes) is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. His legend states that he was martyred on the Via Laurentina and his passio places his martyrdom during the reign of Nero, on October 12, 60 AD.

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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 - Sant' Edisto, Martire (12 ottobre) — Quotes the Roman Martyrology: 'A Roma sulla via Laurentina, sant'Edisto, martire' at 12 October. Feast matches.
Wikidata Q503644 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Edistus (CC BY-SA)

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