Eleutherius of Rocca d'Arce
English saint
Feast: 29 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Eleutherius of Rocca d'Arce (12th century?) was, according to tradition, an English pilgrim who died at Rocca d'Arce and was afterwards venerated as a saint. Tradition also makes him a brother of Grimwald and Fulk (possibly Grimoaldus and Fulk, both also according to tradition 12th century Englishmen who relocated to and died in Italy). Little is known about him.
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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.
- Stanton, A Menology of England and Wales, 29 May — 'At Rocca d'Arce, in the kingdom of Naples, the festival of St. Eleutherius, Confessor and Hermit, who, according to the ancient tradition of that place, was [from Great Britain]' — feast 29 May, exactly as in the entry;
- Wikidata Q5359500 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Eleutherius of Rocca d'Arce (CC BY-SA)
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.