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Eleutherius

early Christian bishop

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Feast: 18 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
100
Died
138
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Eleutherius, also written as Eleutherus, Eleuterus and Eleftherios (Ancient Greek: Ἐλευθέριος); and his mother Antia, or Anthia (Ancient Greek: Ἀνθία, Italian: Santi Eleuterio e Anzia) are venerated as Christian saints and martyrs in Albania, Greece and Cyprus, and Italy.

Summary of the Wikipedia article Eleutherius and Antia, which covers Eleutherius with others (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.

The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Connected on this site

  • Antia Saint Mother, Parent
Sources

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