Eleutherius
early Christian bishop
Feast: 18 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
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
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Antia Saint Mother, Parent
- santiebeati.it - Santi Eleuterio ed Anzia, martiri — Eleutherius, bishop and martyr, with his mother Anthia; feast 18 April, as in our record.
- Wikidata Q19202517 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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