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Elpidius of Atella
SaintDate unknown
Feast: 1 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
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
Elpidius of Atella, or Elpidio in Italian (died 452), is a Christian saint. He was a bishop of the city of Atella, from 432 for about 20 years.
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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
- Santi e Beati — Sant'Elpidio di Atella (Sant'Arpino), vescovo — 'Vescovo, festa 1 settembre' — see and feast match.
- Wikidata Q41476256 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Elpidius of Atella (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.