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Elpis of Rome
2nd-century Christian saint
SaintDate unknown
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Saints Faith, Hope, and Charity (or Love) (Latin: Fides, Spes et Caritas), are a group of Christian martyred saints who are venerated together with their mother, Sophia ("Wisdom").
Summary of the Wikipedia article Saints Faith, Hope and Charity, which covers Elpis of Rome 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
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Connected on this site
- Sophia of Rome Saint Mother, Parent
Sources
- Butler's Lives of the Saints — Butler (SS. Faith, Hope and Charity): martyrs 'buried on the Aurelian Way, where their tomb under the church of St Pancras was afterwards resorted to: their names were Greek, Sophia, Pistis, Elpis and Agape'.
- Wikidata Q3058588 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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.