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Euphebius
Bishop of Naples
SaintFull write-upAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 23 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
201
Died
400
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Naples, Saint Euphebius, bishop, who governed the people of God with great holiness and served them faithfully.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 23 May as a bishop of Naples who governed his people with great holiness.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 23 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3734195 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Euphebius (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.