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Falco of Maastricht
Dutch saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 20 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
500
Died
512
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Falco, sometimes: Falco of Maastricht or of Tongeren (died 512), was according to tradition bishop of Maastricht from 495 until 512. He is also venerated as a Roman Catholic saint.
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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 — San Falcone di Tongres-Maastricht, vescovo — 'Vescovo, V-VI sec., festa 20 febbraio' — see and feast match.
- Wikidata Q5431709 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Falco of Maastricht (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.