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Faustinus of Brescia
Bishop of Brescia
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 15 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
301
Died
381
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Faustinus (died about 15 February 381 A.D.) was bishop of Brescia from c. 360, succeeding Ursicinus. His feast day in the Roman Catholic Church is 15 February: 16 February in the Orthodox Church.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Faustinus and Jovita Saint“Tradition claims that he was a descendant of Faustinus and Jovita, and that he compiled the Acts of these two martyrs.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology (pre-2004 editions), 15 February; Book of Saints (Monks of Ramsgate) — 'At Brescia, the holy Confessor Faustinus, Bishop of that see' stood in the Roman Martyrology at 15 February — the entry's feast day — until the 2004 revision dropped it. His relics were found in 1101 and he is counted a
- Wikidata Q11921622 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Faustinus of Brescia (CC BY-SA)
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