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Faustus of Milan
saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 7 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
200
Died
190
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Faustus of Milan was a soldier, who suffered martyrdom, at Milan, Italy, in 190.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Santi e Beati — San Fausto, martire a Milano — 'San Fausto | Martire a Milano | + Milano, intorno al 188 | festa 7 agosto' — feast (7 Aug) and date (c.188) match exactly.
- Wikidata Q5438355 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Faustus of Milan (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.