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Fidentius of Padua
second century saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 16 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
—
unknown
Died
200
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
His feast day is on 16 November. Nothing is known about him. He is traditionally dated to the second century and considered a martyr. According to some late hagiography, he was killed in the seventh year of Marcus Aurelius (168). His nickname implies that he was Armenian.
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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 Beati — San Fidenzio di Padova, vescovo e martire — 'Fidenzio di Padova, Vescovo e martire, m. 168 c., festa 16 novembre' — the feast on this page.
- Wikidata Q3744556 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Fidentius Armenus (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.