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Gelasinus
Christian martyr and saint
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Feast: 27 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
297
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Gelasinus (Ancient Greek: Γελασινος, Gelasinos; d. AD 297) was a reputed Christian martyr and saint. His feast day is observed on August 26.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- CatholicSaints.Info — Book of Saints: Gelasinus (Monks of Ramsgate) — '(Saint) Martyr (August 26) (3rd century) A comedian at Heliopolis in Phenicia... stoned to death by the mob. (A.D. 297).' Matches the Gelasinus of this entry (d. 297, Heliopolis). Also in Butler's Lives.
- Wikidata Q23612611 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gelasinus (CC BY-SA)
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