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Gentian

Gallo-Roman saint martyr

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Feast: 11 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
—
unknown
Died
303
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Victoricus (or Victorice, Victoric), Fuscian (or Fulcian, Fulcien, Fuscien) and Gentian (or Gentien) (died circa 287–303) were three Christian martyrs later venerated as Roman Catholic saints. Their feast day falls on 11 December.

Summary of the Wikipedia article Victoricus, Fuscian, and Gentian, which covers Gentian with others (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.

The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources
  • Butler's Lives of the Saints, 11 December — "SS. Fuscian, Victoricus, and Gentian, martyrs" (11 December); the Roman Martyrology has "Victoricus, Fuscianus, et Gentianus mart. Ambiani".
  • Wikidata Q3100863 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)

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