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Hormizd, the Martyr
SaintDate unknown
Feast: 8 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
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Beatified
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Canonised
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Who they were
Hormizd, the Persian Martyr is a Church of the East saint of the fifth century (c. 420). A martyrdom act covering the history of the life and martyrdom of Hormizd the Persian was written by Theodoret, in his Historia Ecclesiastica.
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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
- Nominis — Saint Hormisdas, martyr en Perse (+v.421) — The Persian noble martyred under Bahram V, in the Roman Martyrology on 8 August — the feast given.
- Wikidata Q24932361 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Hormizd the Martyr (CC BY-SA)
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