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Jermaine of Capua
Italian bishop
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 30 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
401
Died
540
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Germanus (died 541) was the bishop of Capua from 519 or shortly before until his death. He played a major role in bringing to an end the Acacian schism, the first major schism that divided the Christian church between east and west.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- santiebeati.it — San Germano di Capua — St Germanus, bishop of Capua, d. 30 Oct 541, feast 30 October; the page quotes the Roman Martyrology.
- Wikidata Q3761141 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Germanus of Capua (CC BY-SA)
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