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Kaléb
king of Aksum from 514 to 542
SaintKingdom of AksumDocumented cause
Feast: 27 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
450
Died
540
Beatified
—
not on record
Canonised
October 27
unverified
Who they were
Kaleb (Ge'ez: ካሌብ, Latin: Caleb), also known as Elesbaan (Ge'ez: እለ አጽብሐ, Koine Greek: Ἐλεσβαᾶς), Ella Asbeha, or Hellestheaios, was King of Aksum, which was situated in what is now Ethiopia and Eritrea.
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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
- Roman Martyrology (1916 English edition), 27 October — Kaleb of Aksum = St Elesbaan. Roman Martyrology, 27 October: 'In Ethiopia, St. Elesbaan, king, who, after having defeated the enemies of Christ and sent his royal diadem to Jerusalem, in the time of the emperor Justin, l
- Wikidata Q705378 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Kaleb of Axum (CC BY-SA)
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