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Kalliopi
Roman martyr and saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 8 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
250
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Kalliopi (Calliope) was a Christian saint of the third century AD. She was executed in 250, near the beginning of Emperor Decius' violent suppression of Christians within the Roman Empire.
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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 (Conférence des évêques de France) — Sainte Calliope (IIIe siècle) — Nominis carries a 3rd-century Saint Calliope, distinct from the martyr Calliopius of Pompeiopolis. English Wikipedia: 'Kalliopi is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church. Her feast is celebrat
- Wikidata Q13640711 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Kalliopi of Rome (CC BY-SA)
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