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Laurence of Siponto
bishop of Sipontum and Saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Born
440
Died
545
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Manfredonia in Apulia, Saint Laurence, bishop.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 7 February as a bishop, at Manfredonia in Apulia.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 7 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3837003 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Laurence of Siponto (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.