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Limnaeus
hermit
SaintPre-congregation
Born
350
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saints Thalassius and Limneus (5th century) were Syrian hermits. Their feast day is 22 February.
Summary of the Wikipedia article Thalassius and Limneus, which covers Limnaeus with others (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
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
- Butler's Lives of the Saints, 22 February — "SS. THALASSIUS and LIMNAEUS (c. a.d. 450)" — the Syrian hermits described by Theodoret; a full Butler entry.
- Wikidata Q11756872 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.