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Maurelio di Voghenza
Syrian priest
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 7 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
644
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Maurelius of Voghenza (Italian - San Maurelio; died 7 May 644) was a Syrian priest, who became bishop of Voghenza. He is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
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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
- santiebeati.it, 'San Maurelio, Vescovo di Voghenza - Ferrara' — 'San Maurelio, Vescovo di Voghenza - Ferrara, Edessa, Mesopotamia - † 7 maggio 644, festa 7 maggio' — feast and death date match the entry exactly; co-patron of Ferrara.
- Wikidata Q3852410 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maurelius of Voghenza (CC BY-SA)
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.