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Miles
bishop of Susa
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 10 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
340
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Miles (Syriac: ܡܝܠܣ, Greek: Μίλης), sometimes Mar Miles (Saint Miles), was a Persian Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Susa in Sasanian Persia from before 315 until his martyrdom in 340 or 341.
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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
- Santi e Beati — Santi Miles, Aborsam e Sinai, martiri in Persia — 'Santi Miles, Aborsam (Abrosimo) e Sinai | Martiri in Persia | festa 22 aprile' — Milles, bishop of Susa, martyred in Persia with his disciples; he is in the Roman Martyrology at 22 April. (Wikidata gives 10 Nov; the per
- Wikidata Q85785485 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Miles (bishop of Susa) (CC BY-SA)
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