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Mirocles
Bishop of Milan
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 30 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
201
Died
316
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Milan, Saint Mirocles, bishop, whom Saint Ambrose recalls among the faithful bishops who were his predecessors.
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 30 November as a bishop of Milan whom Saint Ambrose names among his faithful predecessors.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 30 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1410878 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Mirocles (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.