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Nicholas Stoudites
Byzantine monk
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Born
793
Died
868
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Constantinople, Saint Nicholas the Studite, monk, who, driven into exile several times because of the veneration of holy images, finally became hegumen of the monastery of Studios and died in peace.
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 4 February as a monk exiled for the veneration of holy images who became hegumen of Studios.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 4 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3340985 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.