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Orontius of Lecce
Bishop of Lecce
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 26 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
22
Died
68
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Orontius of Lecce (Italian: Sant'Oronzo, sometimes Oronzio or Aronzo; Leccese: Santu Ronzu) is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church, along with two other figures associated with his legend, Fortunatus and Justus. He is viewed as the first bishop of Lecce.
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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 — Sant' Oronzo (Oronzio) — santiebeati index entry 90471: ‘Sant’ Oronzo (Oronzio) | Vescovo | Rudiae, 22 d.C. - Lecce, 26 agosto 68 d.C. | festa 26 agosto’ — patron of Lecce, feast 26 August, matching the record.
- Wikidata Q752046 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Orontius of Lecce (CC BY-SA)
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