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Philetus
Christian martyr
SaintPre-congregation
Born
100
Died
121
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Philetus (Φιλητός) (d. 121) is, along with Saints Lydia (Λυδία), Macedo(n) (Μακεδών), Theoprepius (Theoprepides) (Θεοπρέπιος), Amphilochius (Ἀμφιλόχιος) and Cronidas (Cronides) (Κρονίδης), venerated as a Christian martyr. Philetus was supposedly "...a senator who resided in the province of Illyria and was put to death during the persecution under Emperor Hadrian]..."
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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 — Santi Fileto e Lidia, sposi, e Macedone, Teoprepio, Cronide e Anfilochio — Philetus, Roman senator of Illyria, martyred with his wife Lydia under Hadrian; feast 27 March. (Dropped from the latest Martyrologium Romanum but long in the Roman Martyrology.)
- Wikidata Q2085928 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Philetus (martyr) (CC BY-SA)
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