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Phocas, bishop of Sinope
Bishop of Sinope
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 14 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
47
Died
117
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Hieromartyr Phocas (Greek: Φωκάς) was born in the city of Sinope in northern Anatolia. His life and legend may have been a fusion of three men with the same name: a Phocas of Antioch, Phocas, Bishop of Sinope, and Phocas the Gardener. Only the last seems authentic.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- John Chrysostom Saint“A homily in his honour was composed by Saint John Chrysostom on the occasion of the translation of his relics to Constantinople.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- santiebeati.it - San Foca di Sinope, Vescovo e martire — Bishop of Sinope, d. 114/117, feast 14 July - same feast day as the page. Pre-schism martyr with a long Western veneration.
- Wikidata Q1270192 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Phocas, Bishop of Sinope (CC BY-SA)
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