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Phocas of Sinope
saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 5 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
300
Died
303
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Phocas, sometimes called Phocas the Gardener (Greek: Φωκᾶς), is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. His life and legend may have been a fusion of three men with the same name: a Phocas of Antioch, a Phocas the Gardener and Phocas, Bishop of Sinope.
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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
- Roman Martyrology, 5 March (and 14 July / 22 September) — 'At Sinope, in Pontus, St. Phocas, bishop of that city. Under the emperor Trajan, after having been imprisoned, bound, struck with the sword and exposed to the fire for Christ, he took his flight to heaven. His remains w
- Wikidata Q943937 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Phocas (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.