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Polychronius
bishop of Babylon
SaintDate unknown
Feast: 23 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
The holy martyr Polychronius was a priest who lived in the 4th century.
Summary translated from the Serbian Wikipedia article Свети Полихроније (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- The Roman Martyrology (English edition), 17 February — 'In Persia, during the persecution of Decius, the birthday of blessed Polychronius, bishop of Babylon, who, being struck in the mouth with stones... expired.' — bishop of Babylon, as on the page (which gives 23 February)
- Wikidata Q12872189 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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