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Pope Maximus of Alexandria
Patriarch of Alexandria from 264 to 282
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 9 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
250
Died
282
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Pope Maximus of Alexandria, 15th Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Roman Martyrology (1897 English edition), 27 December — 'At Alexandria, of St. Maximus, bishop, who became a renowned and distinguished confessor of the faith.' Index: 'Maximus, St., B., C — Dec. 27'. Patriarch of Alexandria 264-282. (Wikidata's 9 April is the Coptic date; th
- Wikidata Q1278118 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Pope Maximus of Alexandria (CC BY-SA)
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