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Prosper of Reggio
Bishop of Reggio Emilia
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 25 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
466
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Prosper of Reggio (Italian: San Prospero; died 25 June c. 466) is an Italian saint. Tradition holds that he was a bishop of Reggio Emilia for twenty-two years. Little is known of his life, but documents attest that he was indeed bishop of Reggio Emilia in the fifth century.
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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, 'San Prospero di Reggio Emilia, Vescovo' / Nominis — 'San Prospero di Reggio Emilia, Vescovo, festa 25 giugno' — feast matches the entry exactly. Patron of Reggio Emilia, where the church of San Prospero he built commemorates his episcopate; Nominis also has 'Saint Prosper
- Wikidata Q2056095 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Prosper of Reggio (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.