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Saint Acestes
catholic saint
SaintDate unknown
Feast: 2 July (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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Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Saint Acestes was one of three soldiers who escorted Paul the Apostle to his death, who was later venerated by the pre-congregation.
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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
- Paul the Apostle Saint“Saint Acestes was one of three soldiers who escorted Paul the Apostle to his death, who was later venerated by the pre-congregation.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- CatholicSaints.Info — Saint Acestes — One of the three soldiers who escorted St Paul to his martyrdom and were converted and beheaded; feast 2 July matches.
- Wikidata Q85848308 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Acestes (CC BY-SA)
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