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Saint Almus
Scottish saint
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Feast: 28 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
1270
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Almus, also known as Alme, Alanus, was a Cistercian abbot. Almus entered religious life as a monk at Melrose Abbey, Scotland, before being appointed abbot at Balmerino Abbey.
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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
- Catholic Online — St. Almus — Cistercian monk of Melrose Abbey and then abbot of Balmerino Abbey in Scotland († c.1270); Catholic Online carries him as a saint with a feast on 28 June, matching the entry. Sourcing is thin — no martyrology entry or di
- Wikidata Q7400892 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Almus (CC BY-SA)
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