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Saint Bademus
martyr in Persia (Iran)
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 9 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
376
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Bademus (also known as Bademe and Vadim) was a rich, noble citizen of Bethlapeta in Persia, who founded a monastery nearby. He and some of his disciples were arrested and Bademus was martyred in the year 376; he was subsequently recognized as a saint.
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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
- Butler's Lives of the Saints, 10 April: 'St Bademus, Abbot' / santiebeati.it — Butler gives him his own entry: 'ST BADEMUS, Abbot (A.D. 376). One of the victims of the persecution [of Shapur II]'. santiebeati: 'San Bademo (Vadim), Monaco, † Persia, 13 aprile 376, festa 10 aprile'; Nominis has 'Sain
- Wikidata Q2367773 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Bademus (CC BY-SA)
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