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Saint Bessus
Member of the legendary Theban Legion,
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 1 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
201
Died
300
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Bessus, sometimes Besse, (Italian: San Besso) is venerated as a member of the legendary Theban Legion, whose members were led by Maurice and were martyred for their Christian faith in the 3rd 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
- Santi e Beati — San Besso — "San Besso | Martire | † Campiglia, Torino, fine III secolo | festa 10 agosto" — the Theban Legion soldier honoured in the Val Soana and Aosta.
- Wikidata Q2794179 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Bessus (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.