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Saint Candidus
Egyptian saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 22 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
300
Died
303
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Candidus (died c. 287 AD) was a commander of the Theban Legion. The Theban Legion was composed of Christians from Upper Egypt. He is venerated as a Christian saint and martyr.
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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
- Roman Martyrology, 22 September (Theban Legion) — "natalis sanctorum Martyrum Thebaeorum, Mauritii, Exuperii, Candidi, Victoris, Innocentii, et Vitalis" — St Candidus of the Theban Legion, feast 22 September.
- Wikidata Q634783 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Candidus (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.