Saint Nonnus
Christian saint, said to have been an Egyptian monk who became a bishop in Syria and was responsible for the conversion of St Pelagia the harlot during one of the Synods of Antioch.
Feast: 2 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Nonnus (Ancient Greek: Νόννος, Nónnos, born c. 4th century AD - died c. 471 AD) was legendary 4th- or 5th-century Christian saint, said to have been an Egyptian monk who became a bishop in Syria and was responsible for the conversion of St Pelagia the harlot during one of the Synods of Antioch. His feast day is observed on November 10.
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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.
- The Roman Martyrology (English translation, 1916 ed.) — 2 December — Roman Martyrology, 2 December: 'At Edessa, St. Nonnus, bishop, by whose prayers the penitent Pelagia was converted to Christ.' Feast 2 December matches the page. Butler's Lives tells the same story of St Nonnus of Edessa
- Wikidata Q358980 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Nonnus (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.