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Saint Spyridon
Cypriot saint (270–348)
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Feast: 12 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
270
Died
348
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
On the island of Cyprus, Saint Spyridon, bishop, a true shepherd of his sheep, whose extraordinary deeds were on everyone's lips.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 12 December as a bishop in Cyprus, a true shepherd whose deeds were celebrated by all.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 12 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q357093 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Spyridon (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.