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Sanctan
6th-century bishop on the Isle of Man
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Died
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Beatified
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Canonised
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Who they were
Sanctain or Sanctan was a 6th-century bishop from Northern Britain, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and the Church of England.
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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
- The Martyrology of Donegal — 'Sanctan, bishop, of Cill-da-les, 9 May'; the martyrology adds that Deichter, daughter of Muireadhach Muinderg, was his mother.
- Wikidata Q4407768 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Sanctan (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.