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Silvin of Auchy
French saint
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Born
650
Died
717
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Silvinus or Silvin (c. 650 in Toulouse – 15 February 717 in Auchy) was an evangelist in the area of Thérouanne, which is now in northern France.
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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
- Benedictine Martyrology, 17 February — "In Pago Tarvanensi: Sancti Silvini" — St Silvinus of Auchy(-les-Moines), in the diocese of Thérouanne; kept in the Benedictine martyrology.
- Wikidata Q3507147 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Silvin of Auchy (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.