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St. Nilammon
Egyptian saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 6 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
404
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
St. Nilammon was an Egyptian hermit of Pelusium.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
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
- Santi e Beati — San Nilammone, anacoreta — 'San Nilammone | Anacoreta | festa 6 gennaio'. The Roman Martyrology (1916 English ed.) at 6 January: 'At Geris, in Egypt, St. Nilammon, anchoret, who, whilst he was carried to a bishopric against his will, gave up his s
- Wikidata Q7590855 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — St. Nilammon (CC BY-SA)
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