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Stephen of Rossano
monk, companion of Saint Nilus the Younger
SaintFull write-upDate unknown
Feast: 26 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
At Gaeta in Lazio, Saint Stephen of Rossano, monk, companion of Saint Nilus the Younger.
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 26 September as a monk at Gaeta and a companion of Saint Nilus the Younger.
Connected on this site
- Nilus the Younger Saint“At Gaeta in Lazio, Saint Stephen of Rossano, monk, companion of Saint Nilus the Younger.” — this site's research
Sources
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