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Syra of Troyes
Catholic saint
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Born
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Died
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Beatified
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Canonised
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Who they were
Saint Syra of Troyes (or Syre; died c. 640) was an Irish woman, sister of Saint Fiacre, who became a nun in France and died in Meaux but came to be venerated in Troyes. Her story has been conflated with that of a woman named Syria who died in Troyes in the 4th or 5th century. Her feast day is 8 June.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Nominis (Conférence des évêques de France) — Sainte Syre — "Sainte Syre — Diocèse de Troyes (IIIe siècle)" — the sister of St Fiacre venerated at Troyes.
- Wikidata Q3509000 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Syra of Troyes (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.