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Thalelæus
Syrian hermit (d. 460)
SaintDate unknown
Feast: 27 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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Died
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Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Saint Thalelæus (or Thalilaeus Epiklautos, Greek: Θαλλελαίου; died c. 460) was a 5th-century Syrian hermit known for continuous weeping. His feast day is 27 February.
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
- Alban Butler, The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs and other Principal Saints, vol. II (February), 27 February: 'St. Thalilaeus, a Cilician, Recluse in Syria' — The Cilician recluse described by Theodoret, who lived in an open wooden cage - matches the page's 27 February feast and d. c.450/460. Also in Thurston & Attwater's Butler at 27 February. Not in the Roman Martyrology.
- Wikidata Q16086357 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Thalelæus of Syria (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.