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Thespesius of Cappadocia
Greek saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 1 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
230
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Thespesius was a Christian martyr, who supposedly died during the reign of Emperor Severus Alexander. His name is Greek for "Wondrous One".
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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
- Nominis — Saint Thespésios (IIIe siècle) — The Roman Martyrology has 'In Cappadocia, St Thespesius, martyr' on 1 June — the feast given.
- Wikidata Q7783447 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Thespesius of Cappadocia (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.