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Thomais of Alexandria
5th-century Egyptian saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 14 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
450
Died
476
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Alexandria in Egypt, Saint Thomais, martyr.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: she has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers her on 14 April as a martyr of Alexandria.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 14 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q9359120 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Thomais of Alexandria (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.