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Urciscenus
saint and bishop
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 21 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
216
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Urciscenus was Bishop of Pavia, from around 183 until his death in 216. He is believed to have led the see of Pavia during a period of increased persecutions.
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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
- The Roman Martyrology (English ed. 1916), 21 June — 'At Pavia, St. Urciscenus, bishop and confessor' — 21 June, matching the feast; the index of the same volume reads 'Urciscenus, St., B., C. June 21'.
- Wikidata Q7900303 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Urciscenus (CC BY-SA)
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