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Vasily of Pariya
SaintDate unknown
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Died
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Beatified
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Canonised
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Who they were
Basil of Parium was bishop of the city of Parium, a supporter of the veneration of icons who suffered in the iconoclast persecutions in the Byzantine Empire. He is honoured by the Orthodox Church among the holy confessors, with his memory kept on 12 (25) April.
Summary translated from the Russian Wikipedia article Василий Парийский (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
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Sources
- Martirologio Romano — 12 aprile; Santi e Beati — San Basilio di Pario, vescovo — Current Roman Martyrology, 12 April: 'A Pario in Ellesponto, nell'odierna Turchia, san Basilio, vescovo, che per il culto delle sacre immagini...' — Basil of Parium, the iconodule bishop, exactly the 'Vasily of Pariya' o
- Wikidata Q4104446 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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