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Vitalis of Gaza
Egyptian hermit-saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 11 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
550
Died
625
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Vitalis (or, Vitalius) of Gaza (died c. 625 AD) was a hermit venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church. He is the patron saint of prostitutes and day-laborers.
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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 (Conférence des évêques de France) — Saint Vital de Gaza — "Saint Vital de Gaza (VIIe siècle)" — the hermit of Gaza who worked among the prostitutes of Alexandria; feast 11 January.
- Wikidata Q1284807 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Vitalis of Gaza (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.