Birillus

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Birillus (died 90 AD) of Antioch was an early Christian saint. He was ordained to the priesthood by Saint Peter and became the first evangelizer and the first bishop of Catania in Sicily.[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1793 Catholic Online]

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Category:90 deaths

Category:People from Antioch

Category:Saints from Roman Syria

Category:Sicilian saints

Category:Bishops of Catania

Category:1st-century Christian saints

Category:1st-century Italian bishops

Category:Year of birth unknown

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