Basil of Luni
Feast: 28 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Basil of Luni's existence is doubtful: scholars place him in the 2nd, 4th or 7th century, and the historian Lanzoni notes that this supposed bishop of Luni appears in no document, nor was the city's first cathedral dedicated to a Saint Basil (it was dedicated to the Virgin).
A church dedicated to a Saint Basil existed in Sarzana, where the see of Luni moved in 1204, but this does not settle the doubts, since it may refer to a Basil who was not a bishop, or to a saint from elsewhere. His relics, long kept at the church of San Venanzio di Ceparana, were moved in the 15th century to the new cathedral of Sarzana. His feast is 29 October.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
Legendary bishop of Luni whose existence is doubted by scholars; feast 29 October.
- Santi, beati e testimoni (santiebeati.it) - San Basilio di Luni, by Benvenuto Matteucci
- Wikidata Q3635819 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.