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Damian of Pavia
bishop of Pavia
SaintFull write-upKingdom of the LombardsPre-congregation
Feast: 12 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
601
Died
710
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Pavia, Saint Damian, bishop, whose letter on the right faith concerning the will and the action in Christ was read at the Third Council of Constantinople.
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
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 12 April as a bishop of Pavia whose letter on the faith was read at the Third Council of Constantinople.
Connected on this site
- Anastasius of Pavia Saint“He was succeeded by Damian of Pavia.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 12 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1404942 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Damian of Pavia (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.