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Eustorgius II
Archbishop of Milan
SaintFull write-upOstrogothic KingdomPre-congregation
Feast: 6 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
—
unknown
Died
518
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Milan, Saint Eustorgius II, bishop, who, outstanding for piety, justice and pastoral virtue, built a famous baptistery.
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 6 June as a bishop of Milan outstanding for piety and justice who built a famous baptistery.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 6 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q748750 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Eustorgius II (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.