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Evasius
missionary and Bishop of Asti
Feast: 12 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Evasius (Italian: Sant'Evasio; probably third century AD) is believed to have been a missionary and bishop of Asti, in north-west Italy. He was forced to flee to the great Padan forest known as the Selva Cornea, where he and numerous followers were beheaded by pagan, or alternatively by Arian enemies, in the area of what is now Casale Monferrato. He is venerated as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church and is the patron of a number of towns in Piedmont and Lombardy.
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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.
- Martyrology of the Order of Preachers - "In the city of Casale, St. Evasius, bishop and martyr" — Evasius, first bishop of Asti and patron of Casale Monferrato; the Dominican martyrology keeps him on 1 December, our record gives 12 November.
- Wikidata Q1069600 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Evasius (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.