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Gaudentius of Novara
Bishop of Novara
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 22 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
327
Died
418
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Novara, Saint Gaudentius, who is held to be the first bishop of that see.
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 22 January as the man held to be the first bishop of Novara.
Connected on this site
- Eusebius of Vercelli Saint“Tradition states that he was born to a pagan family at Ivrea, and was then converted to Christianity by Eusebius of Vercelli.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 22 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1976199 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gaudentius of Novara (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.