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Magnus
Archbishop of Milan
SaintFull write-upOstrogothic KingdomPre-congregation
Feast: 1 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
—
unknown
Died
530
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Milan, Saint Magnus, bishop.
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 1 November as a bishop of Milan.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 1 November (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3843348 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Magnus (bishop of Milan) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.