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Maternus
Bishop of Milan
SaintFull write-upAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 18 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
300
Died
328
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Milan, Saint Maternus, bishop, who, once freedom had been restored to the Church, translated with every honour the bodies of the martyrs Nabor and Felix from Lodi to his city.
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 18 July as a bishop of Milan who brought the relics of the martyrs Nabor and Felix to the city once the Church was free.
Connected on this site
- Nabor and Felix Saint“At Milan, Saint Maternus, bishop, who, once freedom had been restored to the Church, translated with every honour the bodies of the martyrs Nabor and Felix from Lodi to his city.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 18 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2270111 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maternus (bishop of Milan) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.