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Matronian
hermit
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 14 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
—
unknown
Died
500
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Matronian(us) (Italian: San Matroniano) was a hermit of Milan. It is recorded that Ambrose enshrined Matronian's relics in the church of San Nazaro Maggiore in Milan.
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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.
Sources
- Santi e Beati — San Matroniano, eremita, festa 14 dicembre — Milanese hermit whose relics St Ambrose enshrined in the church of San Nazaro Maggiore; the veneration at Milan is attested from the 8th century. Feast 14 December, matching the entry.
- Wikidata Q15695813 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Matronian (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.