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Optatianus
5th-century Bishop of Brescia
SaintFull write-upDate unknown
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
At Brescia, Saint Optatianus, bishop, who signed the synodal letters on the Catholic faith concerning the Incarnation sent by Eusebius of Milan to Pope Saint Leo.
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 14 July as a bishop of Brescia who signed the synodal letters on the Incarnation sent to Pope Leo.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 14 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4335492 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.