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Syrus of Pavia
Roman Catholic Saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 9 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
301
Died
400
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Pavia, Saint Syrus, first bishop of the 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 9 December as the first bishop of Pavia.
Connected on this site
- Juventius of Pavia Saint“Together with Syrus of Pavia, he was sent to Pavia by Saint Hermagoras to evangelize the city, founding a bishopric there.” — Wikipedia
- Mark the Evangelist Saint“Another tradition, dating back to the 8th century, makes Syrus a disciple of Hermagoras, who in turn was the disciple of Mark the Evangelist.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 9 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q523662 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Syrus of Pavia (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.