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Venerius
5th-century archbishop of Milan
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 6 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
350
Died
408
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Venerius (Italian: Venerio, born c. 4th century AD - died May 4, 408 AD) was Archbishop of Milan from 400 (or 401) to 408. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is May 6.
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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 Venerio di Milano, vescovo († 409), festa 6 maggio — Roman Martyrology, 6 May: 'A Milano, san Venerio, vescovo, che, discepolo e diacono di sant'Ambrogio, inviò chierici in aiuto ai vescovi d'Africa e si prese cura di san Giovanni Crisostomo mentre si trovava in esilio.' B
- Wikidata Q1432734 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Venerius (bishop of Milan) (CC BY-SA)
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