Magnus of Oderzo

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Saint Magnus
Detail of Incredulity of St Thomas with Bishop Magno by Cima da Conegliano
Bishop
BornVenice, Italy
Died670
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
CanonizedPre-congregation
Feast6 October

Saint Magnus of Oderzo (Italian: San Magno di Oderzo) was a 7th-century Italian saint who is notable for founding some of the earliest churches in Venice.[1] He was Bishop of Oderzo and traveled to Venice in 638 because of the Lombard invasion of Italy.[2] There, he founded the churches of Santi Apostoli, San Pietro di Castello, Santa Maria Formosa, Santa Giustina, San Giovanni in Bragora, San Zaccaria, San Salvador and Angelo San Raffaele.[3]

He died in 670 and his remains are reportedly buried in the church of San Geremia in Venice.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Giordano, Baron Andrea (1844). Venice Described. Translated by R. Barton.
  2. ^ "Saint Magnus of Orderzo". CatholicSaints.Info. 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  3. ^ "Churches in Venice - San Magno and his eight churches". Slow Travel. 2009-05-31. Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2010-01-15.
  4. ^ Menzies, Lucy (1924). The Saints in Italy: A Book of Reference to the Saints in Italian Art and Dedication. Medici Society Limited. p. 286.