Saint of the Day – 31 July – Saint Calimerius (Died c190) Bishop and Martyr of Milan. Patronage – Milan. Also known as – Calimero. Additional Memorial in Milan – 25 September along with their other Sainted Bishops.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Milan, during the persecution of Antoninus, St Calimerius, Bishop and Martyr, who was arrested, covered with wounds and pierced through the next with a sword. He terminated his Martyrdom by being precipitated into a well.”
Born into a noble family, after a trip to Rome, he was Ordained ato the Priesthood.
Upon the death of the Bishop of Milan, St Castriziano, to whom he had been a faithful assistant, Calimerius was elected by the people to succeed him.
He served his Episcopal See from 270 to 280. Tradition holds that St Calimeriuswas a Martyr, having tbeen hrown into a well by the pagans, where he died.
St Calimerius is buried in the Basilica dedicated to him in Milan. In the 8th Century, his Relics were found immersed in a well in the Basilica’s Crypt which still exists today.
On the Saint’s Feastday, water from the well was distributed to the sick and many miracles were granted at St Calimerius’ intercesseion.
The Milanese Church commemorates its 4th Martyred Bishop on 31 July. Along with the other Milanese Bishop Saints, St Calimerius is also celebrated on 25 September.
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