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Saint of the Day – 14 January – Saint Datius of Milan (Died 552) Bishop and Confessor

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Saint of the Day – 14 January – Saint Datius of Milan (Died 552) Bishop and Confessor, Bishop of Milan from c529 until his death in 552, Defender of the Faith against heresy, protector and charitable shepherd of his flock. In Chapter 4 (Book 3) of his Dialogues, St Gregory the Great describes Datius as an Exorcist. It is not known when and where he was born but he died between February and March in 552 in Constantinople during his exile, of natural causes. Also known as – Dacius, Dasius, Dazio.

The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Milan, St Datius, Bishop and Confessor, mentioned by Pope St Gregory.”

Of Saint Datius, the 26th Bishop of Milan, we must remember his intelligent and zealous charity. When, in 535-536, a terrible famine struck the region, he obtained from the Prefect, Cassiodorus, to distribute, to the starving population, the grain reserves, kept in Pavia and Tortona.

This is a sign of how much Datius was esteemed by the ruling powers and how insistent he was in knocking, until the door of the Prefect’s heart opened.

Datius was known for his learning and his personal piety. As Bishop Datius ordered the history of the Church in Milan known as Historia Datiana, to be compiled although some deny that it was Datius who instigated the compilation.

He was imprisoned and exiled by Arian Ostrogoths for defending the true Faith. During his exile he went to Constantinople where he supported Pope Vigilius against Emperor Justinian in the Three Chapters Controversy of 545. Datius also attended the Council of Constantinople in 551 which condemned the Arian Bishop Mennas.

Datius died in Constantinople and his body was later translated from Chalcedon to Milan and buried in the Church of San Vittore al Corpo (Saint Victor Maurus) where it is still venerated today.

St Datius Sepulchre
(Saint Victor Maurus’s Church in Milan
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Nuestra Señora de la Palabra / Our Lady of the Word, Montserrat, Spain (1514), St Hilary (315-368) Confessor, Bishop, Father and Doctor of the Church and Memorials of the Saints – 14 January

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Nuestra Señora de la Palabra / Our Lady of the Word, Montserrat, Spain (1514) – 14 January:
Here:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/01/14/our-lady-of-the-word-montserrat-spain-1514-and-memorials-of-the-saints-14-january/

St Hilary (315-368) Confessor, Bishop, Father and Doctor of the Church, Writer, Philosopher, Theologian, Preacher, Defender of the Faith. The “Hammer of the Arians” and “Athanasius of the West.”
Wibderful Hilary!:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2018/01/13/saint-of-the-day-13-january-st-hilary-of-poitiers-315-368-father-doctor-of-the-church/
AND:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/01/14/saint-of-the-day-14-january-st-hilary-315-368-confessor-bishop-father-and-doctor-of-the-church-doctor-of-the-divinity-of-christ/

Bl Amadeus of Clermont
St Barbasymas
St Caldeoldus of Vienne
St Datius of Milan (Died 552) Bishop and Confessor
St Engelmaro
St Eufrasio of Clermont
St Euphrasius the Martyr

St Felix of Nola (Died c 253) Priest, Confessor, Apostle of Charity .Patronages – against eye disease, against eye trouble, against false witness, against lies, against perjury, domestic animals, of Nola, Italy.
The Roman Martyrology states of him today: “At Nola in Campania, the birthday of St Felix, Priest, who (as is related by Bishop, St Paulinus of Nola), after beomg subjected to torments by the persecutors, was cast into prison and extended, bound hand foot, on (snail) shells and broken earthenware. During the night, however, his bonds were loosened and he was delivered by an Angel. The persecution over, he brought many to the Faith of Christ by his exemplary life and teaching and renowned for many miracles, he rested in peace.”
A Miraculous Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2019/01/14/saint-of-the-day-14-january-st-felix-of-nola-died-c-253/

St Felix of Rome
St Fermin of Mende
St Fulgentius of Ecija
St Glycerius of Antioch

St Godfrey of Cappenberg (c1097-1127) Friar of the Order of St Norbert (the Premonstratensians or Norbertines), Husband and Father, Monk and Founder of Monasteries, Apostle of the Sick and the poor.
His Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/01/14/saint-of-the-day-14-january-st-godfrey-of-cappenberg-c-1097-1127/

St Isaias the Martyr
St Jesaja of Sinai

St Macrina the Elder (Died c 340) Widow, Grandmother of St Basil the Great, St Gregory of Nyssa, St Peter of Sebaste and St Macrina the Younger.
The Roman Martyrology says today: “St Macrina, disciple of St Gregory Thaumaturgus and the grandmother of St Basil, whom she brought up in the Faith.”
Her Faith-filled Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/01/14/saint-of-the-day-14-january-st-macrina-the-elder-died-c-340-widow/

St Malachy the Prophet
St Nino of Georgia
Bl Odoric of Pordenone

St Odo of Novara O.Cart. (c 1105-1200) Priest, Carthusian Prior.
St Odo’s Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/01/14/saint-of-the-day-14-january-saint-odo-of-novara-o-cart-c-1105-1200/

St Paul of Africa
St Potitus
Bl Rainer of Arnsberg
St Sabas of Sinai
St Sava of Serbia
St Successus of Africa
St Theodolus of Sinai
Bl William de Sanjulia

Martyrs of Mount Sinai: A group of Monks on Mount Sinai who were Martyred by desert Bedouins. Their names and exact number have not come down to us. Martyred by Bedouins.

Martyrs of Raithu – 43 Saints: A group of 43 Monks in the Raithu Desert near Mount Sinai, Palestine, near the Red Sea. They were Martyred for their faith by desert Bedouins. Their names have not come down to us. Martyred by Bedouins.