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Saint of the Day – 1 December – Saint Evasius of Asti (Died c362) Bishop Martyr

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Saint of the Day – 1 December – Saint Evasius of Asti (Died c362) the First Bishop of Asti in Piedmont, Italy, Martyr, Missionary., Miracle-worker Born at Benevento, Italy and died in c362 at Casale Monferrato, Italy probably by beheading. Patronages of the following in Italy – Bizzarone, Casale Monferrato, City of Casale Monferrato, Diocese of Pedrengo, Rocchetta Palafea. Additional Memorial – 12 November in Casale Monferrato, Italy (translation of relics).

The Saints Evasius and Peter Martyr. Artist – Giovanni Martino Spanzotti, Oil on wood, c1595–1600.

Evasius is considered in tradition, to be the first Bishop of Asti, Consecrated around 330 – the earlier Cathedral was the current Church of San Secondo. Evasius, converted the main temple of Asti, dedicated to the goddess Minerva, into a Church, brought Monks to the – now abandoned – Monastery of the Santi Apostoli and converted many people. But the powerful supporters of Arianism, enraged by this, forced him and his companions – Saint Projectus of Casale and St Natalis ,to flee the City.

Church dedicated to Evasius in Pozzo Sant’Evasio

The three Saints found refuge in the Cornea forest – on the site of the Church in today’s Pozzo Sant’Evasio district near Casale Monferrato, where Evasius caused a spring to rise which is considered to have miraculous powers of curing sickness.

St Evasius Altarpiece in the Parish Church in Borgo Vercelli

There, according to legend, Atubalo, the Prefect of the City of Sedula, incited by the Arians, had them arrested along with another 145 of the lay faithful and then beheaded.

Fresco in the Cathedral at Asti

According to tradition, the Martyrs were buried in the Church of San Lorenzo – today’s Cathedral – in Casale Monferrato. In the Middle Ages the City was called Casale Sant’Evasio in honour of their Patron Saint Evasius . Today’s Cathedral was first mentioned in a document in 974 as a Church dedicated to him.

St Evasius (left), Christ and St Lawrence of Rome, Relief at the Cathedral in Casale Monferrato

There is much doubt about our Saint’s period of life and Episcopal governance. In fact, it is believed that Anianus, who reigned around 400, was the First Bishop in Asti, according to studies by Guglielmo Visconti in 2006 and by Fr S Dacquino in 1979. According to the list of Bishops of Asti, Evasius was the Bishop of the City from 685 to 713.

Statue of St Evasius at the Pantheon in Rome

Evasius’ remains were transferred to the Cathedral in Casale Monferrato. The Diocese of Casale Monferrato was only established in 1474 by Pope Sixtus IV. Relics also came to Borgo Vercelli, where Evasius’ intercession saved the inhabitants from an epidemic.

Mosaic of St Evasius, above the door of the Parish Church in Borgo
St Evasius’ Sarcophagus in the Cathedral in Casale Monferrato
The elevation of the Relics of Evasius in Casale Monferrato, Bronze Relief on the door of the Parish Church in Borgo Vercelli
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First Friday of the Month, December Devotion, Our Lady of Ratisbon, Bavaria (1842) and Memorials of the Saints – 1 December

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DECEMBER:
Month of Devotion to The DIVINE INFANCY
and The IMMACULATE CONCEPTION of the BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

First Friday of the Month:
“I promise you, in the excessive mercy of my Heart that my all powerful love, will grant to all those who receive Holy Communion on the First Friday, for Nine Consecutive Months, the grace of final repentance; they shall not die in my disgrace, nor without receiving the Sacraments; my Divine Heart shall be their safe refuge, in that last moment.” — Our Lord to St Margaret Mary

How to complete the First Friday’s Devotion:

  1. Receive Holy Communion on each First Friday;
  2. The Nine Fridays must be consecutive;
  3. They must be made in honour and in reparation to His Sacred Heart.

Our Lady of Ratisbon, Bavaria (1842) – 1 December:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/12/01/our-lady-of-ratisbon-bavaria-1842-and-memorials-of-the-saints-1-december/

St Agericus of Verdun
St Agnofleta
St Alexander Briant
St Ambon of Rome
St Ananias of Arbela
St Ansanus the Baptizer
Bl Antony Bonfadini
St Candida of Rome
St Candres of Maestricht
St Cassian of Rome
St Castritian of Milan
Bl Christian of Perugia
St Constantine of Javron
St Declan
St Didorus
St Domnolus of Le Mans

St Edmund Campion SJ (1540-1581 aged 41) Martyr, Priest of the Society of Jesus, one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, Poet, Writer.
About dear St Edmund:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2016/12/01/saint-of-the-day-1-december/

St Eligius (c 588-660) “Good St Eligius” Bishop, Goldsmith, Royal Courtier and adviser to the King, peace-maker, servant of the poor and of slaves. He founded Monasteries and donated his own property for the founding of the first female Monastery in the area.
The wonderful St Eligius:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/12/01/saint-of-the-day-1-december-good-st-eligius-st-eligius-of-noyon-c-588-660/

St Evasius of Asti (Died c362) Bishop Martyr
St Filatus of Rome
St Florence of Poitiers
St Florentius
St Grwst
St Jabinus of Rome and Companions

Blessed John Beche OSB (Died 1539) Benedictine Abbot Martyr. The Last Abbot of St John in Colchester, friend of St John Fisher and St Thomas More, both Martyrs.
His Life and Death:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/12/01/saint-of-the-day-1-december-blessed-john-beche-osb-died-1539-abbot-martyr/

St Latinus of Rome
St Leontius of Fréjus
St Lucius of Rome
St Marianus
St Marina of Rome
St Martinus
St Nahum the Prophet
St Natalia of Nicomedia
St Olympiades
St Proculus of Narni
St Resignatus of Maastricht
Bl Richard Langley
St Rogatus of Rome
St Simon of Cyrene
St Superatus of Rome
St Ursicinus of Brescia

Martyrs of Oxford University: A joint commemoration of all the men who studied at one of the colleges of Oxford University and who were later Martyred for their loyalty to the Catholic Church during the official persecutions in the Protestant Reformation in England under Elizabeth I.
They are: Blessed Edward James • Blessed Edward Powell • Blessed Edward Stransham • Blessed George Napper • Blessed George Nichols • Blessed Hugh More • Blessed Humphrey Pritchard • Blessed James Bell • Blessed James Fenn • Blessed John Bodey • Blessed John Cornelius • Blessed John Forest • Blessed John Ingram • Blessed John Mason • Blessed John Munden • Blessed John Shert • Blessed John Slade • Blessed John Storey • Blessed Lawrence Richardson • Blessed Mark Barkworth • Blessed Richard Bere • Blessed Richard Rolle de Hampole • Blessed Richard Sergeant • Blessed Richard Thirkeld • Blessed Richard Yaxley • Blessed Robert Anderton • Blessed Robert Nutter • Blessed Robert Widmerpool • Blessed Stephen Rowsham • Blessed Thomas Belson • Blessed Thomas Cottam • Blessed Thomas Pilcher • Blessed Thomas Plumtree • Blessed Thomas Reynolds • Blessed William Filby • Blessed William Hart • Blessed William Hartley • Saint Alexander Briant • Saint Cuthbert Mayne • Saint Edmund Campion • Saint John Boste • Saint John of Bridlington • Saint John Roberts • Saint Ralph Sherwin • Saint Thomas Garnet • Saint Thomas More.