Rufinus of Assisi

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Saint Rufinus of Assisi
Born	unknown
Died	3rd Century
Venerated in	Roman Catholicism
Major shrine	Cathedral of San Rufino
Feast	30 July
Patronage	Assisi

According to legend, Rufinus of Assisi (sometimes Rufino) is the patron saint of Assisi, Italy, and was the first bishop of Assisi. He was responsible for converting Assisi to Christianity in 238 A.D. (it should be noted that there is some dispute as to whether these events took place in the first or third century). He is said to have died as a martyr at Costano, but there is no historical record of this. He is likely the same saint denoted in Latin as Episcopus Marsorum (Bishop of the Marche).

His remains were put to rest in a Roman sarcophagus. The front is sculpted in low relief with the myth of Diana and Endymion. It is now located under the main altar of the Cathedral of San Rufino, which is the third church to have been erected over his remains.

The feast day of this saint is 30 July.

References

• Bibliotheca hagiographica latina, II, 1068; Elisei Template:La icon
• Studio sulla chiesa cattedrale di S. Rufino (Assisi, 1893) Template:It icon
• D. de Vincentiis, Notizie di S. Rufino (Avezzano, 1885)] Template:It icon
• Ekkart Sauser, Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon, Band XXI (2003) Spalten 1284-1285 Template:De icon

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)