Faustinus of Brescia
Saint Faustinus of Brescia | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Brescia | |
| Born | 4th century |
| Died | 15 February 381 |
| Feast | 15 February 16 February: Orthodox Church[1] |
Faustinus (died about 15 February 381 A.D.) was bishop of Brescia from c. 360, succeeding Ursicinus.[2] His feast day in the Roman Catholic Church is 15 February: 16 February in the Orthodox Church.
Tradition claims that he was a descendant of Faustinus and Jovita, and that he compiled the Acts of these two martyrs.[3] His relics were discovered in 1101.[4]
Faustinus appeared in the old Roman Martyrology for February 15: "At Brescia, [in the year 350], the holy Confessor Faustinus, Bishop of that see."[5] He is no longer listed in the 2004 revision.[6] This may be because of some doubt that the person existed, or because their cult was never approved.
Works
[edit]- De Trinitate sive de Fide contra Arianos. Ad Gallam Placidiam
- In Codicem Canonum et Constitutorum Eccleasiae Romanae Recepta
- Vita Operaque de Faustino
- (with presbyter Marcellinus) Adversus Damasum Libellus Precum Ad Imperatores Valentinianum, Theodosium et Arcadium
References
[edit]- ^ "Faustinus", Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome
- ^ Grignon, Robert Scarlett. "Faustinus (6)", A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines Eaba-Hermocrates. United States, Little, Brown, 1880. p. 464
- ^ Monks of Ramsgate. "Faustinus". Book of Saints 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 26 February 2013
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Holweck, Frederick George. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints: With a General Introduction on Hagiology. United Kingdom, B. Herder Book Company, 1924, p. 364
- ^ The Roman Breviary Reformed by Order of the Holy Oecumenical Council of Trent United Kingdom, Blackwood, 1908. p. 753
- ^ Watkins, Basil. The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary India, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015, np,
External links
[edit]- Saints of February 16: Faustinus of Brescia Archived 2014-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Opera Omnia by Migne Patrologia Latina
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