Gerontius of Cervia

Gerontius of Cervia

Gerontius of Cervia (Gerontius of Ficocle) (d. 501 AD) was an Italian bishop of Cervia who is venerated as a saint. After he was murdered by bandits on the Via Flaminia at Cagli, near Ancona, on his return from a synod at Rome, he was venerated as a martyr. His feast day is May 9.

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* [http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0509.htm Saints of May 9: Gerontius of Cervia]


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