Magnus (bishop of Milan)

Magnus (bishop of Milan)
Magnus
Archbishop of Milan
Church Catholic Church
Appointed 518 AD
Reign ended c. 530
Predecessor Eustorgius II
Successor Dacius
Personal details
Died c. 530
Sainthood
Feast day November 5
Venerated in Catholic Church
Shrines Basilica of Saint Magnus in Legnano

Magnus (Italian: Magno) was Archbishop of Milan from 518 to c. 530. He is honoured as a saint in the Catholic Church.[1]

Life

Almost nothing is known about the life and the episcopate of Magnus.[2] Magnus lived under the Arian king Theodoric the Great, who probably at first supported him, but later persecuted him as already happened for the philosopher Boethius.[3]

What is surely known, is the text of his funeral epitaph, transmitted us by Goffredo da Bussero (13th century), which describes Magnus as a men of great charity who helped the prisoners of war.[4]

Magnus died in 530, on the 1 December. His remains were interred in the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio in Milan.[1] A late tradition, with no historical basis, associates Magnus with the Milanese family of the Trincheri.

Veneration

Basilica of Saint Magnus in Legnano

The first formal survey on his relics was made in 1248 by the Domenicans who ministered to the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio. The main church of the town of Legnano, about 20 km (12 mi) from Milan, is dedicated to Magnus. The Basilica di San Magno of Legnano was built between 1503 and 1513 and a part of relics of Magnus were translated there on 5 November 1900.[5] His feast is celebrated on November 5 in such basilica and together all the saint bishops of Milan on 25 September.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Majo, Angelo (1989). "Magno, santo (518-530 c.)". Dizionario della Chiesa Ambrosiana. 3. Milano: NED. p. 1844. ISBN 887023102X. (Italian)
  2. ^ Ruggeri, Fausto (1991). I Vescovi di Milano. Milano: NED. p. 16. ISBN 8870231542. (Italian)
  3. ^ "La vita di San Magno vescovo". Contrada San Magno. http://www.sanmagno.it/vescovo.php. Retrieved 28 October 2011. (Italian)
  4. ^ Cazzani, Eugenio (1996). Vescovi e arcivescovi di Milano. Milano: Massimo. pp. 31-32. ISBN 887030891x. (Italian)
  5. ^ "Guida alla visita della Basilica di San Magno". Parrocchia San Magno. http://www.parrocchiasanmagno.it/?page_id=937. Retrieved 28 October 2011. (Italian)

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