Saint Ansovinus of Camerino

Also known as

• Ansovino
• Ansuinus
• Answin
• Oswin

Memorial

• 13 March

Profile

Priest. Hermit at Castel Raimondo near Torcello, Italy. Bishop of Camerino, Italy, consecrated by Pope Leo IV; he accepted the vocation on the condition that his parishioners did not have to recruit soldiers, an obligation imposed on most bishops of the time. Confessor to Emperor Louis the Pious. Attended the Council of Rome called by Pope Saint Nicholas I in 861. Miracle worker. His association with crops come from his work of feeding the poor. Once when the granary was empty, but there were still poor people to feed, he prayed for help; the granary was found to be full, and everyone ate their fill.

Born

• at Camerino, Italy

Died

• 868 at Camerino, Italy from a fever contracted at Rome, Italy
• relics enshrined in a 14th century sarcophagus in the crypt of the cathedral in Camerino, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• gardeners
• protection of crops

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Kirken i Norge
• Medieval Religion Listserv, by John Dillon
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Santi e Beati
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Ansovinus of Camerino“. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 March 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <>