Saint Datius of Milan

Memorial

• 14 January

Profile

Bishop of Milan, Italy c.530. Imprisoned and exiled by Arian Ostrogoths for defending orthodox Christianity. Relocated to Constantinople where he supported Pope Vigilius against Emperor Justinian in the Three Chapter Controversy of 545.

Died

• 552 in Constantinople of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Datius of Milan”. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 January 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-datius-of-milan/>