Saint Dionysius of Milan

Memorial

• 25 May

Profile

Bishop of Milan, Italy in 351. Exiled to Cappadocia in 355 by the Arian Emperor Constantius for defending Saint Athanasius of Alexandria.

Died

• 359 in Cappadocia (in modern Turkey) of natural causes
• relics later returned to Milan, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Dionysius of Milan”. Saints.SQPN.com. 24 May 2012. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-dionysius-of-milan/>