Saint Eusebius of Vercelli

Memorial

• 2 August
• 16 December prior to 1969
• 1 August (in the Piedmont region of Italy)

Profile

Priest and lector in Rome, Italy. Bishop of Vercelli, Italy, consecrated on 16 December 340. Exiled to Palestine and Cappadocia due to his struggle against Arianism. Friend of Saint Athanasius of Alexandria. A profilic writer according to his contemporaries, none of his works have survived. First bishop to live with and follow the same rule as his priests. May have been martyred by Arians, but reports vary; many consider him a martyr as he may have died as a result of his sufferings in exile.

Born

• 283 at Sardinia

Died

• 1 August 371 in Vercelli, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Congregation of the Daughters of Saint Eusebius
• Piedmont, Italy
• Vercelli, Italy

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia, by Michael Ott
• Catholic Online
• Golden Legend
• Katherine Rabenstein
• New Catholic Dictionary
• New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, by Phillip Schaff
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Roman Martyrology, 3rd Turin edition
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Eusebius of Vercelli“. Saints.SQPN.com. 14 March 2013. Web. 21 May 2013. <>