Saint Geminian of Modena

Also known as

• Geminiano
• Geminianus
• Gimignano

Memorial

• 31 January

Profile

Deacon and later bishop of Modena, Italy. Sheltered Saint Athanasius of Alexandria and Saint John Chrystostom in their exiles. Opposed Jovinianism and other heresies. The people of Modena believe his intercession saved them from the invading Huns.

Died

• 348 of natural causes
• buried in the Cathedral of Modena, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Modena, Italy
• Pontremoli, Italy
• Sacrofano, Italy
• San Gimignano, Italy

Representation

• bishop holding a mirror in which the Virgin Mary is reflected
• bishop holding the town of San Gimignano
• man calming a storm at sea
• man exorcising the emperor’s daughter

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Geminian of Modena“. Saints.SQPN.com. 3 April 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <>