Saint Julius of Novara

Also known as

• Giulio di Novara
• Giulio di Orta
• Julius of Orta

Memorial

• 31 January

Profile

Priest. Missionary to northern Italy. Sent by Emperor Theodosius I to destroy pagan altars and woods, and convert pagan temples into Christian churches.

Died

• c.390 of natural causes
• relics in the basilica of San Giulio on Isola San Giulio, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Orta San Giulio, Italy

Representation

• old priest holding a staff and sailing on his cloak to Isola Giulio over Lake Maggiore, which is full of serpents, symbolic of him riding over pagan demons to bring Christianity to the area

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Julius of Novara”. Saints.SQPN.com. 17 April 2012. Web. 22 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-julius-of-novara/>