Sep 132009
Also known as
- Titian of Venice
- Tiziano of Oderzo
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Born to the Italian nobility. Educated by Bishop Floriano of Oderzo, Italy. Priest. Treasurer of the diocese of Oderzo. Noted for his charity. When Floriano was assigned to another diocese, Titian was chosen by popular acclaim as the reluctant new bishop of Oderzo; he tried to get Floriano to return, but eventually took over the see. He was a model of religious life and shepherd to his people, noted for his ability as a preacher. Fought against Arianism.
Born
- Heraclea, Italy
- 16 January 632 in Oderzo, Italy of natural causes
- buried in the cathedral of Oderzo, which no longer exists
- relics re-interred in a bronze Byzantine sarcophagus in Vittorio Veneto
- Pre-Congregation; cultus known to have been active in the 8th century
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
- Catholic Online
- Wikipedia
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