Saint Titian of Oderzo

Also known as

• Titian of Venice
• Tiziano of Oderzo

Memorial

• 16 January

Profile

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

Died

• 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

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation; cultus known to have been active in the 8th century

Patronage

• Oderzo, Italy, city of
• Oderzo, Italy, diocese of
• Vittorio Veneto, Italy

Additional Information

• Abbé Stéphane Ansart
• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Titian of Oderzo“. Saints.SQPN.com. 15 January 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <>