Saint Venerius of Milan

Memorial

• 4 May

Profile

Friend of Saint Paulinus of Nola, Saint Delphinus of Bordeaux, and Saint Chromatius of Aquileia. Ordained as a deacon by Saint Ambrose of Milan. Second bishop of Milan c.400. Supported the Council of Carthage in 401. Supported Saint John Chrysostom in his disputes.

Died

• 409 of natural causes
• relics translated to the cathedral of Milan, Italy in 1579 by Saint Charles Borromeo

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• lighthouse keepers

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
• Roman Martyrology
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Venerius of Milan“. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 May 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <>