Saint Juvenal of Narni

Also known as
Giovenale de Narni
Juvenalis of Narni
Memorial
3 May
Profile
Ordained by Pope Saint Damasus. First bishop of Narni, Italy in 368. Legend says that he saved Narni from invasion by Ligurians and Sarmatians praying for a great thunderstorm so great that the invaders fled in fear. Another story says that there was an attempt on his life by trying to strike him in the head with a sword; Juvenal caught the blade in his teeth and the would-be killer gave up.
Died
c.373; may have been a martyr, but records are unclear
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Patronage
Narni, Italy
Representation
bishop holding a chalice
bishop with a sword in his mouth
Additional Information
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Kirken i Norge - norwegian
The Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Brunson
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