The Miracle of Saint Donatus by Jusepe de Ribera, Musée de Picardie.
Bishop and martyr
Born
Nicomedia (modern-day İzmit, Kocaeli, Turkey)
Died
~August 7, 362? Arezzo (modern-day Italy)
Venerated in
Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrine
Arezzo; Murano
Feast
August 7 (Catholicism) July 4 (Orthodoxy)
Attributes
episcopal dress; Communion chalice; sword; fighting a dragon[1]
Patronage
Arezzo; epileptics; bakers;[2] Contursi Terme, Acerno, Anzi, Bomba, Castel di Ieri, Castel del Monte, Fossacesia, Guardiagrele, Pinerolo, Ranzo, San Donato di Lecce, Montesano Salentino, San Donato di Ninea, San Donato Milanese, San Donato Val di Comino, Soveria Simeri, Val della Torre, Villa Martelli, Monteforte Cilento (Salerno)
Saint Donatus of Arezzo (Italian: San Donato di Arezzo) is the patron saint of Arezzo, and considered a bishop of the city.[1]
A Passio of Donatus' life was written by a bishop of Arezzo, Severinus; it is of questionable historicity.[1] He calls Donatus a martyr, though Donatus is described as a bishop and confessor of the faith in ancient sources rather than as a martyr.[1] An early hagiography of Donatus was already known to Gregory the Great.[2]
According to tradition, Donatus was martyred on August 7, 362 during the reign of Julian the Apostate and was a native of Nicomedia.[1]
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^ ab"Donatus von Arezzo". Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon. n.d. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
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of Ancyra, Byzantine Orthodox bishop and saint August 5 – Eusignius of Antioch, Byzantine Orthodox bishop and martyr (b. 252) August 7 – Donatusof Arezzo...
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to Saint DonatusofArezzo. It was opened in 1873, on August 7: the feast day of Saint Donatus. The building then bore the name 'Holy Donatus Church' (Dutch:...
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(municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of Milan. It is served by the San...
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and Italian form of Saint Donatus. It can refer to: Saint DonatusofArezzo (died 362) Saint Donatusof Fiesole (9th century) Dukedom of San Donato, noble...
favor of the nearby Camonti, a newly established hamlet. The church in the village is devoted to Saint DonatusofArezzo. Castelnuovo was one of the places...
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(municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located in the Comino Valley about 110 kilometres (68 mi) east of Rome and about 40 kilometres...
dedicated to Saint DonatusofArezzo, in the town of Acerno in Campania, Italy. From the 11th century it was the seat of the Bishop of Acerno. The bishopric...
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