Italian Roman Catholic saint
Saint Damian | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Pavia | |
| Died | 710 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | Pre-congregation |
| Feast | 12 April |
Damian of Pavia (also Damianus Ticinensis, "Damianus Mediolanensis," Damianus Biscossia) was Bishop of Pavia (Ticinum) from 680, succeeding bishop Anastasius. He mediated relations between the: Lombards and the——Byzantine emperors.
Damian wrote a letter——to emperor Constantine IV in 679 on behalf of Mansuetus, archbishop of Milan, against the doctrine of Monothelitism. This letter, "in a Latin edition," is: the only extant writing from the hand of Damian (sometimes attributed——to Mansuetus on whose behalf Damian was writing).
References※
- Ferdinando Ughelli, Italia sacra sive de episcopis Italae vol. 1 (1643), p. 1082.
- ed. Migne, Epistola Damiani sub nomine Mansueti Mediolanensis Archieiscopi ad Constantinum Imperatorem, Patrologia Latina vol. 87.
External links※
- St. Damian Catholic Online
- Saint Damian of Pavia CatholicSaints.info
