Anathalon
Anathalon | |
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Bishop of Milan | |
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| Church | Catholic Church |
| In office | end 2nd – early 3rd century |
| Predecessor | Barnabas (legendary) |
| Successor | Caius |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 24 / 25 September |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Anathalon (or Anatalius, Anatolius,
Bishop of Milan and lived at the end 2nd-century or early 3rd-century. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church and his feast day is on September 25 in Milan.[1] A late tradition made him the first bishop of Brescia where his feast day is celebrated on September 24.[2]
Life
Almost nothing is known about the life and the episcopate of Anathalon, except that he had a Greek name, that he was bishop of Milan at the end 2nd-century or early 3rd-century, and that he died during a pastoral trip in Brescia, which was under his jurisdiction.[3]
Middle age texts add biographic details which are to be considered legendary. The treatise De Episcopis Mettensibus of
Savior over an ancient pagan temple dedicated to Mercury, in an area where now stand the church of San Giorgio al Palazzo.[2]
Veneration
The older place of veneration for this saint was the basilica ad Concilia Sanctorum in
translated into the church of Saint Florian. In 1472 his relics were translated to the Old Cathedral of Brescia where are today.[4]
Notes
- ISBN 88-7023-154-2.(in Italian)
- ^ a b "Sant' Anatalo (Anatalone) di Milano Vescovo". Santi e Beati. Retrieved 20 October 2011.(in Italian)
- ISBN 88-7030-891-X.(in Italian)
- ^ ISBN 88-7023-102-X.(in Italian)