Aquilinus of Milan

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Saint Aquilinus of Milan
Roman Catholic Church
Major shrineBasilica of San Lorenzo, Milan
FeastJanuary 29
Attributessword through his neck
Patronagehotel porters (facchini) in Milan

Saint Aquilinus of Milan (died 1015[1]), also known as Aquilinus of Cologne (Italian: Sant'Aquilino), is venerated as a martyr by the Catholic Church.

He should not be confused with another Aquilinus, who was killed during the reign of the Arian

Hunneric in 484.[2] This 5th century Aquilinus was killed with Eugene, Geminus, Marcian, Quintus, Theodotus, and Tryphon. Bede writes about them.[2] He should also not be confused with an early bishop of Cologne
named Aquilinus.

Biography

Born in

bishopric of Cologne
, but he refused, preferring to become a wandering preacher.

He traveled to

He then traveled to Milan, where, according to local tradition, he was stabbed by a member of one of these sects,[4] along with his companion Constantius (Costanzo). His body was thrown into a drain, near the Porta Ticinese. His body was found and then buried in the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Milan. The Cappella di Sant'Aquilino is dedicated to him.

Gallery

  • Saint Aquilinus of Milan by Simon Benedikt Faistenberger
    Saint Aquilinus of Milan by Simon Benedikt Faistenberger
  • Chapel of Saint Aquilinus. Reliquary ark of Saint Aquilinus by the Lombardian architect, Carlo Garavaglia (flourished 1634–1645).
    Chapel of Saint Aquilinus. Reliquary ark of Saint Aquilinus by the Lombardian architect, Carlo Garavaglia (flourished 1634–1645).
  • Plaque honoring Aquilinus. Chapel of Saint Aquilinus.
    Plaque honoring Aquilinus. Chapel of Saint Aquilinus.

References

  1. ^ Disputed. Some sources, such as "Patron Saints Index: Saint Aquilinus of Milan". Archived from the original on 2007-12-22. Retrieved 2007-12-27., give a much earlier date (650 AD) as his date of death.
  2. ^ a b Patron Saints Index: Saint Aquilinus Archived November 16, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Sant' Aquilino
  4. ^ Matthew Bunson, Stephen Bunson, Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints (Our Sunday Visitor Publishing, 2003), 118.

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