Terence of Pesaro
Saint Terence of Pesaro | |
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Roman Catholic Church | |
| Major shrine | Cathedral Basilica of Pesaro |
| Feast | 24 September |
| Attributes | soldier's attire, flagpole, tipped with a small cross, palm of martyrdom, model of Pesaro |
| Patronage | Pesaro |
Saint Terence (
An alternative tradition
Veneration
His body may have been buried by Bishop Florentius of Pesaro outside the city, close to Caprile, which ancient documents call the Valle di S. Terenzio. Another tradition states that his body was buried by a local woman named Theodosia.
The relics, placed initially in a crypt, were transferred by Giovanni Benedetti in 1447 to a large altar in which the relics were placed in a wooden urn, on which the aforementioned painter Bellinzoni depicted Terence. The urn is now found at the Museo Civico, in Palazzo Toschi-Mosca, and the relics themselves were translated to a new urn in a new cathedral chapel inaugurated in 1909, where the following inscription can be found: CIVITAS PISAURENSIS TUTELARI SUO A.D. MCMIX.
As a soldier saint, Terence is considered to have appeared twice in times of crisis, the second vision occurring on 9 June 1793, in the times of the Cisalpine Republic, when Pesaro was besieged by French troops: a horseman appeared on the walls of the city, accompanied by a woman dispensing munitions. The vision terrified the French so much that they abandoned their siege. In gratitude, Terence was officially proclaimed patron of the city on 20 March 1802.[4]
Terenzio's most famous figuration in art is his minor appearance—as a young soldier saint—in a
Notes
- ^ a b c Santi Beati: San Terenzio vescovo e martire
- ^ Arcidiocesi di Pesaro
- ^ a b Musei Civici Pesaro Archived 2007-06-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Domani Festa del Patrono di Pesaro San Terenzio
- ^ Everett P. Fahy Jr., "New evidence for dating Giovanni Bellini's Coronation of the Virgin" The Art Bulletin 46.2 (June 1964:216-218).
External links
- (in Italian) San Terenzio