Titian of Oderzo
Saint Titian of Oderzo | |
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Bishop | |
Born | Eraclea, Italy |
Died | 632 AD Oderzo, Italy |
Venerated in | Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church |
Major shrine | Ceneda |
Feast | January 16 |
Attributes | episcopal attire |
Patronage | Ceneda; Oderzo |
Saint Titian of Oderzo (Italian: San Tiziano di Oderzo) was a 7th-century bishop of Opitergium (Oderzo), in the Province of Treviso.[1]
Titian was born to a noble family of Eraclea (Grisolera) in the Veneto region,[1] and served as a deacon and priest to Florian (Florianus), bishop of Opitergium (Oderzo).[1] Titian devoted himself to serving the poor, and when Florian stepped down from his episcopal office to work as a missionary, Titian was declared his successor.[1] Titian devoted himself to his diocese, and was an opponent of Arianism.[1] Titian died in 632, traditionally on January 16, and was buried in the cathedral of Oderzo.
Veneration
Many miracles are said to have occurred at Titian's tomb in Oderzo,[1] and Titian's cult spread as a result.[1] Evidence of his cult exists from the 8th century, with documents referring to his cult dating from 743 and 794,[1] and his name appears in Usuard's martyrology of 875.[1] His name appears in the Roman Martyrology of 1584.[1]
His relics are now in the crypt of the cathedral of
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An ancestor of the famous painter Titian had received a chapel dedicated to St. Titian of Oderzo as part of the dowry of the lady he married, and therefore the name Titian or Tiziano became common in the painter's family.[2]