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Cassiodorus
6th-century Roman senator and scholar
Servant of GodResearchedByzantine Empire
Born
490
verified
Died
583
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Beatified
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not yet
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Cassiodorus, of an important family of southern Italy, served the Ostrogothic kings as quaestor, governor, consul in 514 and praetorian prefect.
He later left public life and became a monk; he was still writing at ninety-three, and died about 583.
The miracles
The Catholic Encyclopedia does not describe his cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A statesman who ended his long life as a monk and scholar.
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Cassiodorus
- Wikidata Q192365 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Cassiodorus (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.