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Epiphanius of Pavia
Bishop of Pavia, saint
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 21 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
438
Died
496
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Pavia, Saint Epiphanius, bishop, who, at the time of the barbarian invasions, worked hard for the reconciliation of peoples, for the freeing of prisoners and for the rebuilding of the destroyed city.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 21 January as a bishop of Pavia who worked for peace and the freeing of prisoners during the barbarian invasions.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 21 January (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q655381 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Epiphanius of Pavia (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.