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Gaudentius of Rimini
Roman Catholic saint
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 14 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
301
Died
360
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Rimini, Saint Gaudentius, who is believed to have been, in a time of persecution, the first bishop of this 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 14 October as the man believed to have been the first bishop of Rimini.
Connected on this site
- Leo of Montefeltro Saint“Some sources claim that Leo was ordained as priest by Gaudentius of Rimini, who ordained Saint Marinus as deacon.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 14 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1447596 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gaudentius of Rimini (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.