Geminianus
Bishop of Modena (d. 396/397)
Feast: 31 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Saint Geminianus (also known as Saint Geminian, or Saint Gimignano) was a fourth-century deacon who became Bishop of Modena. He is mentioned in the year 390, when he participated in a council called by Saint Ambrose in Milan. From his name, it has been deduced that Geminianus probably belonged to the caste of Roman senators.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- John Chrysostom Saint“Saint John Chrysostom later received the same hospitality.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q983066 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Geminianus (CC BY-SA)
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