Guido da Velate
Archbishop of Milan
Feast: 23 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Guido da Velate (also Guy or Wido) (died 1071) was the Archbishop of Milan from 1045 until his death, though he had simoniacally abdicated in 1067. He had been chosen as successor to Aribert by the people in opposition to the choice of the nobility and confirmed as archbishop by the Emperor Henry III.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Peter Damian Saint“After the death of Henry III in 1056, Hildebrand, Anselm of Baggio, and Peter Damian were sent to settle matters in Milan, but to little avail.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q375963 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Guido da Velate (CC BY-SA)
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