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Obitius
Italian Roman Catholic knight, oblate and saint
SaintResearchedBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 6 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1150
Died
1204
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Brescia, Saint Obitius, who, a knight, having turned to God and given himself to a life of penance, distributed his possessions for the good of all.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 6 December as a knight of Brescia who turned to penance and gave away his possessions.
Connected on this site
- Constantius of Perugia Saint“An uncle had founded two monasteries and another relative had befriended Constantius of Perugia, the other patron saint of Niardo.” — Wikipedia
- Margaret the Virgin Saint“Obitius was devoted to Margaret the Virgin as a youth, and displayed an image of this virgin martyr and his armorial device.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 6 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3880587 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Obitius (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.