Venantius Fortunatus

Who they were

Venantius Fortunatus, a Christian poet born in northern Italy, was educated at Ravenna and travelled through Gaul in 565, writing verse for bishops and kings.

He settled at Poitiers, where he became a close friend of St Radegunde, and some time before the end of the sixth century became Bishop of Poitiers. He wrote lives of the saints and hymns.

The miracles

The Catholic Encyclopedia does not describe how he came to be honoured as a saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

A poet who became a bishop and gave the Church great hymns.

Connected on this site

• Agnes of Poitiers Saint
  “Venantius Fortunatus, who visited Holy Cross and settled nearby for the remainder of his life.” — Wikipedia
• Caesaria of Arles Saint
  “Little is known about her, but there were some "glowing" references to her in the writings of Venantius Fortunatus; according to Gregory of Tours, her life was "blessed and holy".” — Wikipedia
• Calétric de Chartres Saint
  “His name is also spelled as Caletricus, Chaletricus or Chalactericus (in Venantius Fortunatus) whilst in French, it appears in the popular forms of Caltry or Calais, probably caused by the confusion with the abbot-saint of Le Maine.” — Wikipedia
• Euphronius Saint
  “a grandson of Gregory of Langres, and a friend of Venantius Fortunatus.” — Wikipedia
• Eutropius of Saintes Saint
  “In the 6th century, the poet Venantius Fortunatus refers to Eutropius in connection with Saintes.” — Wikipedia
• Jude the Apostle Saint
  “St Venantius Fortunatus records that they were buried in Persia.” — this site's research
• Magneric Saint
  “Venantius Fortunatus described the Bishop as virtuous and charitable, and an "ornament of bishops".” — Wikipedia
• Nicetius Saint
  “Considerable detail of the life of this zealous bishop is known from various sources, from letters written either by or to him, from two poems of Venantius Fortunatus and above all from the statements of his pupil Aredius, later Abbot of Limoges, which have been preserved by Gregory of Tours.” — Wikipedia
• Theorodus of Marseille Saint
  “Venantius Fortunatus, in a poem of 566, asks Dynamius of Marseille to greet his bishop, Theodore, and his metropolitan, Sapaudus of Arles.” — Wikipedia
• Victorian of Asan Saint
  “He is mentioned by Venantius Fortunatus.” — Wikipedia