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Venantius of Luni
Italian Roman Catholic bishop
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 14 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
603
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Luni in Liguria, commemoration of Saint Venantius, bishop, who took particular care of the clergy and monks and was an esteemed friend of Pope Saint Gregory the Great.
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 a bishop of Luni who cared for clergy and monks and was a friend of Saint Gregory the Great.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 14 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4009472 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.