Sirus
Syrus of Pavia (), also spelled Sirus, is traditionally said to have been the first bishop of Pavia during the 1st century. His legend, according to the 14th century source known as the ''De laudibus Papiæ'' (''In the Praise of Pavia''), states that Syrus was the boy with the five loaves who appears in the Feeding the multitude, Gospels. As Hippolyte Delehaye writes, "To have lived amongst the Saviour's immediate following was...honorable...and accordingly old patrons of churches were identified with certain persons in the gospels or who were supposed to have had some part of Christ's life on earth." Syrus is said to have followed Saint Peter, Peter to Rome and from there he was sent to the Po valley to preach and convert the people to the Christian faith. He preached in all of the major cities of northern Italy. Another tradition, dating back to the 8th century, makes Syrus a disciple of Hermagoras of Aquileia, Hermagoras, who in turn was the disciple of Mark the Evangelist ...
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Pavia Cathedral
Pavia Cathedral () is a church in Pavia, Italy, the largest in the city and seat of the Diocese of Pavia. The construction was begun in the 15th century on the site of two pre-existing Romanesque, "twin" cathedrals (Santo Stefano and Santa Maria del Popolo). The cathedral houses the remains of St. Sirus of Pavia, St. Sirus, first Bishop of Pavia, and a thorn purported to be from the Crown of Thorns worn by Christ. The marble facing of the exterior was never completed. The Civic Tower (Pavia), Civic Tower (''Torre Civica''), known in 1330 and enlarged in 1583, formerly stood next to the cathedral. It collapsed on March 17, 1989.Pavia e Dintorni
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