Saint Cassius was a

bishop of Narni The Roman Catholic Diocese of Narni, lat. ''Dioecesis Narniensis'', in central Italy, was suppressed in 1907, becoming part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Terni, Diocese of Terni.Umbria Umbria ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region of central Italy. It includes Lake Trasimeno and Cascata delle Marmore, Marmore Falls, and is crossed by the Tiber. It is the only landlocked region on the Italian Peninsula, Apennine Peninsula. The re ...

from 537 to 558, the date of his death. He was praised by St. Gregory the Great, and was noted for his charity. Cassius would offer Mass daily at the tomb of his predecessor Saint

Juvenal of Narni Saint Juvenal (d. May 3, 369 or 377) () is venerated as the first Roman Catholic Diocese of Narni, Bishop of Narni in Umbria. Historical details regarding Juvenal's life are limited. A biography of Juvenal of little historical value, written afte ...

, on whom he tried to pattern himself. On the feast of SS. Peter and Paul, on the occasion of which he used to go every year to Rome, after having celebrated the holy mysteries in his city and having distributed communion to all, he died. His wife's name was Fausta.Wüscher-Becchi, E., "The Chapel of St. Cassius and the Tomb of St. Juvenal in Narni", 1905
/ref> In the year 878, Cassius'

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were taken to

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with those of Saints Juvenal and Cassius' wife Fausta. They were taken by

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, but all of the relics were returned to Narni two years later. The relics of Saint Cassius were built in a restored shrine later known as the ''Sacello di San Cassio''. Juvenal's relics are said to have been hidden.

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San Cassio di Narni
Bishops of Narni Medieval Italian saints 6th-century Italian bishops 6th-century Christian saints 558 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Italy-saint-stub