Eusebius ( it, Eusebio) was
Archbishop of Milan
The Archdiocese of Milan ( it, Arcidiocesi di Milano; la, Archidioecesis Mediolanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Italy which covers the areas of Milan, Monza, Lecco and Varese. It ha ...
from 449 to 462. He is honoured as a
saint and his feast day is 12 August.
Life
According to the writings of
Ennodius, bishop of
Pavia
Pavia (, , , ; la, Ticinum; Medieval Latin: ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy in northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was the cap ...
in early 6th-century, Eusebius was
Greek
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. He probably participated, as bishop of Milan, to a synod held in
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus ( legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
in 449 which condemned the doctrines of
Eutyches
Eutyches ( grc, Εὐτυχής; c. 380c. 456) or Eutyches of Constantinople[Pope Leo the Great
Pope Leo I ( 400 – 10 November 461), also known as Leo the Great, was bishop of Rome from 29 September 440 until his death. Pope Benedict XVI said that Leo's papacy "was undoubtedly one of the most important in the Church's history."
Leo was ...]
and carried to
Milan
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in 451 by
Abundius
Abundius (also Abondius, Abundias, or Abbondio; early fifth century – 469), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Abundius, was a bishop of Como, Northern Italy.
Biography
Abundius was born at Thessalonica. Around 448 Abundius became the ...
bishop of
Como
Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label=Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and ''comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como.
Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps has m ...
and
Senator
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, who were returning to North Italy from
Constantinople
la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه
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. In 451 Eusebius convened a Provincial Council in Milan, attended by eighteen bishops, where the
Tome of Leo
Leo's Tome refers to a letter sent by Pope Leo I to Flavian of Constantinople, explaining the position of the Papacy in matters of Christology. The text confesses that Christ has two natures, both fully human and fully divine. The letter was a top ...
was read and approved, and consequently the doctrines of
Eutyches
Eutyches ( grc, Εὐτυχής; c. 380c. 456) or Eutyches of Constantinople[Huns
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led by
Attila
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. The Huns
razed Aquileia
The Sack of Aquileia occurred in 452, and was carried out by the Huns under the leadership of Attila.
Campaign
A year after the Battle of Catalaunian Fields, Attila launched an invasion of Italy, passing through Pannonia into Venetia, where ...
and then moved East and sacked numerous cities such as
Padua
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. They entered also in Milan where Attila occupied the imperial palace and set fire to a large part of the town, destroying also the
cathedral of Saint Tecla. Eusebius, along with many citizens, fled from the Huns and left the town. They returned in Milan only when Attila was convinced by Pope Leo to retire. Eusebius led the reconstruction of the town, including the cathedral which was re-consecrated in 453 by Maximus II bishop of
Turin
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(not to be confused with Saint
Maximus of Turin
Maximus of Turin ( it, San Massimo; ( c.380 – c.465) is the first known Christian bishop of Turin. He was a theological writer who "made a great contribution to the spread and consolidation of Christianity in Northern Italy".
Life
Maximus is b ...
) who for the occasion spoke the homely ''De reparatione ecclesiae mediolanensis''.
Eusebius died on 8 August, probably in 462, and his remains were interred in the city's basilica of
St. Lorenzo Maggiore. His
feast
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is celebrated on 12 August. A late tradition, with no historical basis, associates Eusebius with the Milan's family of the Pagani.
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Archbishops of Milan
462 deaths
5th-century Christian saints
Saints from Roman Italy
Year of birth unknown