Magnus (bishop of Milan)

Magnus
Archbishop of Milan

Church	Catholic Church
Appointed	518 AD
Term ended	c. 530
Predecessor	Eustorgius II
Successor	Dacius
Personal details
Died	c. 530
Sainthood
Feast day	November 5
Venerated in	Catholic Church
Shrines	Basilica of Saint Magnus in Legnano

Magnus (Italian: Magno) was Archbishop of Milan from 518 to c. 530. He is honoured as a saint in the Catholic Church.^[1]

Life

Almost nothing is known about the life and the episcopate of Magnus.^[2] Magnus lived under the Arian king Theodoric the Great, who probably at first supported him, but later persecuted him as already happened for the philosopher Boethius.^[3]

What is surely known, is the text of his funeral epitaph, transmitted us by Goffredo da Bussero (13th century), which describes Magnus as a men of great charity who helped the prisoners of war.^[4]

Magnus died in 530, on the 1 December. His remains were interred in the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio in Milan.^[1] A late tradition, with no historical basis, associates Magnus with the Milanese family of the Trincheri.

Veneration

Basilica of Saint Magnus in Legnano

The first formal survey on his relics was made in 1248 by the Domenicans who ministered to the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio in Milan. The main church of the town of Legnano, about 20 km (12 mi) from Milan, is dedicated to Magnus. The Basilica di San Magno of Legnano was built between 1503 and 1513 and a part of relics of Magnus were translated there on 5 November 1900.^[5] His feast is celebrated on November 5 in such basilica and together all the saint bishops of Milan on 25 September.

Notes

1 2 Majo, Angelo (1989). "Magno, santo (518-530 c.)". Dizionario della Chiesa Ambrosiana 3. Milano: NED. p. 1844. ISBN 88-7023-102-X. (Italian)
↑ Ruggeri, Fausto (1991). I Vescovi di Milano. Milano: NED. p. 16. ISBN 88-7023-154-2. (Italian)
↑ "La vita di San Magno vescovo". Contrada San Magno. Retrieved 28 October 2011. (Italian)
↑ Cazzani, Eugenio (1996). Vescovi e arcivescovi di Milano. Milano: Massimo. pp. 31–32. ISBN 88-7030-891-X. (Italian)
↑ "Guida alla visita della Basilica di San Magno". Parrocchia San Magno. Retrieved 28 October 2011. (Italian)

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Bishops and Archbishops of Milan

Ancient Age	St Apostle Barnabas (1st-century, his coming to Milan is probably legendary) St Anathalon St Caius St Castricianus St Calimerus (about 270 – 280) St Monas (283–313?) St Mirocles (313–316?) St Maternus (316–328?) St Protasius (328–343?) St Eustorgius I (343–349?) St Dionysius (349–355) Auxentius (355–374, considered an intruder by the Catholic Church) St Ambrose (374–397) St Simplician (397–400) St Venerius (400–408) St Marolus (408–423) St Martinianus (423–435) St Glycerius (436–438) St Lazarus (438–449) St Eusebius (449–462) St Gerontius (462–465) St Benignus (465–472) St Senator (472–475) St Theodorus I (475–490) St Lawrence I (490–512) St Eustorgius II (512–518) St Magnus (518–530?) St Dacius (530–552) Vitale (552–556) St Ausanus (556–559?)

Genoa Period	St Honoratus (560–571?) Frontone (571–573?) Lawrence II (573–592) Constantius (593–600) Deodatus (601–628) Asterius (629–639) Forte (639–641)

Middle Age	St John the Good (641–669) St Antonino (669–671) St Maurilio (671) St Ampelius (671–676) St Mansuetus (676–685) St Benedict (685–732) Theodorus II (732–746) St Natalis (746–747) Arifred (747–748) Stabile (748–750) Leto (751–755) Thomas (755–783) Peter (784–803) Odelpert (803–813) St Anselm I (813–818) St Buono (818–822) Angilbert I (822–823) Angilbert II Pusterla (824–859) Tadone (860–868) Anspert (868–881) Anselmo II Capra (882–896) Landulf I (896–899) Andrea of Canciano (899–906) Aicone (906–918) Gariberto of Besana (918–921) Lambert (921–931) Elduin (931–936) Arderico (936–948) Adelman (948–953) Walpert (953–970) Arnulf I (970–974) Gotofredo I (974–979) Landulf II of Carcano (980–998) Arnolfo II da Arsago (998–1018) Ariberto da Intimiano (1018–1045) St Guido da Velate (1045–1069) Attone (1070–1075) Gotofredo II da Castiglione (1070–1075, antibishop) Tebald da Castiglione (1075–1080) Anselmo III da Rho (1086–1093) Arnolfo III (1093–1097) Anselmo IV da Bovisio (1097–1101) Grossolano (1102–1112) Giordano da Clivio (1112–1120) Ulrich da Corte (1120–1126) Anselmo V della Pusterla (1126–1135) Robaldo (1135–1145) Umberto I da Pirovano (1146–1166) St Galdino della Sala (1166–1176) Algisio da Pirovano (1176–1185) Umberto II Crivelli (1185–1187, elected Pope Urban III) Milone da Cardano (1187–1195) Umberto III da Terzago (1195–1196) Filippo I da Lampugnano (1196–1206) Umberto IV da Pirovano (1206–1211) Gerardo da Sessa (1211–1212) Enrico I da Settala (1213–1230) Guglielmo I da Rizolio (1230–1241) Leon da Perego (1241–1257) Ottone Visconti (1262–1295) Ruffino da Frisseto (1295–1296) Francesco I da Parma (1296–1308) Cassone della Torre (1308–1317) Aicardo da Intimiano (1317–1339) Giovanni II Visconti (1342–1354) Roberto Visconti (1354–1361) Guglielmo II della Pusterla (1361–1370) Simon da Borsano (1370–1380) Antonio de' Saluzzi (1380–1401) Pietro II di Candia (1402–1410) Francesco II Crippa (1409–1414) Bartolommeo Capra (1414–1433) Francesco III Piccolpasso (1433–1443) Enrico II Rampini (1443–1450) Giovanni III Visconti (1450–1453) Nicolò Amidano (1453–1454) Timoteo Maffei (1454) Gabriele Sforza (1454–1457) Carlo I da Forlì (1457–1461) Stefano Nardini (1461–1484) Giovan IV Arcimboldi (1484–1488) Guido Antonio Arcimboldi (1488–1497) Ottaviano Arcimboldi (1497) Ippolito I d'Este (1497–1520) Ippolito II d'Este (1520–1550) Giovan Angelo Arcimboldi (1550–1555) Filippo II Archinto (1556–1558) vacant

Modern Age	St. Carlo Borromeo (1564–1584) Gaspare Visconti (1584–1595) Federico I Borromeo (1595–1631) Cesare Monti (1632–1650) Alfonso Litta (1652–1679) Federico II Visconti (1681–1693) Federico III Caccia (1693–1699) Giuseppe Archinto (1699–1712) Benedetto II Erba Odescalchi (1712–1737) Carlo Gaetano Stampa (1737–1742) Giuseppe II Pozzobonelli (1743–1783) Filippo Maria Visconti (1784–1801) Giovanni Battista Caprara (1802–1810) vacant Carlo Gaetano Gaisruck (1818–1846) Bartolomeo Carlo Romilli (1847–1859) Paolo Angelo Ballerini (1859–1867) Luigi Nazari di Calabiana (1867–1893) Bl. Andrea Ferrari (1894–1921) Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti (1921–1922, elected Pope Pius XI) Eugenio Tosi (1922–1929) Bl. Ildefonso Schuster (1929–1954) Giovanni Battista Montini (1954–1963, elected Pope Paul VI) Giovanni Colombo (1963–1979) Carlo Maria Martini, SJ (1979–2002) Dionigi Tettamanzi (2002–2011) Angelo Scola (2011–present)

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