Lazarus was Archbishop of Milan from 438 to 449. He is honoured as a Saint

Saint

A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...

 in the Catholic Church and his feast day is February 11.

Life

Almost nothing is known about the life and the episcopate of Lazarus, a part that he had a stern appearance and he probably studied in Milan

Milan

Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

. Probably he, following Pope Leo the Great, took measures against the Manichaeans.

Lazarus died on March 14, 449, and he was buried in the Church of Saint Nazarius and Celsus

San Nazaro in Brolo

The basilica of San Nazaro in Brolo or San Nazaro Maggiore is a church in Milan, northern Italy.-History:The church was built by St. Ambrose starting from 382 on the road that connected Milan to Rome...

 in Milan. His feast day was anticipated to the February 11 due to the Lent

Lent

In the Christian tradition, Lent is the period of the liturgical year from Ash Wednesday to Easter. The traditional purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer – through prayer, repentance, almsgiving and self-denial – for the annual commemoration during Holy Week of the Death and...

time. A late tradition, with no historical basis, associates Lazarus with the Milan's family of the Beccardi.