Saint Fortunatus
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Saint Fortunatus may refer to:
- Venantius FortunatusVenantius FortunatusVenantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus was a Latin poet and hymnodist in the Merovingian Court, and a Bishop of the early Catholic Church. He was never canonised but was venerated as Saint Venantius Fortunatus during the Middle Ages.-Life:Venantius Fortunatus was born between 530 and 540 A.D....
(530–600), Roman Catholic bishop and saint - Fortunatus of Casei (died 286)
- FortunatusFelix, Fortunatus, and AchilleusFelix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus were 3rd-century Christian saints who suffered martyrdom during the reign of Caracalla. Felix, a priest, Fortunatus and Achilleus, both deacons, were sent by Irenaeus, to Valence, to convert the locals. It is known that they died ca...
(d.212), martyr - Fortunatus of TodiFortunatus of TodiSaint Fortunatus was a 6th century bishop of Todi. According to tradition, he defended Todi during a Gothic siege. He is the patron saint of Todi. He is praised by Gregory the Great, who calls him a man of great virtue who took great care in attending to the sick. Gregory, who was born around...
(died 537), bishop of Todi - Fortunatus of SpoletoFortunatus of SpoletoSaint Fortunatus of Spoleto was a parish priest near Spoleto in Umbria sometime between the 4th and 5th centuries. He is venerated as a saint within the Catholic Church...
(died 400), priest near Montefalco - Fortunatus the ApostleFortunatus the ApostleApostle Fortunatus of the Seventy Disciples is commemorated by the Church on June 15 with Achaicus and Stephen, and on January 4 with the Seventy. St...
, one of the seventy DisciplesSeventy DisciplesThe seventy disciples or seventy-two disciples were early followers of Jesus mentioned in the Gospel of Luke . According to Luke, the only gospel in which they appear, Jesus appointed them and sent them out in pairs on a specific mission which is detailed in the text...
of Christ - Saint Fortunatus, companion of Orontius of LecceOrontius of LecceSaint Orontius of Lecce is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, along with two other figures associated with his legend, Fortunatus and Justus. He is called the first bishop of Lecce.-Legend:...
(1st century) - Saint Fortunatus, companion and deacon of Hermagoras of AquileiaHermagoras of AquileiaSaint Hermagoras of Aquileia is considered the first bishop of Aquileia, northern Italy. Christian tradition states that he was chosen by Saint Mark to serve as the leader of the nascent Christian community in Aquileia, and that he was consecrated bishop by Saint Peter...
(died 70) - Saint Fortunatus I (fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
344), bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of NaplesRoman Catholic Archdiocese of NaplesThe Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory in southern Italy, the see being in Naples. A Christian community was founded in the 1st century AD and the diocese was raised to the level of an Archdiocese in the 10th century. Two of Archbishops of Naples have...