Antoninus of Piacenza

{{Short description|Patron saint of Piacenza}}

{{about-distinguish2|the saint who died in 303|the 6th-century Piacenza Pilgrim to the Holy Land}}

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|name = Saint Antoninus of Piacenza

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|death_date = AD 303

|feast_day = September 30

|venerated_in = Roman Catholic Church

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|death_place = Piacenza or Travo

|titles = Martyr

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|canonized_date= Pre-Congregation

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|patronage = Piacenza

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|image = S. Antonino di Piacenza.JPG

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{{for|the 6th-century author of a pilgrim's itinerary of the Holy Land, sometimes called Antoninus|Anonymous pilgrim of Piacenza}}

Saint Antoninus of Piacenza (or Placentia) (died AD 303), also known as Antoninus Placentinus, is a patron saint of Piacenza in Italy.[http://catholicsaints.info/saint-antoninus-of-piacenza/ CatholicSaints.Info] He is venerated as a saint and martyr in the Roman Catholic Church, with a feast day of 30 September.{{cite web |url=https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_academies/cult-martyrum/martiri/009.html |title= Martirologio, Traduzione a cura dell'Istituto San Clemente I Papa e Martire (Stefano Calvi). |publisher=Pontifical Academy of Martyrs |date= |author= |accessdate=August 19, 2015}}

The saint was said to have been martyred at Piacenza or Travo, in the AD 303 Diocletianic Persecution. He appears in Victricius' De Laude Sanctorum of the same century, and the somewhat later Martyrologium Hieronymianum. Sabinus of Piacenza established his sanctuary, following a rediscovery of the relics. A later tradition made him a member of the legendary Theban Legion. Piacenza's Basilica di Sant'Antonino bears his name.