Gerontius of Cervia
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Gerontius of Cervia (Gerontius of Ficocle) (died 501 AD) was an Italian bishop of Cervia who is venerated as a saint.
Life
The first known Bishop of Cervia is Gerontius.Cappelletti II, pp. 558-559. Lanzoni, pp. 713-714. He was returning with Viticanus, Bishop of Cagli, from the Roman council held in 501 to treat accusations made against Pope Symmachus, when he was assaulted and killed by bandits on the Via Flaminia at Cagli, near Ancona. (The legend says "heretics", perhaps Goths, or more probably Heruli, of the army of Odoacer.) His remains are venerated at Cagli.Benigni, Umberto. [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03545b.htm "Cervia."] The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. Retrieved: 9 March 2014.
He was venerated as a martyr. His feast day is May 9.Daniel Papenbroch, [https://books.google.com/books?id=oTPR3zHvNSYC&pg=PA461 Acta Sanctorum Maii Tomus secundus] (Antwerp 1738), pp. 461-464. His emblem in art is a goose.[https://www.katolsk.no/biografier/historisk/gcervia Odden, Per Einar. "Den hellige Gerontius av Cervia ( -502)", Den katolske kirke]
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Sources
- Cappelletti, Giuseppe (1844). [https://books.google.com/books?id=2R1XAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA558 Le chiese d'Italia dalla loro origine sino ai nostri giorni. Volume 2]. Venice: G. Antonelli, 1844.
- Lanzoni, Francesco (1927). [https://archive.org/stream/MN5017ucmf_0#page/n281/mode/2up Le diocesi d'Italia dalle origini al principio del secolo VII (an. 604)]. Faenza: F. Lega. {{in lang|it}}
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Category:Bishops in Emilia-Romagna
Category:People from the Province of Ravenna
Category:Medieval Italian saints
Category:6th-century Christian saints
Category:6th-century Italian bishops
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