Eustorgius II
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Eustorgius II was Archbishop of Milan from c. 511 to 518. He is honoured as a saint
in the Catholic Church and his feast day is June 6.
concerning Eustorgius: the first, addressed to the count
and senator Adilas, urges Eustorgius to take under his protection the estates owned by the Church of Milan in Sicily
, and the second, directly addressed to Eustorgius, asks the bishop to restore the bishop of Aosta
who had been unjustly accused by some clergy of treason. Eustorgius was also asked to judge the slanderers.
In a own letter, Avitus of Vienne
(died 518) thanks Eustorgius for the financial support given in order to free some Italian prisoners who were captured by the Arian
Burgundians
.
According to the bishop of Pavia
Ennodius
(died 521), Eustorgius restored the water ducts of the Baptistery
of Santo Stefano, which ruins are still visible under the Cathedral of Milan.
Eustorgius died on 6 June 518. His remains were interred in the chapel of Saint Sixtus
aside the city’s basilica of St. Lorenzo Maggiore. His feast is celebrated on June 6 in such basilica and together all the saint bishops of Milan on 25 September.
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 June 6.
Life
We have two letters of king Theodoric the GreatTheodoric the Great
Theodoric the Great was king of the Ostrogoths , ruler of Italy , regent of the Visigoths , and a viceroy of the Eastern Roman Empire...
concerning Eustorgius: the first, addressed to the count
Count
A count or countess is an aristocratic nobleman in European countries. The word count came into English from the French comte, itself from Latin comes—in its accusative comitem—meaning "companion", and later "companion of the emperor, delegate of the emperor". The adjective form of the word is...
and senator Adilas, urges Eustorgius to take under his protection the estates owned by the Church of Milan in Sicily
Sicily
Sicily is a region of Italy, and is the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Along with the surrounding minor islands, it constitutes an autonomous region of Italy, the Regione Autonoma Siciliana Sicily has a rich and unique culture, especially with regard to the arts, music, literature,...
, and the second, directly addressed to Eustorgius, asks the bishop to restore the bishop of Aosta
Aosta
Aosta is the principal city of the bilingual Aosta Valley in the Italian Alps, north-northwest of Turin. It is situated near the Italian entrance of the Mont Blanc Tunnel, at the confluence of the Buthier and the Dora Baltea, and at the junction of the Great and Little St. Bernard routes...
who had been unjustly accused by some clergy of treason. Eustorgius was also asked to judge the slanderers.
In a own letter, Avitus of Vienne
Avitus of Vienne
Alcimus Ecdicius Avitus was a Latin poet and archbishop of Vienne in Gaul.Avitus was born of a prominent Gallo-Roman senatorial family in the kinship of Emperor Avitus.-Life:...
(died 518) thanks Eustorgius for the financial support given in order to free some Italian prisoners who were captured by the Arian
Arian
Arian may refer to:* Arius, a Christian presbyter in the 3rd and 4th century* a given name in different cultures: Aria, Aryan or Arian...
Burgundians
Burgundians
The Burgundians were an East Germanic tribe which may have emigrated from mainland Scandinavia to the island of Bornholm, whose old form in Old Norse still was Burgundarholmr , and from there to mainland Europe...
.
According to the bishop of Pavia
Pavia
Pavia , the ancient Ticinum, is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 35 km south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It is the capital of the province of Pavia. It has a population of c. 71,000...
Ennodius
Magnus Felix Ennodius
Magnus Felix Ennodius was Bishop of Pavia in 514, and a Latin rhetorician and poet.He was one of four fifth to sixth-century Gallo-Roman aristocrats whose letters survive in quantity: the others are Sidonius Apollinaris, prefect of Rome in 468 and bishop of Clermont , Ruricius bishop of Limoges ...
(died 521), Eustorgius restored the water ducts of the Baptistery
Baptistery
In Christian architecture the baptistry or baptistery is the separate centrally-planned structure surrounding the baptismal font. The baptistry may be incorporated within the body of a church or cathedral and be provided with an altar as a chapel...
of Santo Stefano, which ruins are still visible under the Cathedral of Milan.
Eustorgius died on 6 June 518. His remains were interred in the chapel of Saint Sixtus
Pope Sixtus II
Pope Sixtus II or Pope Saint Sixtus II was Pope from August 30, 257 to August 6, 258. He died as a martyr during the persecution by Emperor Valerian....
aside the city’s basilica of St. Lorenzo Maggiore. His feast is celebrated on June 6 in such basilica and together all the saint bishops of Milan on 25 September.