Faustinus of Brescia explained
| Honorific Prefix: | Saint |
| Faustinus of Brescia |
| Birth Date: | 4th century |
| Death Date: | 15 February 381 |
| Feast Day: | 15 February
16 February: Orthodox Church[1] |
| Titles: | Bishop of Brescia |
Faustinus (died about 15 February 381 A.D.) was bishop of Brescia from c. 360, succeeding Ursicinus.[2] His feast day in the Roman Catholic Church is 15 February: 16 February in the Orthodox Church.
Tradition claims that he was a descendant of Faustinus and Jovita, and that he compiled the Acts of these two martyrs.[3] His relics were discovered in 1101.[4]
Faustinus appeared in the old Roman Martyrology for February 15: "At Brescia, [in the year 350], the holy Confessor Faustinus, Bishop of that see."[5] He is no longer listed in the 2004 revision.[6] This may be because of some doubt that the person existed, or because their cult was never approved.
Works
- De Trinitate sive de Fide contra Arianos. Ad Gallam Placidiam
- In Codicem Canonum et Constitutorum Eccleasiae Romanae Recepta
- Vita Operaque de Faustino
- (with presbyter Marcellinus) Adversus Damasum Libellus Precum Ad Imperatores Valentinianum, Theodosium et Arcadium
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsf.htm "Faustinus", Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome
- https://books.google.com/books?id=7OU5AQAAMAAJ&dq=Bishop+Faustinus+of+Brescia&pg=PA464 Grignon, Robert Scarlett. "Faustinus (6)", A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines
- https://catholicsaints.info/book-of-saints-faustinus-16-february/ Monks of Ramsgate. "Faustinus". Book of Saints
- https://books.google.com/books?id=LP4UAAAAQAAJ&dq=Bishop+Faustinus+of+Brescia&pg=PA364 Holweck, Frederick George. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints: With a General Introduction on Hagiology
- https://books.google.com/books?id=nvVYAAAAYAAJ&dq=Bishop+Faustinus+of+Brescia&pg=PA753 The Roman Breviary Reformed by Order of the Holy Oecumenical Council of Trent
- https://books.google.com/books?id=yzqOCgAAQBAJ&dq=Bishop+Faustinus+of+Brescia&pg=PT390 Watkins, Basil. The Book of Saints: A Comprehensive Biographical Dictionary
