Eusebius | |
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| Archbishop of Milan | |
 18th-century painting of Saint Eusebius | |
| Appointed | 449 AD |
| Term ended | 462 |
| Predecessor | Lazarus |
| Successor | Gerontius |
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| Died | 8 August 462 |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 12 August |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Eusebius (Italian:Eusebio) wasArchbishop of Milan from 449 to 462. He is honoured as asaint and his feast day is 12 August.[1]
According to the writings ofEnnodius, bishop ofPavia in early 6th-century, Eusebius wasGreek. He probably participated, as bishop of Milan, to a synod held inRome in 449 which condemned the doctrines ofEutyches, deemed to be heretic.[2] Surely Eusebius was the addressee of a letter written byPope Leo the Great and carried toMilan in 451 byAbundius bishop ofComo andSenator, who were returning to North Italy fromConstantinople. In 451 Eusebius convened a Provincial Council in Milan, attended by eighteen bishops,[1] where theTome of Leo was read and approved, and consequently the doctrines ofEutyches were condemned.[2]
The main political event in Eusebius' episcopate was the 452 invasion of Italy by theHuns led byAttila. The Hunsrazed Aquileia and then moved East and sacked numerous cities such asPadua. They entered also in Milan where Attila occupied the imperial palace and set fire to a large part of the town, destroying also thecathedral of Saint Tecla.[3] Eusebius, along with many citizens, fled from the Huns and left the town. They returned in Milan only when Attila was convinced by Pope Leo to retire. Eusebius led the reconstruction of the town, including the cathedral which was re-consecrated in 453 by Maximus II bishop ofTurin (not to be confused with SaintMaximus of Turin)[2] who for the occasion spoke the homilyDe reparatione ecclesiae mediolanensis.[4]
Eusebius died on 8 August, probably in 462, and his remains were interred in the city's basilica ofSt. Lorenzo Maggiore. Hisfeast is celebrated on 12 August.[3] A late tradition, with no historical basis, associates Eusebius with the Milan's family of the Pagani.
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