Anathalon
Sign in to saveAnathalon (, , , Byzantine Greek: ) was the first recorded Bishop of Milan and lived at the end 2nd-century or early 3rd-century. A later tradition made him the also the first bishop of Brescia. He is honoured as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, which celebrate his feast day on 24 September. In Milan, however, this is commemorated on 25 September.
Key facts
- Christian leader.name
- Anathalon
- Christian leader.term
- end 2nd – early 3rd century
- Christian leader.feast_day
- 24 September (Milan: 25 September)
- Christian leader.venerated
- Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches
- Christian leader.image
- Ablis - Saint Anatole cropped.jpg
- Christian leader.church
- Early Church (pre-schism)
- Christian leader.archbishop_of
- Bishop of Milan
- Christian leader.predecessor
- Barnabas (legendary)
- Christian leader.successor
- Caius
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anatoly
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of birth
- Greece
- Place of death
- Brescia
- Occupation
- presbyter
- Position held
- archbishop
- Image
- Ablis - Saint Anatole cropped.jpg
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- canonization status
- Catholic saint
- date of death
- 0300-01-01
- Commons category
- Saint Anatolius of Milan
- date of birth
- 0101-00-00
- time period
- Roman Empire
- feast day
- September 25
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Life
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- Notes
- External links
Anathalon (, , , Byzantine Greek: ) was the first recorded Bishop of Milan and lived at the end 2nd-century or early 3rd-century. A later tradition made him the also the first bishop of Brescia. He is honoured as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, which celebrate his feast day on 24 September. In Milan, however, this is commemorated on 25 September.
==Life== Almost nothing is known about the life and the episcopate of Anathalon, except that he had a Greek name, that he was bishop of Milan at the end 2nd-century or early 3rd-century, and that he died during a pastoral trip in Brescia, which was under his jurisdiction.
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