Simplician
Sign in to saveSimplician (; ) was Bishop of Milan from 397 to 400 or 401 AD. He is honoured as a Saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches and his feast day is August 14.
Key facts
- Christian leader.name
- Simplician
- Christian leader.image
- IMG 7435 - Milano - San Simpliciano - Bassorilievo di san Simpliciano - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto 25-Mar-2007.jpg
- Christian leader.caption
- Relief tondo of Saint Simplician
- Christian leader.archbishop_of
- Archbishop of Milan
- Christian leader.appointed
- 397 AD
- Christian leader.term_end
- 400 or 401
- Christian leader.predecessor
- Ambrose
- Christian leader.successor
- Venerius
- Christian leader.feast_day
- August 14
- Christian leader.venerated
- Eastern Orthodox ChurchRoman Catholic Church
- Christian leader.shrine
- Basilica of St. Simplician
- Christian leader.birth_date
- 320
- Christian leader.death_date
- 400 or 401
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- Image
- IMG 7435 - Milano - San Simpliciano - Bassorilievo di san Simpliciano - Foto Giovanni Dall'Orto 25-Mar-2007.jpg
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- Commons category
- Saint Simplicianus
- date of death
- 0401-00-00
- date of birth
- 0320-01-01
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Simplician (; ) was Bishop of Milan from 397 to 400 or 401 AD. He is honoured as a Saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches and his feast day is August 14.
==Life== Simplician was born about 320 probably in Rome and still young he became a churchman. He became expert in the Holy Scripture and very educated. In about 355 he took an active part in the conversion to Christianity of the philosopher Marius Victorinus. When in 374 Ambrose was elected bishop of Milan and baptized, Simplician became his teacher of doctrine. Ambrose used to call Simplician father, as a sign of spiritual relationship. Probably in this period Simplician moved to Milan where he remained.