Emilianus
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| Emilianus | |
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| Born | c. 473 in La Rioja, Navarre, Spain |
| Died | c. 572 in Spain |
| Major shrine | Benedictine monastery of La Cogolla |
| Feast | November 12 |
| Attributes | monk on horseback |
| Patronage | Spain |
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Saint Emilianus, also known as Aemilianus, Aemilian, Millán of la Cogolla or de la Gogolla, Emiliano, and Emilian of Cucullatus, is a Spanish saint.
He was a shepherd in La Rioja when he became a hermit at age 20. He spent the next 40 years in solitude as a hermit in the mountains around Burgos when he was ordained by Didymus the Bishop of Tarazona.
He became a parish priest at Berceo. The stories of his life say he was forced to leave that job because of his excessive charity. He resumed his eremitical life with several disciples.
The Benedictines claim the mountain hermitage he occupied near Burgos became the site of the Benedictine monastery of La Cogolla.
He is a patron saint of Spain, where he is known as San Millan de la Cogolla, the cowled Saint Emilian.
Emilianus is represented as a monk on horseback fighting the Moors, and sometimes as a Benedictine on horseback with a banner and sword.
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[edit] External links
- http://www.ccel.org/ccel/wace/biodict.html?term=Emilianus%20(8),%20solitary
- Catholic Online'
- 'Patron Saints Index
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