Arsatius

Arsatius
Feast 12 November

Saint Arsatius or Arsacius is a saint of whose life virtually nothing is known. He is said to have been a bishop of Milan, who lived either around 400 or in the 6th century, and possibly a martyr, but there is no evidence. Because of the traditional connection with Milan, he is further supposed to have been a disciple of Saint Ambrose, who was also Bishop of Milan, but there is no evidence of this either.[1][2]

His relics were brought in 766 from Rome to Ilmmünster Monastery where a cultus grew up around them and where the well-known Arsatius-Basilika is still dedicated to him. They were moved to Munich in 1495, but returned to Ilmmünster in 1846.[1] His feast day is 12 November.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c (German)Article about Arsatius and Ilmmünster on the Diocese of Munich website
  2. ^ a b Ekkart Sauser (1999). Bautz, Traugott. ed (in German). Arsatius. Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). 15. Herzberg. cols. 42–43. ISBN 3-88309-077-8. http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/a/arsacius.shtml.