ST LIMENIUS AND FELLOW BISHOPS OF VERCELLI

ST LIMENIUS AND FELLOW BISHOPS OF VERCELLI - 25 NOVEMBER

SAINT LIMENIUS AND FELLOW BISHOPS OF VERCELLI

Saint Limenius (November 25), along with Dunshelius, Albinus, Simplicius, Maximian, Lanfranc, Constantius, and Philosophus were, according to the Elenchus*, bishops of Vercelli. Saint Limenius is also mentioned on October 9 by the Bollandists* (among the praetermissi) (IV. 565) , with the remark that Ughellus* calls him "saint", and Ferrarius* says of him that he was a Greek, the successor of Bishop Saint Eusebius, and that he attended the Council of Aquileia in 381 together with Saint Ambrose.

Since the Bollandists* had no evidence of his ecclesiastical veneration at that time, they placed him among the praetermissi without a title at first. But at some point afterwards they seem to have received such proofs, because they did include him in the Elenchus*, where in the preface (page 17) they expressly state that they have included in it only "saints, blesseds, and some venerable ones," whose memory is celebrated in the various martyrologies from October 15th until the end of the year.

Since, moreover, all the bishops mentioned above are stated to have been "saints" in Zedler* (47.278), we did not think it wrong to add the predicate "sanctus" to all these names.

Zedler* lists Saint Limenius as the 2nd bishop of Vercelli, with the addition that he attended the Council of Aquileia (in 381). Saint Dunshelius (Duscellus, Coelius) was, according to him, 4th bishop of Vercelli; he died in 415 at Ravenna. Saint Albinus was his 6th bishop, who died in 435 at Ravenna. Saint Simplicius was the 8th bishop - he died in 470; Saint Maximianus was the 9th bishop (no year of death is indicated). Saint Lanfranc was, according to this source, the 10th bishop (d. 480). The 13th bishop was Constantius, (d. 530), and the 15th bishop was Saint Philosophus, (d. 600). It is also added here of Saint Constantius that he had two sisters, both of whom he placed in the monastery.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 3, Augsburg, 1869, pp. 835-36)

*A hagiography source used by the authors

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Limenius and his fellow bishops may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

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