ST PHOTINUS, BISHOP OF BENEVENTO

ST PHOTINUS, BISHOP OF BENEVENTO - 1 MARCH

SAINT PHOTINUS, BISHOP OF BENEVENTO

Interior of Benevento Cathedral
before the WW2 bombing in 1943

Saint Photinus, commemorated on March 1 and November 1, is said to have been the first Bishop of Benevento¹, sent there by the Apostle Peter himself. This is stated in the city's list of saints and in the chronological table of its bishops. His successor, Saint Januarius, is also venerated there. (Mart. 1, 2, and Elenchus)

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 920)

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Photinus 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

¹THE DIOCESE OF BENEVENTO

According to an 11th-century episcopal list, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Benevento was founded in the first century. During the persecution of Diocletian there is a reference to a person named Januarius, who together with Proculus his deacon and two laymen was imprisoned and beheaded at Pozzuoli in 305. Januarius

is said to have been Bishop of Benevento before becoming Bishop of Naples.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archdiocese_of_Benevento

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