Saint Magnus | |
Death Date: | 670 |
Feast Day: | 6 October |
Venerated In: | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Birth Place: | Venice, Italy |
Titles: | Bishop |
Canonized Date: | Pre-congregation |
Saint Magnus of Oderzo (it|San Magno di Oderzo) was a 7th-century Italian saint who is notable for founding some of the earliest churches in Venice.[1] He was Bishop of Oderzo and traveled to Venice in 638 because of the Lombard invasion of Italy.[2] There, he founded the churches of Santi Apostoli, San Pietro di Castello, Santa Maria Formosa, Santa Giustina, San Giovanni in Bragora, San Zaccaria, San Salvador and Angelo San Raffaele.[3]
He died in 670 and his remains are reportedly buried in the church of San Geremia in Venice.[4]