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History Of Genoa by Frank M. Ilariucci
The Phoenicians and the Celts Founded Genoa in Italy
http://phoenicia.org/genoa.html
"Around 300 a.d. Genoa became christian as proven when Jacopo de
Voragine identified the relics of St. Syrus, one of the earliest
bishops of Genoa (b.324-d.381). Before (58 a.d.) the saints Nazarius
and Celsus came to Genoa but they don't succeeded in the conversion."
"Around 300 A.D., Genoa became a Christian city. There is
archaeological evidence that proves this when Jacopo de Voragine
identified the relics of St. Syrus. St. Syrus (324 A.D. - 381 A.D.)
was the one of the earliest bishops of Genoa. It needs to be mentioned
that in 58 A.D., saints Nazrius and Celsus had failed to convert the
population to Christianity."
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http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/pst00315.htm
Syrus of Genoa
http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saints0o.htm
SYRUS of Genoa
Memorial 29 June; 7 July
Profile Parish priest. Bishop of Genoa, Italy.
Died c.380 of natural causes
Canonized Pre-Congregation
Patronage Genoa Italy
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Syrus of Pavia BM (RM)
http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/1209.htm
"1st century (?). Alleged first bishop of Pavia and said to have been
sent there by the apostles. He probably belongs to the 3rd or 4th
century. He is the principal patron of Pavia, Italy. See also under
Juventius (Benedictines). You'll recognize St. Syrus in art as a
bishop enthroned between two deacons; sometimes with St. Juventius
(Roeder)."
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Syrus von Pavia
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Syrus of Pavia *Please note - this is a TRANSLATED page*
Anniversary catholic: 9. December
Name means: Man from Syria (latin.)
first bishop von Pavia
+ in the middle 4. Century
"Syrus' body becomes since that 9. Century in the cathedral of Pavia
in a glass shrine keeps. Many churches in Italy carry its names, in
addition, other mechanisms like the football stadium "San Siro" from
Milan."
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http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=007K1R
Today, December 9, we members of the Catholic Church family honor, in
a special way, the following friends of God -- saints whose souls are
now in heaven:
St. Syrus of Pavia (Italian, bishop, early martyr)
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The Martyrology of the Sacred Order of Friars Preachers - SEPTEMBER
http://www.op.org/domcentral/life/martyr09.htm
The Twelfth Day of September
"At Pavia, St. Juventius, bishop, of whom mention is made on February
8. St. Hermagores, a disciple of St. Mark the Evangelist, sent
Juventius to Pavia along with the St. Syrus mentioned on December 9.
Both these (missionaries) preached the Gospel of Christ at Pavia and
distinguished themselves by their miracles and their great virtues.
By their admirable deeds, they brought the faith even to the
neighboring cities. Thus, with an honor befitting their pontifical
dignity, their lives came to a glorious close."
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The Martyrology of the Sacred Order of Friars Preachers - DECEMBER
http://www.op.org/domcentral/life/martyr12.htm
The Ninth Day of December
"At Pavia, St. Syrus, who was the first bishop of that city. He was
celebrated for his apostolic powers and virtues."
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Saint Jerome Emiliani(Optional Memorial) February 8
http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0208.htm
Juventius of Pavia B (RM)
"1st century; he shares a second feast with Saint Syrus on September
12. The tradition is that Saint Hermagoras, bishop of Aquileia and
disciple of Saint Mark, dispatched Saints Syrus and Juventius to
evangelize Pavia (Ticinum), where Juventius became its first bishop
(Benedictines)."
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Genoa - ARCHDIOCESE OF GENOA (JANUENSIS)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06419a.htm
"The line of bishops is usually dated from St. Solomon or Salonius,
said to have been martyred in 269. Other bishops are mentioned in the
third and fourth centuries, the first known with any certainty being
Diogenes, a member of the Council of Aquileia in 381. Blessed Jacobus
a Voragine, author of the Legenda Aurea (Golden Legend) and Bishop of
Genoa (1292-1298), tells us that till the tenth century he found no
mention of a Bishop of Genoa, thus proving that in his time nothing
was known of the legendary martyred bishops. The St. Syrus I assigned
to the beginning of the fourth century may therefore be a double of
St. Syrus II (1139-1163). When the Lombards captured Milan (568), its
bishop, Laurentius, and many of his clergy took refuge in Genoa; five
other Milanese bishops took up their residence there. It was this
same Laurentius who dedicated the church of St. Ambrose built for the
Milanese refugees. About 617, Bishop Appellinus became involved in
the schism of Agrestius. In 634, Bishop Asterius ordained St.
Byrsinus, who was to be one of the apostles of Northumbria.
Councils were held at Genoa in 773 (?), 1216, and 1292. Innocent IV
and Adrian V were natives of the city. It was originally a suffragan
of Milan, but, in 1133, Innocent II made it a metropolitan see. Its
first archbishop was the St. Syrus mentioned above. Its suffragan
sees are Albenga, Bobbio, Brugnate and Luni-Saranza, Chiavari, Savona
and Noli, Tortona, Ventimiglia. In has 200 parishes and 470,000 souls
(161,000 in the city); there are 33 religious houses for men in the
city, and 19 throughout the diocese; also 62 convents for women in
the city, and 82 throughout the diocese. The archdiocese supports 2
Catholic daily newspapers, 3 weekly papers, and 13 other
periodicals."
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