Gaudentius of Rimini

Saint Gaudentius of Rimini
Sarcophagus of San Gaudenzio (Saint Gaudentius)
Born	Ephesus
Died	October 14th, 360 Rimini
Venerated in	Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast	October 14
Patronage	Rimini

Saint Gaudentius of Rimini (Also known as Saint Gaudentius of Ephesus; Italian: San Gaudenzio di Rimini; fl. 308–October 14, 360) was born in Ephesus in Asia Minor. In 308 he migrated to Rome and was baptized. In 332 he was ordained as a priest and fourteen years later consecrated as a bishop. He was then sent to Ariminum (modern Rimini, Italy) where he became the first bishop of that city.^[1] In 359, he attended the Council of Rimini called by the Roman Emperor Constantius II, specially convened to condemn Arius. After attacking the beliefs of Arianism, he was arrested by the emperor's representative and then kidnapped from the authorities and lynched by the followers of Arius. He is honored as a martyr by the Catholic Church.^[2]

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• (in Italian) San Gaudenzio