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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Datius, bishop of Milan, ob. 552

Saint ID

S00558

Number in BH

BHL 2101-2102

Reported Death Not Before

552

Reported Death Not After

552

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E00846Gregory the Great, in his Dialogues (3.4), narrates how *Datius (bishop of Milan, ob. 552, S00558), exorcised an evil spirit from a house in Corinth (south Balkans/Greece) while travelling to Constantinople. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593.
E04383Gregory the Great writes the Dialogues, recounting miraculous stories with various local saints as their subject. Written in Latin in Rome, c. 593. Overview entry.