Gerontius of Cervia

Gerontius of Cervia (Gerontius of Ficocle) (died 501 AD) was an Italian bishop of Cervia who is venerated as a saint.

Life

The first known Bishop of Cervia is Gerontius.[1] He was returning with Viticanus, Bishop of Cagli, from the Roman council held in 501 to treat accusations made against Pope Symmachus, when he was assaulted and killed by bandits on the Via Flaminia at Cagli, near Ancona. (The legend says "heretics", perhaps Goths, or more probably Heruli, of the army of Odoacer.) His remains are venerated at Cagli.[2]

He was venerated as a martyr. His feast day is May 9.[3]

References

Cappelletti II, pp. 558-559. Lanzoni, pp. 713-714.
Benigni, Umberto. "Cervia." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. Retrieved: 9 March 2014.
Daniel Papenbroch, Acta Sanctorum Maii Tomus secundus (Antwerp 1738), pp. 461-464.

Sources

Cappelletti, Giuseppe (1844). Le chiese d'Italia dalla loro origine sino ai nostri giorni. Volume 2. Venice: G. Antonelli, 1844.
Lanzoni, Francesco (1927). Le diocesi d'Italia dalle origini al principio del secolo VII (an. 604). Faenza: F. Lega. (in Italian)

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[1] Cappelletti II, pp. 558-559. Lanzoni, pp. 713-714.

[2] Benigni, Umberto. "Cervia." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 3. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. Retrieved: 9 March 2014.

[3] Daniel Papenbroch, Acta Sanctorum Maii Tomus secundus (Antwerp 1738), pp. 461-464.