Emilian of Cagliari

Saint Emilian, hieromartyr, was Bishop of Cagliari in Sardinia. He is supposed to have lived in the first or second century. He is commemorated on 28 May.

He is believed to have been put to death in the time of the emperor Nero, at Cagliari, at Porta Cabagna. According to local tradition, the place of martyrdom was Sestu, where a church was later raised.

He is considered patron of the communes of Villanova Truschedu, Bosa (together with Saint Priam), Muravera and Gonnosno. In the Sardinian language he is called Santu Milanu or Millanu.