Saint
Fortunatus of Vercelli
Saint of Vercelli, who reposed in the 6th century, venerated in the Western Church.
- Reposed
- 5696th century
Life
Saint Fortunatus of Vercelli was bishop of Vercelli in Piedmont and died in 569. French tradition calls him "the philosopher of the Lombards". He is said to have ended his life in retirement at Chelles, in Brie.
He is a saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the Western Church and remembered on 18 June in the Western calendar. The surviving sources say no more about his life or his episcopate.