Saint
Fortunatus the Philosopher
A bishop from Italy, called the Philosopher, reposed in 569.
Life
Saint Fortunatus the Philosopher was a bishop in northern Italy who was driven by the Lombards from his diocese. He reposed around 569. The sources preserve no further details of his life.
He is commemorated on 18 June among the saints of the West before the Great Schism (a saint of the undivided Church), by the New Calendar.
Commemorated the same day June 18
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CalogerusVenerable · Hermit of SicilyJun 18
Leontius of TripolisMartyr · Roman soldierJun 18- Leontius, Hypatius and TheodulusHoly Martyrs · Soldier martyrsJun 18
- Nicanor MorozkinHieromartyr · ArchimandriteJun 18
Leontius the CanonarchVenerableJun 18
Alena of DilbeekMartyrJun 18- Marcianus, Nicander and CompanionsHoly MartyrsJun 18
- 18 MartyrsHoly MartyrsJun 18
- Aetherius of NicomediaMartyrJun 18
- Alexander KrutitskyHieromartyrJun 18
- Amandus of BordeauxSaint · Bishop of BordeauxJun 18