Maurisilius of Milan

Maurisilius of Milan was archbishop of Milan in 661-662. He is venerated as a saint in the Western Church, especially at Milan.

His life is for the most part wrapped in mystery. Some scholars hold that his episcopate lasted only four months, spanning the two years. He is not mentioned in the Roman Martyrology; the first work to cite him expressly is the "Beroldo Nuovo" of the thirteenth century. The old Ambrosian missals kept his feast on 31 March, but, since the day fell in Lent, Charles Borromeo removed him from the Ambrosian calendar in 1578, along with other saints. In the nineteenth century Cardinal Gaisruck moved the feast for a time to 23 August, but 31 March returned after him.

In the ninth century Archbishop Ansperto moved the saint's relics to the basilica of San Satiro in Milan, and since 1611 his bones have rested officially under its altar. Even in 1793 Archbishop Filippo Visconti granted the priests of that parish the right to celebrate the office in his honor with solemn rite.