Saint Lazarus of Milan

detail of a statue of Saint Lazarus of Milan; 1728, artist unknown; Piazza Vetra, Milan, Italy; photographed on 11 July 2007 by Lorenzo Fratti; swiped from Wikimedia CommonsAlso known as

  • Lazzaro

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Archbishop of Milan, Italy c.439, a time when invading Ostrogoths controlled the area. May have developed and certainly popularized the Rogationtide litanies; originally devised to ask for protection from the Ostrogoths, over time the devotion spread throughout Europe. His February feast day is due to the Milanese custom of not celebrating saint days during Lent.

Died

Canonized

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MLA Citation

  • “Saint Lazarus of Milan“. CatholicSaints.Info. 10 February 2010. Web. 25 September 2016. <>