CatholicSaints.Info

Also known as

• Julius of Orta
• Giulio….

Memorial

• 31 January

Profile

Priest. Missionary to northern Italy. Sent by Emperor Theodosius I to destroy pagan altars and woods, and convert pagan temples into Christian churches. Received financial and spiritual support from Saint Audentius of Milan.

Died

• c.390 of natural causes
• relics in the basilica of San Giulio on Isola San Giulio, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Orta San Giulio, Italy

Representation

• old priest holding a staff and sailing on his cloak to Isola Giulio over Lake Maggiore, which is full of serpents, symbolic of him riding over pagan demons to bring Christianity to the area

MLA Citation

• “Saint Julius of Novara“. CatholicSaints.Info. 28 January 2019. Web. 20 January 2021. <>