DAVINO, Saint. - Born in Greater Armenia, around the year 1000, died in 1050. While still young he chose the life of solitude. He visited the Holy Land, whence he went on to Rome, always as a pilgrim ad limina, and from there he wished to go to Spain to the shrine of St. James; however, upon reaching Lucca in May 1050, he fell ill in the hospice for pilgrims. The noblewoman Ata took him into her own home, until he died on 3 June; he was buried near the church of St. Michael.

Alexander III, probably in 1159, declared D. a saint. His relics were then carried to the altar of St. Luke, in the same church, in a richly adorned reliquary, later transferred in 1592 beneath the high altar. In 1647 the relics were exposed to the faithful, among whom were numerous notables and merchants of the Armenian colony of Livorno.

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BIBL.: Acta SS. Iunii, I, Antwerp 1695, p. 327; C. Baronio, Annales, XI, Lucca 1742; XVII, ibid. 1745 (see index); L. Saministi, Riflezioni sopra la vita di s. D. Armeno, ibid. 1700; E. Ferahian, La vita di s. D. Armeno, Venice 1885, pp. 9-47.

Serafino Akelian

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Davino, Saint

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