John Buono, Saint

GIOVANNI BUONO, saint. — Born at Camogli, into a noble and wealthy Genoese family, toward the end of the sixth century. As a young man he was taken to Milan and enrolled among that clergy. Elected bishop around 649, he proved himself a worthy shepherd, distinguished by the splendor of his virtues, his works of charity, and his miracles. He built a church at Desio, where he transferred the body of s. Siro, bishop of Genoa, and enriched it with numerous other relics. At his death, after a decade of episcopate, he left all his private possessions to the Church of Milan, and was buried in the church of S. Michele. In 1582 s. Carlo Borromeo transferred his body to the Duomo. The day of his death is uncertain, but in the Martirologio Romano he is commemorated on 10 January.