Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VI, 1951 Saints & hagiography Saints

John Buono, Saint

GIOVANNI BUONO, SANTO

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JOHN BUONO, Saint. - Born at Camogli, of a noble and wealthy Genoese family, toward the end of the 6th century. As a youth he was taken to Milan and enrolled among its clergy. Elected bishop around 649, he showed himself a worthy pastor, shining with the splendor of his virtues, his works of charity and his miracles. He built a church at Desio, where he transferred the body of St. 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 St. Michael. In 1582 St. Charles Borromeo transferred his body to the Cathedral. The day of his death is uncertain, but in the Martirologio Romano he is commemorated on 10 January.

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BIBL.: Acta SS. Ianuarii, I, Paris 1863, p. 622 ff.; F. Savio, Gli antichi vescovi d'Italia, Milan, Florence 1913, pp. 273-82; Martyr, Romanum, p. 14.

Agostino Amore

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By Agostino Amore

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI (1951), coll. 623–624.

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Amore, Agostino. “Giovanni Buono, santo.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, coll. 623–624. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/giovanni-buono-santo.

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Amore, Agostino. “Giovanni Buono, santo.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, coll. 623–624. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/giovanni-buono-santo.

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@incollection{ec6_giovanni_buono_santo,
  author    = {Amore, Agostino},
  title     = {Giovanni Buono, santo},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VI},
  pages     = {623--624},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/giovanni-buono-santo}
}

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