Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VIII, 1952 Saints & hagiography Saints

Mirocle, Saint

MIROCLE, SANTO

Feast day: 3 December

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MIROCLE, Saint. - He was already bishop of Milan in 313 when he took part in the Roman Synod, held under Pope Miltiades, to settle the Donatist controversy; the following year he participated in the Council of Arles for the same purpose. He governed the Church of Milan for 22 years and was buried in the church of St. Victor. The true dies natalis is 30 November, but the liturgical commemoration is held on 3 December. St. Ambrose and St. Epiphanius praise his virtues and his zeal for the faith.

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BIBL.: Eusebius, Hist. eccl., X, 5; St. Optatus, De schismate donatistarum, 1; Tillemont, VI, p. 30 ff.; F. Savio, Gli antichi vescovi d'Italia dalle origini al 1300, Milan, Florence 1913, pp. 94-98; Martyr. Romanum, p. 562.

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By Agostino Amore

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII (1952), col. 1079.

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Amore, Agostino. “Mirocle, santo.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, col. 1079. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952. https://azioneromana.com/article/mirocle-santo.

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Amore, Agostino. “Mirocle, santo.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VIII, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1952, col. 1079. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/mirocle-santo.

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@incollection{ec8_mirocle_santo,
  author    = {Amore, Agostino},
  title     = {Mirocle, santo},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VIII},
  pages     = {1079},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1952},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/mirocle-santo}
}

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