Glycerius (bishop of Milan)
| Glycerius | |
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| Archbishop of Milan | |
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Epigraph for Glycerius, reconstructed from the fragments of the original stone, in the left-hand transept of Church of Saint Nazarius.
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| Appointed | 436 AD |
| Term ended | 438 |
| Predecessor | Martinianus |
| Successor | Lazarus |
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| Died | September 15, 438 |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day |
September 20 Eastern Orthodox ChurchRoman Catholic Church |
September 20
Glycerius (Italian: Glicerio) was Archbishop of Milan from 436 to 438. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic Church.
Almost nothing is known about the life and the episcopate of Glycerius. He was a deacon of Milan before being elected as bishop of Milan in 436. He probably had been a tutor of the Western Roman Emperor, Valentinian III, a position that he possibly maintained while he was bishop of Milan. He passed most of his reign in Antioch in Syria.
Glycerius died on September 15, 438 AD, and was buried in the Church of Saint Nazarius and Celsus in Milan. In that church fragments of the funeral epigraph of him have been discovered. His feast day is on September 20.
Saint Glycerius has been erroneously confused as the Glycerius (c. 420 - after 480), who was one of the last of the Western Roman Emperors (reigned 473-474), and who became bishop of Salona after his deposition. Accounts concerning the emperor's later life are mixed:
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