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| Died | ~303 AD |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Urbino |
| Feast | June 1 |
| Attributes | Military attire; depicted slaying dragon |
| Patronage | Urbino; Città di Castello; invoked against headache |
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Saint Crescentinus (Italian: San Crescentino, Crescenziano) (d. A shrine, from the Latin scrinium (‘box’ also used as a desk like the French bureau) was originally a container usually made of precious materials used The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Christianity has used symbols from its very beginnings Each Saint has a story and a reason why he or she led an exemplary life The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. June 1, 303) is the patron saint of Urbino whose feast day is celebrated on June 1. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Events By Place Roman Empire Persuaded by Galerius, Diocletian launches the last major persecution of Christians The patron saint of a particular group of people is a Saint who would protect and 'love' the group and its members Urbino is a walled city in the Marche region in Italy, south-west of Pesaro, a World Heritage Site notable for a remarkable historical The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Venerated as a warrior saint, he is sometimes depicted on horseback, killing a dragon, in the same manner as Saint George. The military saints (also called soldier saints) of the Early Christian Church enjoyed a vogue parallel to the virgin martyrs. For the Roman class see Equestrian (Roman Equestrianism refers to the skill of riding or driving Horses This broad description The dragon is a Legendary creature of which some interpretation or depiction appears in almost every culture worldwide In Christian hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox However, as Martin Davies writes, "S. Crescentino’s story, so far as I am aware, excludes a Princess or other female victim. Princess is the feminine form of Prince (from Latin Princeps, meaning principal citizen "[1]
The coin known as the armellino (and popularly as the volpetta) issued by the duke of Urbino, Francesco Maria I della Rovere, featured Saint Crescentinus on horseback. main - title Coin keywords numismatics coin review The Duchy of Urbino was a sovereign state of northern Italy The first lords of Urbino were the Montefeltro who obtained the title of counts from Emperor Frederick Francesco Maria I della Rovere ( March 22, 1490 &ndash October 20, 1538) was an Italian Condottiero, who was [1]
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Legend
Crescentinus is traditionally said to have been a Roman soldier who converted to Christianity. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC To escape the persecutions of Diocletian, he fled to Umbria, and found refuge at Thifernum Tiberinum (the present-day Città di Castello). Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus ( ca. December 22 244 The modern historian Timothy Barnes takes December 22 as his birthdate Umbria is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. The capital is Perugia. Città di Castello is a town and Comune in the Province of Perugia, in the northern part of the Umbria region of Italy. His defeat of a dragon led to a successful evangelization of the region together with his companions. His mission was confined particularly to the Tiber valley and the ancient Thifernum Tiberinum. The Tiber ( Latin Tiberis, Italian Tevere) is the third-longest River in Italy, rising in the Apennine mountains He was subsequently beheaded. Decapitation (from Latin, caput, capitis, meaning head or beheading, is the cutting off of the head of a person or animal
Veneration
Blessed Mainard (Mainardo), bishop of Urbino, wishing to enrich its cathedral, brought the saint's relics to the city in 1068. A relic is an object or a personal item of religious significance carefully preserved with an air of Veneration as a tangible memorial [2]
He is still venerated at Urbino, and on Saint Crescentinus' Day, a statue of the saint is carried through the streets. A ceremony practiced involves tapping a worshipper's head with Crescentinus' relics to free the supplicant from headache. A headache ( cephalalgia in medical terminology is a condition of pain in the Head; sometimes Neck or upper back pain may also be interpreted [3]
Gallery
 San Crescenziano uccide il drago (Saint Crescentinus kills the dragon), Marco Benefial 1747-49. Cathedral of Città di Castello |
External links
- (Italian) San Crescentino
- (Italian) L'omelia di S.E.R. il Cardinale Sergio Sebastiani
Notes
- ^ Martin Davies, "Uccello's 'St George' in London," Burlington Magazine, Vol. 101, No. 678/679 (Sep. - Oct. , 1959), pp. 308-315
Further reading
Information about this saint may be found in the Acta Sanctorum, as well as in Angelo Conti, Fiori Vaghi delle Vite dei Santi e Beati delle Chiese, e Reliquie della Città di Castello (1627), pp-45ff. Acta Sanctorum ( Acts of the Saints ' is an encyclopedic text in 68 folio volumes of documents examining the lives of Christian saints in essence a critical
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