Communio Sanctorum

Calimerius

At Milan, of St. Calimerius, bishop and martyr, who apprehended in the persecution of Antoninus, after many wounds, and a sword run through his neck, cast headlong into a well, finished the course of his martyrdom.

Feast: 31 July

Life and witness

At Milan, of St. Calimerius, bishop and martyr, who apprehended in the persecution of Antoninus, after many wounds, and a sword run through his neck, cast headlong into a well, finished the course of his martyrdom.

Biographical overview

There is also a beatus named Calimerius of Montechiaro (c. 1430–1521). Calimerius (Italian: Calimero, Byzantine Greek: Καλημέριος) (died 280 AD) was an early bishop of Milan. He is honoured as a Saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches and his feast day is on July 31.

Martyrologium Romanum · Latin witness

Mediolani sancti Calimerii, Episcopi et Martyris; qui, in Antonini persecutione, comprehensus, vulneribus confossus, cervicibusque gladio transverberatis, praeceps in puteum dejectus, martyrii cursum confecit.

Martyrologium Romanum (Latin historical edition) · Language: Latin