Philastrius
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Philastrius (also Philaster or Filaster) Bishop of Brescia, was one of the bishops present at a synod held in Aquileia in 381.
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- Diversarum Hereseon Liber
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- Saint.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Saint.name
- Philastrius
- Saint.death_date
- ~387 AD
- Saint.feast_day
- July 18
- Saint.venerated_in
- Catholic Church
- Saint.image
- Sarcofago Berardo Maggi by Stefano Bolognini particolare3.JPG
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- 250px
- Saint.caption
- The holy bishops Apollonius and Philaster. Detail of the sarcophagus of Bishop Berardo Maggi
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Ancient Rome
- Place of death
- Brescia
- Occupation
- Catholic priest
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Sarcofago Berardo Maggi by Stefano Bolognini particolare3.JPG
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- Saint Philastrius
- canonization status
- saint
- date of birth
- 0330-00-00
- date of death
- 0397-04-04
- feast day
- July 18
- writing language
- Latin
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- place of burial
- Duomo Nuovo
- replaced by
- Gaudentius of Brescia
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Philastrius (also Philaster or Filaster) Bishop of Brescia, was one of the bishops present at a synod held in Aquileia in 381.
==Life== Philastrius was born around 330 and ordained at the age of 30. Hagiographical accounts describe him as leaving his homeland and family inheritance to devote himself fully to religious life and liken his departure to that of Abraham.
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