Exuperantius

ON ST. EXUPERANTIUS, BISHOP OF CINGOLI IN PICENUM.

Exuperantius, Bishop of Cingoli in Picenum (St.)

The feast of St. Exuperantius. Cingoli is a very ancient city of Picenum (situated on a hill bathed by the river Musone), once also distinguished by a bishopric, now subject to the Bishop of Osimo. This city venerates St. Exuperantius as its Patron with the greatest solemnity, and indeed on the 24th of January his feast day, Translation, on the 29th of May the Translation, as Philip Ferrari testifies in his General Catalogue of Saints: who writes that he received the manuscript deeds of the Saint Life. from the Church of Cingoli, not entirely satisfactory to him, of which he presents this summary in the Catalogue of the Saints of Italy.

LIFE FROM PHILIP FERRARI.

Exuperantius, Bishop of Cingoli in Picenum (St.)

[1] Exuperantius, born in Africa of his father Eulasius and his mother Perpetua, St. Exuperantius is baptized against the will of his parents. educated in sacred letters, cultivated chastity among his other virtues, and religion, against the will of his parents. At twelve years of age he was baptized by his own Bishop: and having received from his father the share of goods falling to him and left his homeland, he traveled through several cities, preaching and giving alms, He preaches Christ: together with Formarius, a young man baptized by him: and having boarded a ship, while he was sleeping, when a most savage tempest arose, being awakened by the sailors to pour forth prayers to his God, he exhorted them to believe in Christ; for thus, he said, they would escape the danger. When they (having first been instructed by him in the faith of Christ) believed and were baptized, he calms the tempest when the sailors are converted: the sea immediately returned to perfect calm, and the ship put in at the shores of Italy. Exuperantius, having given thanks to God, came with his companion, by divine direction, to Rome under the Supreme Pontiff Paschal: where, having been detained in prison for some time because he had rebuked the Romans rather freely in the course of preaching, he was released by order of the Pontiff. He frees Rome from pestilence: At which time the City, which was suffering from pestilence, was freed by the prayers of Exuperantius, with many sick also being granted health by him.

[2] He becomes Bishop of Cingoli: When Theodosius, Bishop of Cingoli, had departed this life, the Pontiff appointed Exuperantius, though unwilling, in his place. Arriving at Cingoli and received by the citizens with the greatest applause, he governed that Church for fifteen years with the highest piety. At the end, when he fell ill and understood that his end was approaching, he exhorted the Clergy and citizens to preserve faith, obedience, and peace: and when he had stated the place outside the city where he wished to be buried, he dies: at the Montane gate, he gave up his spirit to God. When his body was being carried out, a woman named Daria, he heals a sick woman: oppressed with a grievous illness, upon kissing the finger of Exuperantius, was immediately freed.

[3] When, after twelve years, the neighboring cities were afflicted with a most difficult illness, and they asked the Blessed Presbyter Formarius to intercede for them, he, having prescribed a fast for them, was admonished by an Angel he is translated at the Angel's warning. that the Bishops and peoples of those cities should come and, having raised the body of St. Exuperantius from there, should lay it in a more honorable place. When this was done, they were freed from that plague, and a church was erected in his honor, which is still called St. Exuperantius, and is a parish church.