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Donatus of Euroea

Donatus of Euroea

Christian saint

For other uses, see Donatus.

Saint Donatus of Euroea (Albanian: Shën Dhonati, Greek: Άγιος Δονάτος)[3] was a Greek saint,[4] who is revered in both by both Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics, mostly in Albania and Greece.[3]

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Donatus was born in Euroea, Epirus Vetus (northwestern Greece) and lived during the reign of the Emperor Theodosius I. According to the 5th-century historian Sozomen, Saint Donatus was Bishop of Euroea, identifiable with Glyki in Epirus, Greece.[5] The saint is said to have accomplished several miracles, such as successfully fighting a dragon, purifying well waters, saving the emperors' daughter, and reviving the dead.[3][6]

Saint Donatus of Butrint died in 387 and his remains were transferred to Kassiopi in Corfu in 602 in order to be saved from barbarian invasions. However this led to a problem of jurisdiction and custody for the holy relics, which was resolved by Pope Gregory I. Donatus's cult was widespread in the Middle Ages.[3]

His feast day is April 30.[3]

Umbriatico Cathedral in Calabria in the south of Italy is dedicated to him: the area was occupied by Epirote troops after the conquest of Nikephoros Phokas the Elder in the 9th century, who brought with them the cults of the saints familiar to them.[7]

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References

  1. [1]
    St Donatus the Bishop of Euroea in Epirus - OCA
  2. [2]
    St. Donatus of Evorea - Catholic Online
  3. [3]
    Elsie, Robert (2000). "The Christian Saints of Albania". Balkanistica. 13. American Association for South Slavic Studies: 36.
  4. [4]
    Speake, Graham (2021). Encyclopedia of Greece and the Hellenic Tradition. Routledge. p. 1697. ISBN 978-1-135-94206-9. Venetian churches were dedicated to Greek saints and were enriched with Greek relics, such as those of St Sabas, St Donatus, and St Nicholas of Myra
  5. [5]
    Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
  6. [6]
    Pasali, Afroditi, Great Panagia Church in Paramythia, Thesprotia, p. 192
  7. [7]
    Templaridirossano.it San Donato Vescovo d'Euria (in Italian)
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