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Also known as

• Gaudentus
• Gaudenzio

Memorial

• 22 January

Profile

Convert. Priest at Ivrea near Turin, Italy. Friend of Saint Laurence of Novara, Saint Eusebius of Vercelli and Saint Ambrose of Milan. Bishop of Novara, Italy from 398 until his death, serving for nearly 20 years. Legend says that after his death, the corpse began repeating sermons Gaudentius had given so that his priests could write them down and continue to use them.

Born

• Ivrea, Italy

Died

• 417 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Novara, Italy, city of
• Novara, Italy, diocese of

MLA Citation

• “Saint Gaudentius of Novara“. CatholicSaints.Info. 8 October 2023. Web. 25 April 2024. <>