Petronius of Bologna
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Petronius was bishop of Bologna during the fifth century. He is a patron saint of the city. Born of a noble Roman family, he became a convert to Christianity and subsequently a priest. As bishop of Bo
Ubaldo Gandolfi Saint Petronius of Bologna
Innocenzo Francucci da Imola, "San Petronio in gloria", Museo Davia Bargellini
Statue of St Petronius in Piazza di Porta Ravegnana
Francesco del Cossa, St Petronius (detail) Pala dei Mercanti
Archdiocese of Bologna
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The Archdiocese of Bologna is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Northern Italy. The cathedra is in the cathedral church of San Pietro, Bologna. The curre
Petronius of Bologna
…Petronius (Italian: Petronio) (died ca. 450 AD) was bishop of Bologna during the fifth century. He is a patron saint of the city. Born of a noble Roman family, he became a convert to Christianity and subsequently a priest…
Aerial view of Bologna Cathedral.
Blessed Niccolò Albergati, bishop in 1417–1443
Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere, then Pope Julius II, bishop in 1483–1499