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figurant les saints Martyrs, Collégiale d'Étampes,
collégiale Notre-Dame du Fort, Étampes (91)
Saints Cant et ses frères
Martyrs en
Vénétie (+ v. 290)
et ses frères par le sang, saint Cantien et saint Cantianille que ni la vie ni la mort ne purent séparer du Christ.
"A Aquilée: visite de la basilique et du parc archéologique, avec évocation des saints Cant, Cantien, Cantienne dont les reliques sont à Notre Dame d'Etampes" (Diocèse de Paris, pèlerinage d'Aquilée à Padoue)
À Aquilée en Vénétie, au début du IVe siècle (ou à la fin du IIIe siècle), les
saints martyrs Cant, Cantien et Cantianille. Partis de la ville en chariot pour
fuir la persécution, une de leurs mules s'étant abattue, ils furent pris par
les persécuteurs et mis à mort.
Martyrologe romain
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Châsse reliquaire des
saints Martyrs, Collégiale d'Étampes, collégiale
Notre-Dame du Fort, chapelle des saints Martyrs, Étampes (91)
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“Saint Cantianus of
Aquileia“. CatholicSaints.Info. 27 May 2016. Web. 31 May 2024.
<https://catholicsaints.info/saint-cantianus-of-aquileia/>
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Cantianus, Saint
Cantianus, Saint, an
early prince and martyr, was born at Rome, and beheaded at Aquileia. He
suffered execution with Cantius, his elder brother; Cantianilla, his sister;
and Protus, their Christian preceptor, A.D. 304. Although they were of the
illustrious family of the Anicians, and relatives of the emperor Carinus, these
three young persons had been educated in the Christian faith. In order to flee
from the persecutions of Diocletian and Maximian, they sold what they possessed
at Rome, distributing its price among the poor, and went to Aquileia. There
they continued to practice their religion, encouraging the imprisoned
Christians to suffer for their faith. Information against them having been
given, to the emperor, they were arrested as they were about to hide
themselves, at a short distance from Aquileia, near the tomb of Chrysogones,
their friend, who had suffered martyrdom shortly before. Their heads were cut
off on the spot. A priests Zoilus, buried their bodies close by that of
Chrysogones. Afterwards their remains were removed to Aquileia, but Milan,
Bergamo, and other cities of Lombardy, Germany, and France, pretend likewise to
be in possession of the bodies of these saints. Their festival is May 31, the
traditionary day of their death. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.
SOURCE : https://www.biblicalcyclopedia.com/C/cantianus-saint.html
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Born to the imperial
Roman nobility and raised in a palace; his tutor and catechist was Saint Protus
of Aquileia. To escape the persecutions of Diocletian,
the family sold their property and moved to Aquileia, Italy.
However, the authorities there quickly ordered them to sacrifice to idols; they
refused. Martyr.
beheaded in 304 at
Aquae-Gradatae (modern San-Cantiano) just outside Aquileia, Italy
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Citation
“Saint Cantianilla of
Aquileia“. CatholicSaints.Info. 7 December 2023. Web. 31 May 2024.
<https://catholicsaints.info/saint-cantianilla-of-aquileia/>
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St. Cantius, Cantianus,
Cantianilla, & Protus
Feastday: May 31
Death: 304
A martyr with
his brother, Cantianus, and his Sister, Cantianilla. They belonged to the Roman
Anicii family, nobles orphaned as children and
raised as Christians by one Protus. They freed their slaves, sold their
estates, gave to the poor, and fled to Aquileia, Italy, when Emperor Diocletian started
his persecution of
Christians. Captured at Aquae Gradatae they refused to sacrifice to
the pagan gods
and were beheaded. St. Maximus of Turin preached
a panegyric in their honor.
SOURCE : https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2590
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L'église
Saint-Cantien-et-Compagnons (slovène : cerkev
sv. Kancijana in tovarišev), Škocjan, Slovénie.
St.
Cantianus and Companions Church (Škocjan pri Novem Mestu)
Book
of Saints – Cantius, Cantianus, Cantianilla, and Protus
Article
CANTIUS, CANTIANUS,
CANTIANILLA, and PROTUS (Saints) Martyrs (May 31) (3rd century) Two brothers
and their sister of the noble Roman family of the Anicii, who, with their tutor
Protus, were denounced as Christians and arrested at Aquileia, whither they had
repaired to visit in his prison the holy priest Saint Chrysogonus. They, like
him, sealed the confession of their Faith with their blood (A.D. 290). A
panegyric of these Martyrs preached by Saint Maximus of Turin is printed among
the works of Saint Ambrose.
MLA
Citation
Monks of Ramsgate.
“Cantius, Cantianus, Cantianilla, and Protus”. Book
of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 26
September 2012.
Web. 31 May 2024. <http://catholicsaints.info/book-of-saints-cantius-cantianus-cantianilla-and-protus/>
SOURCE : https://catholicsaints.info/book-of-saints-cantius-cantianus-cantianilla-and-protus/
Sts. Cantius, Cantianus,
Cantianilla, and Protus
Three of these saints
have similar sounding names because they were siblings; Protus was their tutor
and caretaker. All four of them were killed in 304 under Christian persecution
by the Roman empire.
Cantius and Cantianus, brothers, and Cantianella, their sister, were part of a
well-known and elite family of Rome. Their parents died when they were young,
and they were raised in their family’s home by a Christian, Protus, who served
as their tutor and guardian. Protus raised the children in the faith.
When the empire began to persecute Christians, the young family fled to
Aquileia after freeing their slaves, selling what they possessed, and giving
everything to the poor. They discovered that they were no safer there, however.
As soon as they arrived, officials there demanded that they sacrifice to Roman
gods, which they declined. Not knowing how to proceed, the officials sent a
messenger to the emperor, Diocletian, to ask for guidance. Meanwhile, the
family left Aquileia, but the message arrived that they were to be executed if
they failed to pay homage to the gods.
Four miles outside of town, the chariot the family was traveling in broke down.
Soldiers caught them and demanded again that they sacrifice to Roman gods. They
replied that nothing could make them unfaithful to God, and they were beheaded
on the spot, along with Protus.
St. Cantius and his siblings, the orphans who preferred death to
unfaithfulness, pray for us!
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SS. Cantius and
Cantianus, Brothers, and Cantianilla, Their Sister, Martyrs
IF riches are loaded
with the curses of the gospel, because to many they prove dangerous, and afford
the strongest incentives to the passions, the greater is their crown who make
them the means of their sanctification. This circumstance enhances the glory of
these holy martyrs. They were of the most illustrious family of the Anicii in
Rome, and near relations to the emperor Carinus, who was himself a favourer of
the Christians in Gaul. They were brought up together in their own palace in
Rome, under the care of a pious Christian preceptor named Protus, who
instructed them in the faith, and in the most perfect maxims of our divine
religion. When the persecution of Dioclesian began to fill Rome with terror,
they sold their possessions in that city, and retired to Aquileia, where they
had a good estate. The bloody edicts had also reached that country, and
Sisinnius, general of the forces, and Dulcidius, the governor of the province,
were busied night and day in making the strictest search after Christians, and
in filling the prisons with crowds of confessors. No sooner were they informed
of the arrival of our saints, but they summoned them to appear and offer
sacrifice, and at the same time by a messenger acquainted the emperor with what
they had done, begging his instructions how they ought to proceed with regard
to persons of their rank. Dioclesian sent an order that they should be beheaded
in case they refused to worship the gods. The martyrs had left Aquileia in a
chariot drawn by mules, but were stopped by an accident four miles out of the
town at Aquæ-Gradatæ. Hither Sisinnius pursued them, carrying with him the
order of the emperor. He entreated and conjured them to comply; but they
answered, that nothing should make them unfaithful to God, declaring that all
who should worship idols would be punished with everlasting fire. Wherefore
they were all beheaded, together with Protus their preceptor, in the year 304.
Zœlus, a priest, honourably embalmed and buried their bodies in the same
monument. The place hath since changed its name of Aquæ-Gradatæ for that of
San-Cantiano. See their acts published genuine by Mabillon, in an appendix to
his Gallican Liturgy, p. 467, and a panegyric, probably of St. Maximus of
Turin, extant among the sermons of St. Ambrose, t. 2, Append. col. 458.
Rev. Alban Butler
(1711–73). Volume V: May. The Lives of the Saints. 1866.
Saints
of the Day – Cantius, Cantianius, Cantianella and Protus
Article
Died May 31, c.304. Two
brothers, Cantius and Cantianus, along with their sister Cantianella, were
members of an illustrious Roman family, the Anicii, and near relations of the
Emperor Carinus, who supported the Christians in Gaul. They were orphaned but their
tutor or guardian, a man named Protus, happened to be a Christian and taught
them the faith. When the persecution under Emperor Diocletian started, the
three orphans and their guardian decided on flight. Before leaving Rome they
sold their home and possessions. Apart from what they needed for their journey,
they gave the proceeds to the poor. Then the fugitives attempted to escape to
their estate in Aquilea. They were pursued and captured at a place called Aquae
Gradatae.
General Sisinnius and
Governor Dulcidius had no problem dealing with the rank and file confessor, but
felt obliged to consult with Emperor Diocletian regarding the disposition of
personages of so great a family. Diocletian ordered that they should be
beheaded if they refused to offer sacrifice to the civic gods. Although all
four knew that the penalty for holding fast to Christianity would be death, not
one agreed to make a sacrifice to the pagan gods. They were all beheaded.
Zoelus, a priest, honorably embalmed and buried their bodies in the same
monument. The of Aquae-Gradatae has been changed to San Cantiano. Their acts
are genuine, published by Mabillon in an appendix to his Gallican Liturgy. The
panegyric preached in their honor by Saint Maximus of Turin is extant
(Benedictines, Bentley, Husenbeth).
This group is represented
in art as two youths, a girl, and their tutor with a staff and faggot.
Sometimes there picture may show (1) a sword; (2) them fleeing in a chariot,
beheaded before an idol; or (3) with palms and sword, Protus is depicted as a
bishop. They are the patrons of children, and venerated in Aquileia (Roeder).
MLA
Citation
Katherine I
Rabenstein. Saints of the Day, 1998. CatholicSaints.Info.
19 June 2020. Web. 31 May 2024.
<https://catholicsaints.info/saints-of-the-day-cantius-cantianius-cantianella-and-protus/>
SOURCE : https://catholicsaints.info/saints-of-the-day-cantius-cantianius-cantianella-and-protus/
Saints Cantius, Cantian
and Cantianilla are traditionally believed to be three Christian siblings who
were martyred near Aquileia under Diocletian, and are worshiped by the Roman
Catholic Church. Related to the noble and powerful Anicia family, the three
siblings were brought up under the Christian faith by their pedagogue Protus.
Following the death of the emperor Carinus, who was probably related to them,
and the intensification of persecution against Christians, the three decided to
leave Rome and take refuge in Aquileia, where their family probably owned lands
and their friend, the bishop Chrysogonus, lived. Before leaving Rome, they
freed all their slaves after having baptized them, sold all their possessions
and distributed the proceeds among the poor. When they reached Aquilea, they
were informed of Chrysogonus’ martyrdom, which had taken place at Aquae
Gradatae, approximately twelve miles from Aquileia (the current location of San
Canzian d’Isonzo). During the night, Christ appeared to them and urged them to
go to the place of the martyrdom. The following day, together with Protus, the
three siblings set out on a mule wagon. When they arrived in Aquae Gradatae,
they knelt and prayed on the tomb of Chrysogonus, but were arrested by the Aquileia
magistrate guards Dulcitius and Sissinius. When invited to recant their
Christian faith, Cantius, Cantian, Cantianilla and Protus refused and were
immediate decapitated. The monk Zoilus, the same who had earlier recovered and
buried the body of Chrysogonus, gave them a common burial in a grave lined with
marble slabs. The body of Protus was also buried nearby. They are celebrated on
May 31st, according to tradition the day of their passion.
SOURCE : https://www.duomomilano.it/en/spire/s-canziano/
Cantius, Cantianus &
Cantiani
Saints Cantius, Cantianus
and Cantianilla, (Died ca. 304) were orphaned siblings; two brothers and their
sister. They were members of the noble Anicii Roman family and related to
Emperor Carinus. Protus, often depicted as a Christian Bishop, adopted them and
converted them to Christianity.
During the Diocletian
period of Christian persecution, Protus sold his possessions and gave the
proceeds to the poor. He then left for Rome with his three children. However,
upon their arrival at Aquae Gradatae (San Canzian d’Isonzo) they were arrested
and beheaded for refusing to give sacrifice to Roman gods. Their bodies were buried
by a Priest called Zoelus.
Their Feast Day is the
31st May. They are the Patron Saints of Children and Catholic Youth.
ST’S CANTIUS, CANTIANUS
AND CANTIANILLA:
Pray for us that we will
remain faithful to the teachings of the Risen Jesus.
Glory be to the…
SOURCE : https://www.daily-prayers.org/saints-library/cantius-cantianus-cantianilla-2/
The Latin Martyrdom
of *Cantius, Cantianus and Cantianilla (martyrs of Aquileia, S01552)
narrates how the main protagonists, born in Rome and instructed by Protus, flee
Diocletian and Maximian’s persecution to their estates in Aquileia; there they
try again to flee from persecutors but are arrested, beheaded and their bodies
buried by the priest Zoilus; an epilogue found in variant versions adds that
Zoilus, who raised the virgins *Agape, Chionia and Irene (presumably the
martyrs of Thessalonike, S00206), has a
vision telling him of their martyrdom; it also adds that the sisters pray at
the martyrs’ tomb with *Anastasia (martyr of Sirmium and Rome, S00602) before
Zoilus dies. Written presumably in Aquileia, at an uncertain date between
the 5th and the 9th centuries.
Evidence ID
E03221
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical
- Accounts of martyrdom
Martyrdom of Cantinus,
Cantianus and Cantianilla (BHL 1543-1547)
Summary:
§ I: Prologue starting ‘Omnia quae a sanctis gesta sunt vel geruntur’ praising
the deeds of the saints and promoting the reading and writing of martyrdom
accounts.
[The editor Mattaloni identifies three families at the origin of the preserved
manuscript tradition: ξ (including the full prologue), ν (omitting
it), and λ starting with an addition presenting the text as a letter
from Ambrose, then further modifying and shortening the body of the prologue
given by ξ.]
§ II: Cantius, Cantianus and Cantianilla are instructed in the Christian faith
by the teacher (pedagogus) Protus. They are from the family of the Anicii,
related to the emperor Carinus, born and raised in Rome in the 14th region (regio)
at the time when Diocletian rulds in Rome, Maximian in Illyricum, and Carinus,
who is tolerant towards Christians, in Gaul. After Carinus’ death, Diocletian
and Maximian promulgate laws ordering Christians who refuse to sacrifice to be
tortured. The martyrs decide to leave Rome pretending to visit their properties
(praedia) in the suburbs and go to Aquileia where they have many estates (rura).
However, in Aquileia the persecution is even more fierce than in Rome: very
many Christians are imprisoned.
§ III: The governor (praeses) Dulcidius with the help of the count (comes)
Sisinnius hears about the saints and summons them to offer incense to the gods;
however they refuse, stating that they prefer to die for the name of Christ
rather than going against his commandments.
§ IV: Dulcidius and Sisinnius write to Diocletian about the three brothers who
have come from Rome, are Christian, and refuse to comply to the emperor’s
order. Diocletian is angered and replies ordering them to be sentenced to death
if they refuse to sacrifice. Hearing about the sentence pronounced against
them, the martyrs flee from Aquileia with Protus on a chariot. Sisinnius goes
after them with scouts (spiculatores).
§§ V-VI: The martyrs are captured when one of their mules falls down, not far
from the city walls in the place called Ad Aquas Gradatas. The
episode of Elijah ascending to heaven on a chariot provides a parallel showing
that the martyrs were on their way to heaven on their chariot. Further, their
flight on a chariot has a sound explanation: what they did was not to flee, as
this was a most inefficient way of escaping, but to manifest to all on their
way that they were Christians and to show them the path to be followed.
§ VII: Sisinnius orders them to be arrested and to offer incense to Jupiter. As
they refuse, Sisinnius orders them to be sentenced to death. However the
martyrs together with Protus rejoice, sing psalms, and pray to the Lord Jesus
Christ, asking him to welcome their souls among the saints.
§ VIII: After the prayer they are beheaded, their blood seems like milk to
those present. A priest called Zoilus takes their bodies, embalms them and
buries them in a fine place. Zoilus dies shortly thereafter.
Versions then differ in the epilogue. According to Mattaloni’s edition, while
family ξ has no addition, family λ simply includes a prayer
to the martyrs of whom the memory is being celebrated, while family ν adds
the following:
The martyrs appeared in a vision to Zoilus and said that Diocletian would soon
arrest the virgins Agape, Chionia and Irene, whom he had raised. They would be
comforted by Anastasia, while Zolius would rest among the saints. As Zoilus
describes this vision, Anastasia enters the house and asks to see her sisters;
they meet and rejoice. The sisters show her the place where the bodies of the
martyrs rest; they ask her to stay to pray together. After spending the night
with them, she goes back to Aquileia caring for those imprisoned. Then Zoilus
dies.
The Martyrdom ends, mentioning that the martyrs Cantius, Cantianus,
and Cantianilla were martyred on the day before the Calends of June [= 31 May]
[there are variants in manuscripts for this feast day, see Mattaloni].
Text: Mattaloni 2013, 225-249.
Summary: M. Pignot.
Record Created By
Matthieu Pignot
Date of Entry
21/9/2017
SOURCE : http://csla.history.ox.ac.uk/record.php?recid=S01552
Meister
des Krainburger Altars, Martyrium der hll. Cantius, Cantianus und Cantianilla
(Innenseite); Auferstehung Christi (Außenseite), 1510, 173 x 104, Belvedere, The Österreichische
Galerie Belvedere is a museum housed in the Belvedere palace, in Vienna, Austria.
Santi Canzio,
Canziano e Canzianilla Martiri
Festa: 31 maggio
sec. IV
Canzio, Canziano e
Canzianilla, che la la tradizione vuole fratelli, caddero sotto Diocleziano
agli inizi del IV secolo e vennero sepolti ‘ad aquas Gradatas’. Nella stessa
località, corrispondente all’odierno S. Canzian d’Isonzo, venne scoperta
recentemente la relativa basilica paleocristiana e la stessa tomba, con
notevoli resti ossei di tre individui. La venerazione dei martiri è attestata
dal racconto di S. Massimo di Torino (sec. V), da una celebre
cassetta-reliquiario in argento conservata a Grado della fine del sec. V e
dall’affermazione di Venanzio Fortunato (fine sec. VI) : " Aquileiensium
si forte accesseris urbem, Cantianos Domini nimium venereris amicos ". In
età altomedioevale esisteva in detta località un monastero in loro onore, dedicato
a S. Maria. Il culto dei martiri era già anticamente diffuso nell’Italia
settentrionale (Lombardia), in Francia e in Germania.
Martirologio
Romano: Ad Aquileia in Friuli, santi Canzio, Canziano e Canzianilla,
martiri, che, arrestati dal persecutore mentre si allontanavano su un carro
dalla città, furono infine condotti al supplizio.
Venanzio Fortunato (m. 600 ca.), vescovo di Poitiers, ma trevigiano di origine, nel poema De vita S. Martini dice : « Aut Aquileiensem si fortasse accesseris urbem Cantianos Domini nimium venereris amicos » (IV, 658-59, in PL, LXXXVIII, col. 424).
Questi Canziani o Canzii sono i nostri tre martiri. Solo la fama che la Chiesa d'Aquileia godeva nell'antichità cristiana può spiegare la diffusione che il culto di questi tre suoi martiri ha avuto al di qua e al di là delle Alpi. I loro nomi ricorrono più volte nei martirologi : in quello Romano il 31 magg., nel Geronimiano, oltre che al 30 (Additamenta) e al 31 magg., anche il 15, il 16 e il 17 giug., da soli oppure assieme ad altri santi, associati dalla leggenda al loro martirio, come Proto (o Protico) e Crisogono (o Grisogono), ovvero affiancati per errore di copisti, come Giovano, Muzio, Clemente, Ciria (o Ciriaco) e altri. Eppure ben poco sappiamo di loro. La più antica passio (histo-ria) è andata perduta; ne conosciamo l'esistenza perché vi attinse alcune notizie un'omelia che, erroneamente attribuita a s. Ambrogio (PL, XVII, coll. 728-29), pare sia di s. Massimo di Torino (ibid., LVII, coll. 701-702). Questa omelia dice che i tre Canzii, fratelli di sangue, furono martirizzati insieme poco lontano da Aquileia, mentre se ne allontanavano in cocchio.
Forse la stessa historia servì da canovaccio alla Passio SS. Cantii, Cantiani et Cantianillae, conservataci in varie redazioni sotto forma di lettera indirizzata da s. Ambrogio ai vescovi d'Italia. Racconta che i tre fratelli, romani della nobile famiglia Anicia e quindi parenti dell'imperatore Carino, quando scoppiò a Roma la persecuzione di Diocleziano, emanciparono, dopo averli fatti istruire e battezzare, i loro settantatré schiavi, distribuirono ai poveri i beni che possedevano in città e assieme a Proto, loro pedagogo, partirono per Aquileia, ove pure possedevano molti beni, allo scopo d'incontrarsi con Grisogono. Ma la persecuzione vi infuriava non meno che a Roma per opera del preside Dulcizio e del comes Sisinnio. Grisogono era stato martirizzato ad Aquas Gradatas (uno scalo sull'Isonzo, ora S. Cancian d'Isonzo, a quindici chilometri ca. da Aquileia) un mese prima dell'arrivo dei Canzii. Questi allora si diedero a visitare i cristiani in prigione e a predicare coraggiosamente Gesù Cristo, operando molti miracoli. Citati innanzi al preside, rifiutarono di comparire, forti della loro parentela con l'imperatore Carino. La loro condanna a morte dovette essere confermata dagli imperatori Diocleziano e Massimiano. Presentendola, i tre fratelli, sempre insieme con Proto, s'erano recati ad Aquas Gradatas sulla tomba del martire Grisogono. Raggiunti da Sisinnio, non avendo voluto rendere omaggio agli dei, furono decapitati. Il prete Zeno (o Zoilo), lo stesso che aveva dato sepoltura a s. Grisogono, si affrettò a seppellirli in una cassa di marmo (in locello marmoreo) presso il sepolcro di lui. Così la passio che i Bollandisti dichiarano senz'altro fittizia (Martyr. Rom., p. 217) e che, secondo il Lanzoni, risale nella sua prima redazione alla metà del sec. V. L'autore e i successivi redattori hanno rimpolpato il poco che si sapeva del martirio dei Canzii con elementi tolti dalle passiones romane dei santi Proto e Giacinto, pedagoghi di s. Eugenia (cf. BHL, II, p. 1015, nn. 6975-77) e di s. Crisogono, pedagogo di s. Anastasia (cf. BHL, I, p. 270, n. 1795).
Il Chronicon gradense racconta che verso la metà del sec. VI un prete di nome Geminiano asportò da Aquileia, assieme a quelle di altri martiri, anche le spoglie dei Canzii e le portò a Grado, ove il patriarca Paolo le fece tumulare nella chiesa di S. Giovanni Evangelista, fissandone la festa il 31 magg., anniversario della morte (cf. G. Monticolo, Cronache veneziane antichissime, I, Venezia 1890, pp. 37, 41). Il racconto contiene un nucleo di verità. Difatti, Paolo (o Paolino) d'Aquileia, il primo a chiamarsi patriarca, in seguito all'invasione longobarda, nel 568 si rifugiò a Grado portando con sé i preziosi reliquiari dei corpi santi per sottrarli a rapine sacrileghe. È probabile che nel 579, quando fu dedicato il duomo di Grado, siano stati deposti sotto l'altare principale.
Nel 1871 vi fu dissotterrata una piccola urna marmorea, contenente due cassette d'argento, in una delle quali, di forma ellittica, l'iscrizione dice chiaramente esservi contenute reliquie dei tre Canzii, assieme a quelle di s. Quirino di Pannonia e di s. Latino, forse il vescovo di Brescia; si tratta di piccole reliquie. Questo potrebbe spiegare come altre chiese vantino o si siano vantate di possedere le salme dei Canzii o, probabilmente, solo reliquie: il duomo di Milano, S. Crisogono di Seriate nella diocesi di Bergamo, S. Maria in Organis a Verona, la cattedrale di Hildesheim nella Sassonia e, specialmente, la chiesa del monastero di S. Maria d'Estampes nella diocesi di Sens, in Francia. Ve le avrebbe fatte deporre il re Roberto II il Santo (999-1031), che le aveva ottenute da Milano. Ogni anno venivano portate solennemente in processione il martedì di Pasqua, anniversario della loro deposizione ad Estampes e il 31 magg., anniversario del martirio. All'intercessione dei tre martiri aquileiesi vennero attribuiti molti miracoli. Nel 1249, le reliquie furono poste in una cassettina d'argento e nel 1620 furono riposte in un'altra più bella. Una parte passò alla chiesa metropolitana di Sens, anzi in questa diocesi i tre Canzii non avevano solo festa, ma anche Ufficio proprio.
Autore: Ireneo Daniele
SOURCE : https://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/91149
Dom Basile Fleureau. Des Reliques des Saints Martyrs Can, Cantien & Cantienne Freres & Sœur, communement appellez les Corps Saints. Antiquitez d’Estampes II, 8, 1668 : http://www.corpusetampois.com/che-17-fleureau-c08.html
Abbé Bonvoisin. Notice historique sur le culte et les reliques des saint martyrs Cant, Cantien et Cantianille, patrons de la ville d’Étampes, 1866 : http://www.corpusetampois.com/che-19-bonvoisin1866notice.html
Voir aussi : Ss. Cantius, Cantianus, Cantianilla, Siblings, Martyrs (31 May): Butler's Lives of the Saint- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DXZwqonDbQ&ab_channel=SensusFidelium
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