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Saint for a Minute
Detail of An Italian Holy Card of Saint Evasius of Asti Date And Artist Unknown
Detail of An Italian Holy Card of Saint Evasius of Asti Date And Artist Unknown

Saint Evasius of Asti

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

December 1

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Evasius of Asti, also known as Evasio, was the first bishop of Asti in the Piedmont region of Italy. He is revered as a devoted servant of God and a courageous opponent of Arianism, a heretical belief that denied the divinity of Jesus Christ. Born in Benevento, Italy, the exact dates of Evasius' birth and early life are unknown....