# Fortunatus of Todi > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fortunatus_of_Todi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Fortunatus_of_Todi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortunatus_of_Todi > Source revision: 1344737866 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Umbrian bishop and saint (died 537) Saint Fortunatus of Todi Died 537 Venerated in Roman Catholic Church Major shrine San Fortunato, Todi Feast 14 October Patronage Todi **Saint Fortunatus** (died 537) was a 6th-century [bishop of Todi](/source/Bishop_of_Todi).[1] According to tradition, he defended [Todi](/source/Todi) during a [Gothic](/source/Gothic_Wars_(6th_century)) siege.[2] He is the [patron saint](/source/Patron_saint) of Todi. ## Life Fortunatus came to Italy from [Poitiers](/source/Poitiers) as a hermit. Because of his miracles and ability to cast out demons, in 528, he was urged by the clergy and the people to become bishop. His predecessor, Callistus (c. 502-28), had been killed by the Goths. The first cathedral was the [church of Sant'Ilario](/source/San_Carlo%2C_Todi).[3] Fortunatus saved the city from being sacked by the Ostrogoths. He converted many and destroyed a temple to the god Pan, and used the materials to build a church.[4] Fortunatus consecrated the [church of San Fortunato](/source/San_Fortunato%2C_Todi), where his bones are preserved. A Benedictine monastery was attached to it in the 11th century. The altars to Fortunatus and Cassianus of Imola were consecrated by Pope Innocent III in 1198.[3] Fortunatus was praised by Pope [Gregory the Great](/source/Gregory_the_Great), who called him a man of great virtue who took great care in attending to the sick.[5] Gregory, born around the time Fortunatus died, was greatly interested in Fortunatus' life. Gregory writes, "A certain poor old man was brought to me –because I always love to talk with such men- of whom I inquired his country, and hearing that he was of the city of Todi, I asked him whether he had known Bishop Fortunatus. He said he knew him very well. 'Then I beseech you,' said I, 'tell me whether you know of any miracles that he did, and, since I am very desirous to know, explained to me what manner of man he was.'"[6] ## Veneration The [church of *San Fortunato* in Todi](/source/San_Fortunato%2C_Todi) is dedicated to the saint and holds his relics. The first building was as a [Palaeo-Christian](/source/Palaeo-Christian) temple of the 7th century. In 1292, the Franciscans began a new Gothic edifice with a "hall" structure. The crypt houses a [sepulcher](/source/Sepulchre) containing the relics of Fortunatus and other saints, as well as the tomb of [Jacopone da Todi](/source/Jacopone_da_Todi). - Church of San Fortunato, interior - Church of San Fortunato, facade ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [*St. Fortunatus of Todi*](http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3429), [archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20121022035323/http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3429) from the original on 22 October 2012, retrieved 4 November 2012 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [*Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome*](http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsf.htm), [archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20121110111431/http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsf.htm) from the original on 10 November 2012, retrieved 4 November 2012 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Schäfer_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Schäfer_3-1) ["Schäfer, Joachim "Fortunatus of Todi", *Ecumenical Encyclopedia of Saints*"](https://www.heiligenlexikon.de/BiographienF/Fortunat_von_Todi.html). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230731050213/https://www.heiligenlexikon.de/BiographienF/Fortunat_von_Todi.html) from the original on 31 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Odden, Per Einer. "Den hellige Fortunatus av Todi (d. 537)", Den katolske kirke, 28 December 2015](https://www.katolsk.no/biografier/historisk/fortutodi) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [*San Fortunato di Todi*](http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/74145) [*Saint Fortunato of Todi*] (in Italian), [archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20121013233158/http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/74145) from the original on 13 October 2012, retrieved 4 November 2012 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** [Dudden, Frederick](/source/Frederick_Homes_Dudden) (1905), *Gregory the Great*, vol. 2, London: Longmans Green, p. 339, [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [914226](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/914226) Authority control databases VIAF GND --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Fortunatus of Todi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortunatus_of_Todi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortunatus_of_Todi?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.