Saint Basil of Bologna

Basil of Bologna was Bishop of Bologna, consecrated by Pope Saint Sylvester around 330, and died on March 6, around 355, after having holily governed the diocese. Nothing else is known of his life. Cappelletti believes that he built the church of Saints Peter and Paul and that he must have been buried in the ancient cathedral of Saints Nabor and Felix. His chronology is debated, with some authors placing him after Faustinianus and others later. However, the most current lists of bishops of Bologna do not mention him; it is possible that no bishop of the city named Basil existed and that this name was erroneously attributed to one of the city's actual bishops, canonized as Saint Faustinianus or Saint Eusebius of Bologna; from there, the error would have been transmitted and he would have come to be considered a different saint. Venerated in the Catholic and Orthodox churches, his feast day was established on March 6.