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Venerius, who according to Paulinus of Milan had been a deacon of that city under St. Ambrose, succeeded St. Simplicianus as its bishop in 400 or 401. As bishop of the imperial capital in Italy, he was in correspondence with other prominent churchmen including pope Anastasius I, St. John Chrysostom, and St. Paulinus of Nola. In 401, at the request of African bishops for assistance with a shortage of priests, Venerius sent several clergymen there -- one being Paulinus of Milan, whose Vita of St. Ambrose was written at the request of St. Augustine of Hippo. He is thought to have died ca. 408. The brief poem in Venerius' honor by St. Ennodius of Pavia (_Carmina_, 2. 79) praises his eloquence.
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John Dillon
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