Saint Juvenal

There are two saints by this name. In chronological order, they are:

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Juvenal (d. 369), bishop of Narni in Umbria.

Related Topics:
369 - Bishop - Narni - Umbria

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He was ordained by Pope Damasus and was the first bishop in Narni. Saint Gregory the Great classified him as a martyr, but there is no acta to establish this. His legend suggests that he saved Narni from both Ligurian and Sarmatian invaders by calling down a divine thunderstorm. Nothing precise can be said about his life or acts, as his legend is often confused with the lives of others by the same name.

Related Topics:
Pope Damasus - Gregory the Great - Martyr

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His feast day in the Roman Catholic Church is May 3. Another saint, or figure in church history is Juvenal of Jerusalem.

Related Topics:
Feast day - Roman Catholic Church - May 3

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Juvenal (d. 458) the saint was a bishop of Jerusalem from about 422.

Related Topics:
458 - Saint - Bishop - Jerusalem - 422

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Juvenal wanted to make Jerusalem into a primary see (a "Patriarchial see") by demotion of the metropolitan see of Caesarea and the primary see of Antioch. In 431, he sided with Saint Cyril against Nestorius at the Council of Ephesus. He argued that the bishop of Antioch should have taken his doctrine from the "apostolic see of Jerusalem." Cyril refused to help Juvenal promote his claims.

Related Topics:
Caesarea - Antioch - 431 - Saint Cyril - Nestorius - Council of Ephesus

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In the Eutychian controversy, Juvenal was the sole supporter of Dioscorus in his proceedings in 449. When, later, Dioscorus was tried for error at the Council of Chalcedon, Juvenal voted for his condemnation. Perhaps in exchange for this vote against his old ally, the council gave Juvenal what he had sought: recognition of Jerusalem as a patriarchial see, ruling over all of Palestine. When he returned, however, monks who favored Dioscorus went into open revolt against him, and only the Imperial army allowed him to take his position.

Related Topics:
Dioscorus - 449 - Council of Chalcedon - Palestine

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He is regarded as a saint in parts of the Eastern Orthodox Church, but not in the west.

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