Anathalon
Anathalon | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Milan | |
| Church | Early Church (pre-schism) |
| In office | end 2nd – early 3rd century |
| Predecessor | Barnabas (legendary) |
| Successor | Caius |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 24 September (Milan: 25 September) |
| Venerated in | Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches |
Anathalon (Latin: Anatalius, Anatolius, Italian: Anatalone, Anatalo, Anatolio, Byzantine Greek: Ανατόλιος) was the first recorded Bishop of Milan and lived at the end 2nd-century or early 3rd-century. A later tradition made him the also the first bishop of Brescia. He is honoured as a saint in the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, which celebrate his feast day on 24 September. In Milan, however, this is commemorated on 25 September.