Exuperantius of Cingoli ( it, Esuperanzio, sometimes ) was a 5th-century

bishop of Cingoli The Diocese of Cingoli was a Roman Catholic diocese in Italy. It was founded in the 5th century. Nothing is heard of the diocese or of its bishops after the sixth decade of the 6th century. The time and reason for its cease is speculative. It was c ...

, (), in the

Marche Marche ( , ) is one of the twenty regions of Italy. In English, the region is sometimes referred to as The Marches ( ). The region is located in the central area of the country, bordered by Emilia-Romagna and the republic of San Marino to the ...

region of

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. He is recognised as a

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in the

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and

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es. Tradition attributes numerous miracles to his intercession both during his life and after his death, including the cessation of an outbreak of plague. Little is known about him with certainty, although he may have come from Africa. He is the patron saint of the town where he was bishop, with Cingoli's records declaring in 1307 that Exuperantius is the "head and guide of the people of Cingoli". In 1325, the of Cingoli adopted the care and upkeep of the church dedicated to him, which is now called the

Collegiate church of Sant'Esuperanzio, Cingoli The Collegiata di San Esuperanzio is a late-Romanesque architecture, Romanesque and early-Gothic architecture, Gothic-style, Roman Catholic collegiate church located on Via Sant'Esuperanzio, just northwest of the historic center of the town of Cingo ...

. He is also the patron saint of

Montefelcino Montefelcino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pesaro e Urbino in the Italian region Marche, located about west of Ancona Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of ...

, another , also in the Marche. His feast day is 24 January. His characteristic symbols for artistic portrayal are the banner and book.

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