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It is said that following his flight from Asti, Evasius took refuge in the forest known as Selva Cornea along with two companions
Proietto and Milano, and probably a third, Natale. At the site of today's Pozzo Sant’Evasio, near Casale, a miracle occurred. The bishop, tired from his journey, pushed
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Natale is held to have escaped the massacre and to have become a priest of the church which was newly dedicated to
Evasius and in which his remains were sepulchered. At the same time, the church was perhaps rebuilt on a larger scale with the support of Luitprand.
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Erasmus continued his work of conversion in Casale (then perhaps known as Sedula, or
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into the ground and lay down to sleep. The pastoral staff set root and blossomed and a spring appeared at its foot.
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as 1 December, and it is on that day that he is celebrated in Asti. He is also the
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and was forced to leave the town. The earliest account of the story, the anonymous
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Part of an altarpiece from the church of S. Francesco in Casale
Monferrato by
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Diocese of Casale in 1474.
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A short article which favors a fourth-century life and Arian opponents.
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is liveliest at Casale, where his remains are conserved in the
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Saint Peter Martyr and a Bishop Saint (probably Saint Evasio)
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No account of Evasius's life is regarded by scholars of
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new guard, associated particularly with the Catholic
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Fulgenzio Emiglio, published in 1708, he was born in
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322:In some accounts, he is identified as the first
273:Historia e vita di Sant'Evasio Vescovo e Martire
632:Stati Sardi: Torino e le sue chiese suffraganee
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682:"Patron Saints Index: Saint Evasius of Asti"
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377:Casale, now itself named after the saint as
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603:(in Italian). Santi, beati e ricordi.
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722:himself probably born in that town.
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665:Grignolio, Idro (1983).
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486:Province of Alessandria
379:"Casale di Sant’Evasio"
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112:December 1, 12 November
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389:in 1107.
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281:Benevento
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134:Patronage
56:Benevento
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