Saint Lawrence Justinian | |
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Patriarch of Venice | |
![]() Portrait by Gentile Bellini (1465) | |
Church | Catholic Church |
Appointed | 1451 |
Term ended | 1456 |
Predecessor | Post established |
Successor | Maffio Contarini |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1407 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 July 1381[1] |
Died | January 8, 1456 Venice, Republic of Venice | (aged 74)
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Sainthood | |
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Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Beatified | 7 October 1524, Rome, Papal States by Pope Clement VII |
Canonized | 16 October 1690, Rome, Papal States by Pope Alexander VIII |
Attributes | Episcopal vestments |
Patronage | Patriarchate of Venice |
Shrines | Basilica of San Pietro di Castello |
Lawrence Justinian (Italian: Lorenzo Giustiniani, 1 July 1381 – 8 January 1456) was a Venetian Catholic priest and bishop who became the first Patriarch of Venice. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church.