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San Lanno
soldier
Patron of Places
Vasanello
BornCologne
DiedVasanello (296)
CountryAncient Rome
VocationsSoldier, Martyr
Biography
San Lanno, a soldier from Cologne, is remembered by the Church with quiet reverence. Though little is known of the details of his life, his witness has endured through the centuries, especially in the devotion of the faithful of Vasanello, where he is honored as patron. Tradition holds that he died in the year 296, and his feast is kept on May 5. In San Lanno, believers contemplate the strength of a life offered in service and the mystery of holiness that can shine even when history preserves only a few traces. His memory invites us to steadfastness in duty and to trust that God gathers every faithful act into His eternal glory.