What is "venantius"

Venantius may refer to:

• Venantius Fortunatus (530-600), Latin poet, bishop, and saint
• Venantius of Camerino (d. 250), aka Saint Venanzio, martyr, patron saint of Camerino
• Venantius, brother of Saint Honoratus (350-429)
• Venantius (consul 507), consul and son of Liberius
• Venantius ( fl. 517-537), Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Viviers
• Venantius of Salona, a Bishop of Salona
• Venantius of Berri, an Abbot

Venantius ( floruit 507) was a politician of Italia and consul for the year 507 with Emperor Anastasius I as his colleague.

According to James O'Donnell, Venantius was the son of Liberius, noting that the "only known relative in the aristocracy" of Liberius – except for Venantius – was Avienus, consul of 501.