▁Prize ▁Category : State ▁Prize ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁la ure ates ▁Category : A zer ba ij an ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁O il ▁and ▁Indust ry ▁al umn i ▁Category : B ur ial s ▁in ▁T roy ek uro v sko ye ▁C emetery <0x0A> </s> ▁Saint ▁E vas ius ▁( ; ▁probably ▁third ▁century ▁AD ) ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁mission ary ▁and ▁bishop ▁of ▁Ast i , ▁in ▁north - west ▁Italy . ▁He ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁fle e ▁to ▁the ▁great ▁Pad an ▁forest ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Sel va ▁Cor nea , ▁where ▁he ▁and ▁numerous ▁follow ers ▁were ▁be head ed ▁by ▁pag an , ▁or ▁altern atively ▁by ▁A rian , ▁enemies ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁Cas ale ▁Mon fer r ato . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁v ener ated ▁as ▁a ▁saint ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁patron ▁of ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁towns ▁in ▁P ied mont ▁and ▁Lomb ard y . ▁ ▁His ▁cult ▁is ▁liv eli est ▁at ▁Cas ale , ▁where ▁his ▁remains ▁are ▁conser ved ▁in ▁the ▁c athedral ▁dedicated ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁Life ▁▁ ▁No ▁account ▁of ▁E vas ius ' s ▁life ▁is ▁regarded ▁by ▁sch ol ars ▁of ▁h agi ography ▁as ▁reliable . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Historia ▁e ▁vita ▁di ▁Sant ' E vas io ▁V esc ovo ▁e ▁Mart ire ▁by ▁the ▁August in ian ▁Ful gen z io ▁Em ig lio , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 7