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Madius (died after 1358; Croatian: Madije) was a prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of Duvno from between 1298 and 1311 until his resignation in 1344. Konrad Eubel considers him the second Duvno bishop. At the same time, Dominik Mandić left the question open as to whether Madius was indeed the second or the first bishop of Duvno, as he could not find any document confirming his alleged predecessor, John of Hoio as the bishop of Duvno. During his episcopate, he was involved in protracted litigations against the archbishops of Split as a representative of Bishop Valentin of Makarska over the control of Omiš and other church properties. Madius resigned due to what he termed "maliciousness of the people", which might refer to the opposition of his parishioners to pay taxes and the political plight that befell him after his patrons from the Šubić family lost their political influence following the conquest of their domains by Stephen II, Ban of Bosnia. He nevertheless retained the title of bishop and, according to Ante Škegro, lived within the territory of the Archdiocese of Split.