Lidanus
Saint Lidanus | |
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Born | 1026 Antinum, Italy |
Died | 1118 (aged 91–92) Monte Cassino, Italy |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
Feast | 2 July |
Patronage | Sezze, Italy |
Lidanus was a Benedictine abbot credited with draining the Pontine Marshes, Italy, and for founding[1] Sezze Abbey in the Papal States. He died at Monte Cassino, in 1118 of natural causes.[2]
Notes[]
- ^ "St. Lidanus". Catholic.org. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ Saint Lidanus Archived 2010-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Patron Saint Index
Categories:
- Italian Roman Catholic saints
- 12th-century Christian saints
- 1118 deaths
- Italian Benedictines
- People from the Province of L'Aquila
- 1026 births