Silvester of Troina
Saint Silvester of Troina | |
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Died | 1185 |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Feast | 2 January |
Silvester of Troina was a Basilian monk, who originally entered the monastery at Bari, Italy, but fled when he was to be appointed abbot. Silvester then lived the rest of his life as a hermit.[1] This St Silvester is patron saint of the Sicilian town of Troina, where he is putatively buried in the church of San Silvestro.
References[]
- ^ SAINTS - JANUARY Marianne Dorman's Catholic Website
Categories:
- Italian Roman Catholic saints
- 12th-century Christian saints
- 1185 deaths
- Basilian saints
- Italian saint stubs