Anastasius of Suppentonia
abbot of Suppentonia
Feast: 11 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Saint Anastasius of Suppentonia (d. 570 AD), or Anastasius of Castel Sant'Elia, was an abbot of Suppentonia (Castel Sant’Elia). A source on Anastasius’ life is St. Gregory the Great, who wrote that an angel appeared to summon Anastasius and all of the abbot's monks. Anastasius and all of his monks all subsequently died one after the other within the next eight days.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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- The Roman Martyrology (Gregory XIII/Benedict XIV, 1845 Rome text, English 1897) - 11 January — 'At Suppentonia, near Mount Soractes, of St. Anastasius, monk, and his companions, who, being called from heaven, departed for the kingdom of God.'
- Wikidata Q4064903 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Anastasius of Suppentonia (CC BY-SA)
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