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Bonfilius
Bishop of Foligno, saint
SaintFull write-upBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 27 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1040
Died
1115
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Fara near Cingoli in the Marche, Saint Bonfilius, who, after being bishop of Foligno, spent ten years in the Holy Land; having then returned to Italy, he lived as a monk in the monastery of Storaco, of which he had formerly been abbot, and died, at last, in solitude.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 27 September as a bishop of Foligno who spent ten years in the Holy Land and died a monk in solitude.
Connected on this site
- Sylvester Gozzolini Saint“Sylvester Gozzolini, the founder of the Sylvestrines, who was inspired by Bonfilius' life.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 27 September (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4941786 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Bonfilius (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.