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Christopher of Collesano
monk
SaintFull write-upDate unknown
Feast: 17 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
On the slopes of Mercurio in Basilicata, Saint Christopher of Collesano, monk, who with his whole family devoted himself intensely to the spreading of monastic life.
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 17 December as a monk on the slopes of Mercurio in Basilicata who with his whole family devoted himself to spreading monastic life.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 17 December (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q62734225 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.