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Donatus of Ripacandida
Benedictine monk
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Feast: 17 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1179
Died
1198
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Donatus was a Benedictine monk. He was born in Ripacandida, Italy. He became a Benedictine in 1194, at Petina, Italy.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- Santi e Beati — San Donato (Donatello) da Ripacandida, benedettino, festa 17 agosto — Benedictine of Ripacandida (Potenza), 1179-1198; his relics are in the parish church of Auletta, of which he is patron, and he was declared a saint of the Catholic Church around 1750-60.
- Wikidata Q3036223 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Donatus of Ripacandida (CC BY-SA)
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