Gennadius of Astorga
Lliones abbot, bishop and saint
Feast: 24 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Genadio of Astorga or popularly San Genadio (c. 865, possibly El Bierzo, León - 936, Peñalba de Santiago) was a Spanish Benedictine monk, hermit and bishop of Astorga between 899 and 920. He also founded several monasteries in El Bierzo. He made the Caves of San Genadio and retired there with other priests in periods of penance.
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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.
- Santi e Beati — San Gennadio di Astorga, vescovo († 936), festa 24 maggio — Abbot then bishop of Astorga; his hermitage caves at Peñalba de Santiago drew Catholic pilgrims and he was kept at 25 May in the Roman calendar until the 1969 revision removed him for want of a formal canonisation. Local
- Wikidata Q8963713 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Genadio of Astorga (CC BY-SA)
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