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Nicodemus of Mammola
Christian saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 12 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
900
Died
990
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Mammola near Gerace in Calabria, Saint Nicodemus, hermit, who shone for austerity of life and virtue and was a true master 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 25 March as a hermit who shone for austerity and virtue and was a true master of monastic life.
Connected on this site
- Fantinus Saint“Though a hermit, he often returned from the wild in order to serve as a guide and spiritual teacher to disciples, such as Nilus the Younger and Nicodemus of Mammola.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 25 March (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q1403934 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Nicodemus of Mammola (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.