Petronax of Monte Cassino
Italian monk and abbot
Feast: 6 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Saint Petronax of Monte Cassino (Italian: Petronace di Monte Cassino) (May 1, 670 – May 6, 747), called "The Second Founder of Monte Cassino", was an Italian monk and abbot who rebuilt and repopulated the monastery of Monte Cassino, which had been destroyed by the invading Lombards in the late sixth century.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Gregory II Saint“A native of Brescia, Petronax had made a pilgrimage to the tomb of Saint Benedict in 717 after being advised to do so by Pope Gregory II.” — Wikipedia
- Nominis (Conférence des évêques de France), 'Saint Pétronax' — 'Saint Pétronax, abbé bénédictin au Mont-Cassin (+ 747)' — the 'second founder' of Monte Cassino, sent there by Gregory II; feast 6 May, as in the entry.
- Wikidata Q1350112 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Petronax of Monte Cassino (CC BY-SA)
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