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Saint Conus
Benedictine monk
SaintFull write-upBenedictinesPre-congregation
Feast: 3 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
1200
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the monastery of Santa Maria di Cadossa in Lucania, Saint Conus, monk, who in monastic practice and innocence of life, with God's help, reached in a short time the height of every virtue.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 3 June as a monk of Santa Maria di Cadossa who quickly reached the height of every virtue.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 3 June (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3687091 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Conus (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.