Bononio
Sign in to saveSaint Bononio or Bononius (died 30 August 1026) was a Benedictine abbot, who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, being commemorated with a feast day on 30 August.
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- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Bologna
- Place of death
- Lucedio Abbey
- Occupation
- anchorite
- Position held
- abbot
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Religious order
- Benedictines
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Saint Bononio or Bononius (died 30 August 1026) was a Benedictine abbot, who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic Church, being commemorated with a feast day on 30 August.
== Biography == Bononio was born in Bologna sometime in the latter part of the tenth century. He became a monk at an early age, and while on a pilgrimage to the East, settled in Egypt to live as a hermit during the reign of Fatamid Caliph Al-Aziz Billah. Noted for both his asceticism and charitable works, Bononio acquired some influence at court, and was permitted to build a few churches. When Peter, bishop of Vercelli, was captured by Arab forces after the Battle of Stilo, Bononio assisted in the bishop's release, and then retired to live as a hermit in the Sinai Peninsula.
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