Catald
Sign in to saveCatald of Taranto (also Cataldus, Cathaluds, Cathaldus, Cat(t)aldo, Cathal; fl. 7th century) was an Irish monk.
Key facts
- Saint.honorific_prefix
- Saint
- Saint.name
- Catald
- Saint.birth_date
- 7th century
- Saint.death_date
- 685
- Saint.feast_day
- 10 May
- Saint.venerated_in
- Taranto, Ireland
- Saint.image
- Desciption- Statue of St. Cataldo bishop (Taranto) (Taranto).jpg
- Saint.caption
- Statue of Saint Catald at Taranto
- Saint.birth_place
- Ireland
- Saint.death_place
- Taranto
- Saint.canonized_date
- About 685 (Pre-congregation)
- Saint.patronage
- Invoked for protection from plagues, droughts and storms
- Saint.major_shrine
- Lismore, County Waterford, Taranto
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Republic of Ireland
- Place of birth
- Ireland
- Place of death
- Taranto
- Occupation
- Catholic priest
- Position held
- bishop
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- San Cataldo - Supino FR (particolare della statua, 1870).tiff
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- Commons category
- Saint Cataldus
- canonization status
- Catholic saint
- date of death
- 0685-03-08
- date of birth
- 0700-00-00
- place of burial
- Palermo
- feast day
- May 10
- name in native language
- Cataldus
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Encyclopedic overview
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Catald of Taranto (also Cataldus, Cathaluds, Cathaldus, Cat(t)aldo, Cathal; fl. 7th century) was an Irish monk.
==Biography== thumb|right|Stained glass of Cathal, Ireland Cataldus was born in Munster and became the disciple and successor of Carthage in the famous School of Lismore, County Waterford. He is believed to have been consecrated a bishop in Ireland. His apparent desire for a life of solitude saw him venture off to Jerusalem on a pilgrimage. thumb|San Cataldo, Taranto
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Catald” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.