Romanus of Subiaco

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Saint Romanus of Subiaco (died c. 550 AD) was a hermit in the area around Subiaco, Italy.

Life and ministry

He is remembered as having assisted and influenced Saint Benedict of Nursia, when the latter had just begun his life as a hermit. Romanus provided Benedict with clothing (a religious habit), food, and housing (in the form of a cave above the river Anio, which Benedict lived in for 3 years.[1]

Romanus is said to have gone to Gaul, where he founded a small monastery at Dryes-Fontrouge (Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines) near Auxerre. He died there about 550 and was venerated as a saint. He is sometimes identified with the Romanus of Auxerre who was venerated as Bishop of Auxerre on 8[2] or 6[3] October. He was buried at the monastery at Dryes-Fontrouge, and his relics are now located at Auxerre, Sens, and Vareilles.[4]

References

  1. 1.Gregory the Great, Dialogi, II, I
  2. 2.Kirsch, Johann Peter. "Sts. Romanus." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 13. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912. 10 Feb. 2015
  3. 3.Otros Santos y Beatos del 6 de octubre
  4. 4.Holweck, Frederick George (1924). A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints: With a General Introduction on Hagiology. Vol. 1. B. Herder. p. 864.