Nilus the Younger | |
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 Portrait of Nilus, Sanctuary of San Nicodemo in Mammola, which is dedicated to Saint Nicodemus of Mammola. | |
| Abbot and Confessor | |
| Born | 910 AD Rossano, Byzantine Theme of Calabria (now Calabria, Southern Italy) |
| Died | December 27, 1005 Abbey of Sant'Agata, Tusculum, Latium, Papal States |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church[1] |
| Major shrine | Abbey of Grottaferrata, Province of Rome, Lazio, Italy |
| Feast | September 26 |
Nilus the Younger, also called Neilos of Rossano (Italian: Nilo di Rossano, Greek: Όσιος Νείλος, ο εκ Καλαβρίας[2]; 910 – 27 December 1005)[3] was a Griko monk and abbot from Calabria. He was the founder of Italo-Byzantine monasticism in southern Italy. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox[note 1] and Catholic churches, and his feast day is celebrated on September 26 in both the Byzantine calendar and the Roman Martyrology.
- ^ a b September 26. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
- ^ (in Greek) ΟΣΙΟΣ ΝΕΙΛΟΣ, Ο ΕΚ ΚΑΛΑΒΡΙΑΣ. Αποστολική Διακονία της Εκκλησίας της Ελλάδος.
- ^ The official site for the Abbey of Grottaferrata gives September 26.
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