Lidanus
Sign in to saveLidanus was a Benedictine abbot credited with draining the Pontine Marshes, Italy, and for founding Sezze Abbey in the Papal States. He died at Monte Cassino, in 1118 of natural causes.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Civita d'Antino
- Place of death
- Sezze
- Occupation
- monk
- Position held
- abbot
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Religious order
- Benedictines
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1026-01-01
- date of death
- 1118-07-02
- feast day
- July 2
- canonization status
- Catholic saint
Sources (3)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
1 sectionsContents
- Notes
Lidanus was a Benedictine abbot credited with draining the Pontine Marshes, Italy, and for founding Sezze Abbey in the Papal States. He died at Monte Cassino, in 1118 of natural causes.
==Notes==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lidanus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.