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Bononius

Abbot of Lucedio

A monk who lived in Egypt, later Abbot of Lucedio in Italy, reposed in 1026.

Feast
August 30old style September 12
Reposed
102611th century
Place
Lucedio

Life

Bononius was born at Bologna in Italy and became a monk at the monastery of Saint Stephen. According to tradition he lived for a time in Egypt. Later he was abbot of Lucedio in Piedmont. He reposed in the year 1026. He is a saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.

His commemoration falls on 30 August (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 12 September of the civil calendar.

Commemorated the same day August 30