Venerable
Caesarea of Otranto
A virgin recluse, honored at Otranto in Italy.
- Feast
- May 15old style May 28
- Era
- unknown
- Place
- Otranto
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Saint Caesarea of Otranto was a holy virgin who took refuge in a cave near Otranto in southern Italy to defend her purity, and lived there as a recluse. She is honoured at Otranto and commemorated on 15 May. The sources do not date her life.
Commemorated the same day May 15
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Euphrosynus of PskovVenerable · Founder of a monastery at PskovMay 15
Severinus of SanseverinoSaint · Bishop of SeptempedaMay 15
Adiutor of BeneventoSaint · Bishop of BeneventoMay 15
Euphrasius of ClermontSaint · Bishop of ClermontMay 15
Hilary of GaleataVenerableMay 15
Arephas of VerkhoturyeVenerable · Archimandrite of Saint Nicholas MonasteryMay 15
Isaiah of RostovSaint · Bishop of RostovMay 15
Isaiah of the Kiev CavesVenerable · Monk of the Kiev Caves LavraMay 15
Pachomius of NerekhtaVenerable · Abbot and founder at NerekhtaMay 15