Venerable
Christopher of Collesano
Venerable honored at Collesano in Sicily, where he lived as a monk.
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- Reposed
- 98110th century
- Place
- Collesano
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Christopher of Collesano was born, by tradition, in the ninth century at Collesano near Palermo, into a wealthy family. With his wife Cali and their two sons, Saba and Macarius, he spread Eastern monasticism in southern Italy, disturbed by Muslim raids. He first joined a Basilian monastery, then was allowed to live as a hermit; his wife and sons followed him. He died in Basilicata in the year 981. He is honoured by Catholics and Orthodox, as is his whole family, and is remembered on 17 December.