Blessed Balsamus of Cava

Also known as

• Belsamus of Cava
• Balsam

Memorial

• 24 November

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Benedictine monk. Abbot of Cava, Italy from 1208 to 1232.

Died

• 24 November 1232 at Cava, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

• 16 May 1928 by Pope Pius XI (cultus confirmed)

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

Readings

[He was] the gem of the priesthood and the crown of prelates. - John of Capua

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Balsamus of Cava”. Saints.SQPN.com. 25 August 2012. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-balsamus-of-cava/>