Saint Agnellus of Naples

Memorial

• 14 December

Profile

Hermit near Naples, Italy. Abbot of San Gaudioso monastery at Abtini, Italy. Reported to be a miraculous protector of Naples during the Saracen invasions, turning aside invaders by showing the cross.

Died

• 596 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• against invaders
• Naples, Italy

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Agnellus of Naples”. Saints.SQPN.com. 12 May 2012. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-agnellus-of-naples/>