Saint Anastasius of Suppentonia

Also known as

• Anastasius of Castel Sant’Elia

Memorial

• 11 January

Profile

Benedictine monk at Suppentonia (modern Castel Sant’Elia), diocese of Nepi, Italy. Abbot at Suppentonia. Pope Saint Gregory the Great wrote that an angel appeared to summon Anastasius and his monks, all of whom died in rapid succession within the next eight days.

Died

• 570 at Suppentonia, Italy of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Castel Saint’Elia, Italy

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Anastasius of Suppentonia”. Saints.SQPN.com. 8 January 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-anastasius-of-suppentonia/>