Saint Attilanus of Zamora

Also known as

• Atilanus

Memorial

• 5 October

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Benedictine monk. Friend and spiritual student of Saint Froilan with whom he founded the monastery of Moreruela. Prior. Bishop of Zamora, Spain on Whit-Sunday in 990.

Born

• c.939 at Tarazona, Spain

Died

• 1009 in Zamora, Spain of natural cause
• relics in Saint Peter’s church, Zamora

Canonized

• 1095 by Pope Urban II

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Attilanus of Zamora”. Saints.SQPN.com. 3 August 2012. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-attilanus-of-zamora/>