Saint Conus of Lucania

Memorial

• 3 June

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Benedictine monk in at Santa Maria dei Codossa monastery near Lucania, Italy.

Born

• late 12th century in Diano, Italy

Died

• early 13th century at Cadossa, Italy of natural causes
• relics enshrined in Lucania, Italy
• when the Cadonna monastery was closed in 1261, the relics were transferred to Diano, Italy

Canonized

• 27 April 1871 by Pope Pius IX

Patronage

• Diano, Italy
• Teggiano, Italy

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Conus of Lucania”. Saints.SQPN.com. 2 June 2010. Web. 26 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-conus-of-lucania/>