Saint Equitius

Also known as

• Equizio

Memorial

• 11 August

Profile

Spiritual student of Saint Benedict of Nursia. Benedictine monk. Worked to spread monasticism throughout Italy, bringing many scholars and future saints to the religious life and the Benedictine Order. Abbot of a house in Valeria, Italy. Noted preacher Pope Saint Gregory the Great refers to Equitius in his Dialogues.

Born

• between 480 and 490 in the area of Valeria Suburbicaria (present-day L’Aquila-Rieti-Tivoli), Abruzzi, Italy

Died

• c.570 at the monastery of San Lorenzo di Pizzoli of natural causes
• relics translated to Aquila, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Aquila, Italy

Representation

• holding a monastery, emblematic of the houses founded through his work

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Equitius“. Saints.SQPN.com. 29 December 2012. Web. 24 May 2013. <>