Saint Famianus of Compostela

Also known as

• Famian
• Quardus

Memorial

• 8 August

Profile

Pilgrim to Rome, the Holy Lands, and Compostela, Spain. Stayed at Compostela as a hermit for 25 years at San Placido on the River Minho. When the Cistercian abbey of Osera was built nearby, he joined the Order. Later made a second pilgrimage to the Holy Land, dying on the road as he returned.

Born

• 1090 at Cologne, Germany

Died

• 1150 at Gallese, Umbria, Italy of natural causes

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Famianus of Compostela“. Saints.SQPN.com. 13 February 2013. Web. 20 May 2013. <>