Nov 052009
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Also known as
- Galgano
- Galgano Guidotti
Profile
Galgano led a worldly life in his youth, but converted and became a hermit on Monte Siepe in Tuscany, Italy. A church built on the site of his hermitage in 1196 was turned over to the Cistercians in 1201, and they claimed Galgano as one of their own.
Legend says his conversion was caused by a visit from the Archangel Michael. After the vision he said giving up his former lifestyle would be as easy as cutting rocks with a sword. To emphasize this sarcastic remark, he drew his weapon and thrust at a stone, expecting the blade to snap; the sword buried into the rock up to the hilt, and Galganus changed his life.
Born
- 1185 by Pope Lucius III
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- L’Abbazia di San Galgano
- My Armoury
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- San Galgano
- San Galgano Abbey
- Wikipedia
MLA Citation
- “Saint Galganus“. Saints.SQPN.com. 2 May 2013. Web. 24 May 2013. <>
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