Saint Silaus of Lucca

Also known as

• Silave
• Silan
• Father of the Poor

Memorial

• 17 May

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Monk. Abbot of Saint Brendan’s Abbey. Bishop. In later life he moved to Italy where he was known for his charity to the poor.

Born

• Ireland

Died

• 1100 in Lucca, Italy

Canonized

• 1183 by Pope Lucius III

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Silaus of Lucca”. Saints.SQPN.com. 17 May 2012. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-silaus-of-lucca/>