Saint Aldemar the Wise

Also known as: Aldemar of Capua
Memorial: 24 March
Profile: Monk at Monte Cassino. Spiritual director of a convent at Capua, a house founded by princess Aloara. Known as a miracle worker. A dispute developed between the princess and Aldemar's abbot; she wanted him to stay, the abbot wanted him back at Monte Cassino. To escape the dispute, Aldemar moved to Boiana, Italy but fled after some one involved in the argument tried to kill him. He founded a monastery at Bocchignano, Abruzzi which became the motherhouse for several area monasteries.
Born: in Capua, Italy
Died: c.1080 of natural causes
Additional Information: Catholic Online
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
The Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Brunson
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