Saint Calogerus

Also known as
Calogero; Calogerus the Anchoret
Memorial
18 June
Profile
Monk, receiving the habit in Rome. abbot. Driven into North Africa by Arian Vandals with Saint Demetrius and Saint Gregory. Settled and preached in Fragalata, Sicily. Missionary to the Lepari islands. Hermit for 35 years near Girgenti, Sicily.
Born
fifth century Greece
Died
c.486 at Fragalata, Sicily of natural causes
Name Meaning
venerable in old age - greek
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Patronage
Aragona, Sicily; Fragalata, Sicily
Additional Information
Catholic Online
Kirken i Norge - norwegian
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Print References
The Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
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