Saint Galganus
- Also known as
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Galgano
Galgano Guidotti
- Memorial
- 5 December
- Profile
- Led a worldly life in his youth, but converted and became a hermit on Monte Siepe.
A church built on the site of his hermitage in 1196 was turned over to the Cistercians in 1201, and they claimed Galgano as 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; it penetrated to the hilt, and he changed his life.
- Born
- 1148 at Chiusdino, Siena, Italy as Galgano Guidotti
- Died
- 1181 at Monte Siepe, Tuscany, Italy
- Canonized
- 1185
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