Saint Petronax of Monte Cassino

Also known as: Petronax of Brescia
Second Founder of Monte Cassino
Memorial: 6 May
Profile: Benedictine monk at Brescia, Italy. Abbot. On assignment from Pope Gregory II in 717, he rebuilt, restaffed and reinvigorated the monastery at Monte Cassino, Italy following the Lombard invasions. He served as abbot, and by the time of his death, the abandoned structure was a center for learning and holiness again. Spiritual teacher of Saint Willibald and Saint Sturmius of Fulda.
Born: c.670 at Brescia, Lombardy, northern Italy
Died: c.747 of natural causes
Canonized: Pre-Congregation
Additional Information: For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Kirken i Norge - norwegian
Monte Cassino.Com
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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