Saint Ruggero of Canne
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- Memorial
- 30 December
- Profile
- Pious youth.
Deacon.
Reluctant bishop of Canne at age 30.
Legend says that when he travelled his diocese, an eagle flew above him to shelter him from the weather.
- Born
- mid 11th century
- Died
- 30 December 1129;
buried in the Canne cathedral;
relics transferred to Barletta, Italy in the 13th century when most of the population moved
- Patronage
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Barletta, Italy;
archdiocese of Trani-Barletta-Bisceglie, Italy
- Representation
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crosier;
eagle
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