Blessed Romeo of Limoges

Also known as
Romaeus of Limoges
Memorial
5 March
Profile
Carmelite lay brother of Limoges. Pilgrim companion of Saint Avertanus to Rome and the Holy Lands, but died en route. The tale of their travels, lavishly and piously expanded, was very popular in the years after their deaths.
Died
1380 at Lucca, Italy of plague while on pilgrimage
Additional Information
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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