Cataldus

Statue of Cataldus

According to legend, St. Cataldus (Italian: San Cataldo ) (* around 600 in Ireland ) was Bishop of Taranto .

On his return from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, he is said to have come to Taranto and was ordained bishop there. He was buried in the Cathedral of San Cataldo . The body was found in 1094 during the reconstruction work after the destruction by the Saracens . The cathedral was then consecrated to him. The cult for the saint is widespread in southern Italy.

Patronage

Cataldus is the patron saint of Taranto in Puglia , Brienza in Basilicata , Cariati in Calabria , Cagnano Varano in Puglia, Corato in Puglia, San Cataldo in Sicily , Supino in Lazio and Massa Lubrense in Campania .

literature

Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Cataldus. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 959. ( Article / beginning of article in the Internet archive )

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME	Cataldus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	bishop
DATE OF BIRTH	around 600
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ireland
DATE OF DEATH	7th century