Saint
Nilus the Younger
Patron of Grottaferrata, Rossano, Serapo's ward in Gaeta
Feast day: September 26
910 – 1005
Nilus the Younger, also called Neilos of Rossano was a Griko monk and abbot from Calabria, Italy. He was the founder of Italo-Byzantine monasticism in southern Italy. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches, and his feast day is celebrated on September 26 in both the Byzantine calendar and the Roman Martyrology.
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