Feast September 13
Venerius the Hermit
Religious, patron of Gulf of La Spezia · Feast September 13
Biography
Saint Venerius was a monk and hermit. He is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and is the patron saint of the Gulf of La Spezia and, as of 1961, the patron saint of lighthouse keepers. Traditions concerning him are very uncertain.
Feast day
September 13
Patronage
- Gulf of La Spezia
- lighthouse keepers
Birth date
c. 560
Death date
630
Canonization status
Canonized
Feast month
9
Feast day of month
13