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Blessed Silao

Blessed Silao Memorial

21 May (Benedictines)

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Born to the Irish nobility. Priest. Benedictine monk. Abbot. Bishop. Having encountered opposition from a local lord, Silao went to Rome, Italy to appeal for support from Pope Gregory VII, but died on the road on the return trip.

Born

early 11th century Ireland

late 11th century in Lucca, Italy of natural causes
relics in Lucca, Italy

Additional Information

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

fonti in italiano
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Blessed Silao“. CatholicSaints.Info. 27 December 2022. Web. 22 May 2024. <>