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Saint Agnellus of Naples

detail of the painting 'La Gloria di Sant'Agnello', date and artist unknown; the painting is in the sanctuary of the Sant'Agnello Abbey, Gargani di Roccarainola, Italy; it was photographed on 14 September 2015 by Achille Battimelli, and the image swiped from Wikimedia Commons Also known as

Aniello
Agnello

14 December

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Hermit near Naples, Italy. Monk. Abbot of San Gaudioso monastery at Abtini, Italy. Reported to be a miraculous protector of Naples during the Saracen invasions, turning aside invaders by showing the cross.

Born

535 in Naples, Italy

14 December 596 in Naples, Italy of natural causes

Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Lives of the Saints, by Father Francis Xavier Weninger
Roman Martyrology, 1914 edition

books
- Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- Saints and Their Attributes, by Helen Roeder

other sites in english
- Catholic Online
- Wikipedia

images
- Wikimedia Commons

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

sites en français
- Societas Laudis
- Wikipedia

fonti in italiano
- Santi e Beati
- Wikipedia

MLA Citation

“Saint Agnellus of Naples“. CatholicSaints.Info. 26 January 2024. Web. 3 May 2024. <>