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Italian Roman Catholic saint

Saint Lidanus
Born 1026Antinum, Italy
Died 1118 (aged 91–92)Monte Cassino, Italy
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Canonized Pre-Congregation
Feast 2 July
Patronage Sezze, Italy

Lidanus was a Benedictine abbot credited with draining the Pontine Marshes, Italy, and for founding[1] Sezze Abbey in the Papal States. He died at Monte Cassino, in 1118 of natural causes.[2]

  1. ^ "St. Lidanus". Catholic.org. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  2. ^ Saint Lidanus Archived 2010-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Patron Saint Index