Nilus the Younger


Nilus the Younger
Portrait of Nilus, Sanctuary of San Nicodemo in Mammola, which is dedicated to Saint Nicodemus of Mammola.
Abbot and Confessor
Born910 AD
Rossano, Byzantine Theme of Calabria (now Calabria, Southern Italy)
DiedDecember 27, 1005
Abbey of Sant'Agata, Tusculum, Latium, Papal States
Venerated inCatholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church[1]
Major shrineAbbey of Grottaferrata, Province of Rome, Lazio, Italy
FeastSeptember 26

Nilus the Younger, also called Neilos of Rossano (Italian: Nilo di Rossano, Greek: Όσιος Νείλος, ο εκ Καλαβρίας[2]; 910 – 27 December 1005)[3] was a Griko monk and abbot from Calabria. He was the founder of Italo-Byzantine monasticism in southern Italy. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox[note 1] and Catholic churches, and his feast day is celebrated on September 26 in both the Byzantine calendar and the Roman Martyrology.

  1. ^ a b September 26. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
  2. ^ (in Greek) ΟΣΙΟΣ ΝΕΙΛΟΣ, Ο ΕΚ ΚΑΛΑΒΡΙΑΣ. Αποστολική Διακονία της Εκκλησίας της Ελλάδος.
  3. ^ The official site for the Abbey of Grottaferrata gives September 26.


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