Detail Of An Antique Italian Holy Card Of Saint Adam Of Guglionesi

Blessed Adam Of Guglionesi

Also known as: Adam the Abbot; Adamo…; Adão…

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

3 June; 2nd Sunday in October (return of stolen relics)

Born

C.990 in Petazio (modern Petacciato), Italy

Died

1072 in the Saint Paul monastery in Petacciato, Italy of natural causes; Archpriest Benedict of Guglionesi, Italy had a dream of an angel who told him to bring Abbot Adam’s relics to Guglionesi; relics taken to Gulionesi on 2 June 1102; legend says that the oxen pulling the transport cart became thirsty, pawed the road with one hoof, and springs erupted from the ground; relics enshrined on 3 June 1102 in Guglionesi; relics re-enshrined in a gilded bronze bust reliquary in 1153; reliquary stolen by French supporters of King Charles VIII on the night of the feast of Corpus Christi in 1496 and taken to Campobasso, Italy where they planned to melt it for the prescious metal; the presence of relics made them hesitate, and the city was beseiged by storms until they returned the reliquary to Guglionesi; reliquary was one of several stolen on the night of 2 June 1885; relics returned in 1886 re-enshrined in a silver bust; relics enshrined in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Guglionesi

Biography

Blessed Adam of Guglionesi, also known as Adam the Abbot, Adamo, or Adão, was a Benedictine monk and influential figure in southern Italy during the 11th century. He was born around 990 in Petazio, which is now known as Petacciato, Italy.