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Blessed Sylvester Of Troina

Also known as: Silvestro di Troina

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

2-Jan

Born

Late 11th or early 12th century in Troina, Sicily, Italy

Died

2 January 1164 in Troina, Sicily, Italy of natural causes; after miracles were reported at his grave, a church dedicated to him was built over it in 1625

Beatified

By Pope Julius III in the mid-16th century (cultus confirmation)

Biography

Blessed Sylvester of Troina, also known as Silvestro di Troina, was born into the local nobility in Troina, Sicily, Italy, in the late 11th or early 12th century. As a young man, he felt a deep calling to follow a life of devotion and spirituality. He entered the Basilian monastery of Saint Michael the Archangel in Troina, where he dedicated himself to a life of prayer and charitable works.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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