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Blessed Sylvester Of Troina

Also known as: Silvestro di Troina

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

January 2

Died

January 2, 1164

Beatified

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

Religious Order

Basilian

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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