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Detail of A Statue of San Bartolomeo Da Rossano Statue Stands In Front of The Grottaferrata Abbey Latium Italy Artist Unknown Photographed On 7 December 2008 By Haneburger
Detail of A Statue of San Bartolomeo Da Rossano Statue Stands In Front of The Grottaferrata Abbey Latium Italy Artist Unknown Photographed On 7 December 2008 By Haneburger

Saint Bartholomew of Rossano

Also known as: Bartholomew of Grottaferrata; Bartholomew The Younger; Bartolomeo il Giovane

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

November 11

Died

November 11, 1065

Biography

Saint Bartholomew of Rossano, also known as Bartholomew of Grottaferrata, Bartholomew the Younger, or Bartolomeo il Giovane, was born in Rossano, Calabria, Italy, around the year 970. He was the son of Greek immigrants who settled in Italy. At a young age, Bartholomew became a spiritual student of Saint Nilus of Rossano, a renowned monk and abbot....