Bartholomew the Younger
| Saint Bartholomew the Younger, O.S.B.M. | |
|---|---|
| Monk | |
| Born |
981 Rossano, Theme of Calabria, Byzantine Empire |
| Died |
1055 Grottaferrata, County of Tusculum, Papal States |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Churches |
| Major shrine |
Abbey of Grottaferrata, Rome, Italy |
| Feast | November 11 |
Bartholomew (the Younger), O.S.B.M., (981 in Rossano – 1055 in Grottaferrata) was an Italo-Greek abbot.
Life
Batholomew was a disciple of Abbot Nilus the Younger, who founded the Basilian Abbey of Santa Maria in Grottaferrata in 1004. When he succeeded Nilus as abbot, he supervised the completion of the abbey, of which he is considered the second founder.[1]
References
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