Portrait of Nilus, Sanctuary of San Nicodemo in Mammola, which is dedicated to Saint Nicodemus of Mammola.
Abbot and Confessor
Born
910 AD Rossano, Byzantine Theme of Calabria (now Calabria, Southern Italy)
Died
December 27, 1005 Abbey of Sant'Agata, Tusculum, Latium, Papal States
Venerated in
Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church[1]
Major shrine
Abbey of Grottaferrata, Province of Rome, Lazio, Italy
Feast
September 26
Nilus the Younger, also called Neilos of Rossano (Italian: Nilo di Rossano, Greek: Όσιος Νείλος, ο εκ Καλαβρίας[2]; 910 – 27 December 1005)[3] was a Griko monk and abbot from Calabria. He was the founder of Italo-Byzantine monasticism in southern Italy. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox[note 1] and Catholic churches, and his feast day is celebrated on September 26 in both the Byzantine calendar and the Roman Martyrology.
^ abSeptember 26. Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome.
^(in Greek)ΟΣΙΟΣ ΝΕΙΛΟΣ, Ο ΕΚ ΚΑΛΑΒΡΙΑΣ. Αποστολική Διακονία της Εκκλησίας της Ελλάδος.
^The official site for the Abbey of Grottaferrata gives September 26.
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NilustheYounger, also called Neilos of Rossano (Italian: Nilo di Rossano, Greek: Όσιος Νείλος, ο εκ Καλαβρίας; 910 – 27 December 1005) was a Griko monk...
Rossano was also the birthplace of Bartholomew the Younger and NilustheYounger, who founded the Abbey of Grottaferrata, and whose "Life" is a valuable...
disciple of the founder of the abbey NilustheYounger. He would in time be Nilus' third successor in the position of abbot. When he succeeded Nilus as abbot...
as a gift the "Criptaferrata" to Saint NilustheYounger, where the latter built a famous abbey. Gregory also headed the rebellion of the Roman people...
of the Basilian Monastery of Santa Maria, founded here in 1004 by Saint NilustheYounger. The founding legend narrates that, at the spot where the abbey...
near the ancient oratory of Sant'Adriano, where in 10th century NilustheYounger began his activity, founding a basilian monastery on the ruins of the small...
"The Elder" and "theYounger" are epithets generally used to distinguish between two individuals, often close relatives. In some instances, one of the...
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distinctive to the Grecia Salentina region of southern Apulia. Pope Anterus (died 236) Pope John VII (c. 650–707) Pope Zachary (679–752) NilustheYounger (910–1005)...
backwards on an ass. At the intercession of Saint NilustheYounger, one of his countrymen, his life was spared: he was sent to the monastery of Fulda, in...
Italian folk dance, originally from the Salento peninsula in Apulia and later spreading throughout the rest of Apulia and the regions of Calabria and eastern...
III of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch Leo Allatius, scholar NilustheYounger, abbot Giuseppe Schirò, Arbëresh scholar George Calavassy, from 1932...
Saint Nilusthe Elder of Sinai (Greek: Νείλος; also known as Neilos, Nilus of Sinai, Nilus of Ancyra, Nil Postnik ("the Faster"); born 4th century; died...
built by St. NilustheYounger as a retreat for the monks who lived in the tufa grottos underneath. The present name of Calabria comes from the duchy of Calabria...
remained in communion with the Western Church. St. NilustheYounger was a monk and a propagator of the rule of Saint Basil in Italy. The Oratory of Saint Mark...
zeal are included in the Calendar of the Prayer Book "...without thereby enrolling or commending such persons as saints of the Church..." Similarly,...
being forced to ride through the streets of Rome seated backwards on a donkey. At the intercession of Saint NilustheYounger, one of his countrymen, his...
Griko, sometimes spelled Grico, is the dialect of Italiot Greek spoken by Griko people in Salento (province of Lecce), and also called Grecanico, in Calabria...
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of the Catholic Church (d. 935) Ma Yize, Muslim astronomer (approximate date) Minamoto no Saneakira, Japanese nobleman (d. 970) NilustheYounger, Byzantine...
This is a partial list of canonised Saints in the Eastern Orthodox Church. Some of the Saints below are also venerated in other Christian denominations...
The Italo-Byzantine Monastery of St Mary of Grottaferrata, 20 kilometers south of Rome, was founded by Saint NilustheYounger in 1004. After the fall...
population, the younger generations of today have only a very basic knowledge of the language. Also, improved education standards encourage the use of other...
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