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Lidanus was a Benedictine monk and an abbot. He drained the Pontine marshes in Italy. He founded an abbey in Sezze in the Papal States (part of modern Italy).
Born
- 1026
Died
- 1118 at Monte Cassino, Italy of natural causes
- buried at the church at the monastery of Sezze, Italy
- church destroyed in the early 13th century and relics transferred to the cathedral of Seeze
- the largest bell in the cathedral was dedicated to him in 1312
- the city of Seeze began donating silver chalices to the cathedral in his honour in 1473
- relics re-enshrined in 1606
- relics re-enshrined in a new altar in 1672
Canonized
- c.1500 by Pope Leo X (cultus confirmation)
- 9 April 1791 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmation)
Patronage
- Sezze, Italy
Source: https://catholicsaints.info/saint-lidanus-of-sezze/
