Saint Filarete of Calabria (also the gardener) (c. 1020 – 1070) he was born in
Palermo
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in 1020, into a family of
Calabria
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n origin deported to
Sicily
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by the
Saracens
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, and subsequently released. Back in Calabria in 1040, Filarete lived in
Reggio Calabria
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and then moved to the monastery of St. Elias stood on Mount Aulinas at
Palmi. Later also lived in
Sinopoli and then return to
Monte Aulinas under the guidance of Orestes, where he spent the last 25 years of his life.
References
Filarète di Calabria, santo, ''Enciclopedia Treccani''
People from the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria
Religious leaders from Palermo
Sicilian saints
Palmi
11th-century Christian saints
1020s births
1070 deaths
Religious leaders from the Metropolitan City of Palermo
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