Menas of Samnium
Italian Roman Catholic saint
About Menas of Samnium
Menas of Samnium is a 6th-century hermit venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. The primary source for details of his life is an account written by Pope Gregory the Great and also published in the sixth century.
Veneration
The Catholic Church commemorates SAINT Menas on November 11 with an entry in the Roman Martyrology. The 2004 edition of the Martyrology reads: "In the province of Samnium, the commemoration of Saint Menas, hermit, whose virtues Pope Saint Gregory the Great commemorates." His entry in the 1956 edition of the Martyrology (representing the Tridentine tradition) is nearly identical.
Pope Gregory's account
Pope Gregory the Great gives the following account of Menas's life in his Dialogues, published :
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Important facts
Frequently asked questions
Who was Menas of Samnium?
Italian Roman Catholic saint
When did Menas of Samnium die?
Menas of Samnium died in 583 in Samnium.
Sources & further reading
· Wikipedia: Menas of Samnium
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