Catald of Taranto (also Cataldus, Cathaluds, Cathaldus, Cat(t)aldo, Cathal; fl. 7th century) was an Irish monk.
Biography
Cataldus was born in Munster and became the disciple and successor of
Carthage
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in the famous School of
Lismore, County Waterford
Lismore () is a historic town in County Waterford, in the province of Munster, Ireland. Originally associated with Saint Mochuda of Lismore, who founded Lismore Abbey in the 7th century, the town developed around the medieval Lismore Castle. ...
. He is believed to have been consecrated a bishop in Ireland. His apparent desire for a life of solitude saw him venture off to
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
on a pilgrimage.
On his return home his ship was wrecked off the Italian coast, near the city of
Taranto
Taranto (, also ; ; nap, label= Tarantino, Tarde; Latin: Tarentum; Old Italian: ''Tarento''; Ancient Greek: Τάρᾱς) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Taranto, serving as an important com ...
. The people here appear to have encouraged the monk to accept the government of their church. Some of the miracles claimed through Catald's intercession include protecting the city against the
plague
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and floods that, apparently, had occurred in neighbouring areas.
When his coffin was opened in the eleventh century, it contained a gold cross left at the time of his burial. The relics of the saint were then encased and preserved in the high altar of the cathedral.
Legacy
His feast day is 10 May.
Saint Cathal was the
patron
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of the
Sicilian Normans.
San Cataldo is the
patron saint
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of
Supino
Supino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Frosinone in the Italian region Lazio, located about southeast of Rome and about west of Frosinone.
Supino borders the following municipalities: Carpineto Romano, Ferentino, Frosinone, Giu ...
, located in the province of
Frosinone
Frosinone (, local dialect: ) is a town and ''comune'' in Lazio, central Italy, the administrative seat of the province of Frosinone. It is located about south-east of Rome close to the Rome-Naples A1 Motorway. The city is the main city of the Va ...
and the region of
Lazio
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The
Cattedrale di San Cataldo is the archiepiscopal see of the Archdiocese of Taranto. The
Chiesa di San Cataldo
The Church of San Cataldo is a Catholic church located at Piazza Bellini in central Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Erected in 1154 as a notable example of the Arab-Norman architecture which flourished in Sicily under Norman rule on the island, the chur ...
in
Palermo
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, Sicily is a World Heritage site. The
parish church
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in
Montenero Sabino
Montenero Sabino is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italy, Italian region Latium, located about northeast of Rome and about southwest of Rieti.
Among the landmarks in town are the Castello Orsini and the parish church ...
, province of Rieti, in the region of the Lazio, is dedicated to San Cataldo.
Antiche Strutture
entry in website of Comune of Montenero Sabino.
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, and a modern sea resort in the Apulia
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n Province of Lecce
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) are named in his honour.
See also
* Saint Gall
Gall ( la, Gallus; 550 646) according to hagiographic tradition was a disciple and one of the traditional twelve companions of Columbanus on his mission from Ireland to the continent. Deicolus was the elder brother of Gall.
Biography
The ...
* Columbanus
Columbanus ( ga, Columbán; 543 – 21 November 615) was an Irish missionary notable for founding a number of monasteries after 590 in the Frankish and Lombard kingdoms, most notably Luxeuil Abbey in present-day France and Bobbio Abbey in pr ...
* Petrus de Ibernia
Petrus de Ibernia, also known as Peter of Ireland, was a 13th-century writer and lecturer who is believed to have taught logic and natural philosophy to Thomas Aquinas.
Career
Peter lectured in natural philosophy at the University of Naples during ...
* James of Ireland James of Ireland, O.F.M. (fl. 1316–1330) was an Irish Franciscan friar and explorer.
Biography
James of Ireland was the companion of Friar Odoric of Pordenone on his travels as far as Sumatra and China. After Odoric's death, the commune of Udine ...
* List of Catholic saints
This is an incomplete list of people and angels whom the Catholic Church has canonized as saints. According to Catholic theology, all saints enjoy the beatific vision. Many of the saints listed here are to be found in the General Roman Calend ...
References
External links
"Saint Catald"
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Medieval Italian saints
Italian Roman Catholic saints
7th-century Christian saints
Medieval Irish saints
Colombanian saints
7th-century archbishops
7th-century Irish bishops
Irish expatriates in Italy
People from County Waterford
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