Saint Romanus of Subiaco (died ca. 550 AD) was a

hermit A hermit, also known as an eremite (adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion. Eremitism plays a role in a variety of religions. Description In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a Ch ...

in the area around Subiaco, Italy. He is remembered as having assisted and influenced Saint Benedict of Nursia, when the latter had just begun his life as a hermit. Romanus provided Benedict with clothing (a

religious habit A religious habit is a distinctive set of religious clothing worn by members of a religious order. Traditionally some plain garb recognizable as a religious habit has also been worn by those leading the religious eremitic and anchoritic life, ...

), food, and housing (in the form of a

cave A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea ...

above the river

Anio The Aniene (; la, Aniō), formerly known as the Teverone, is a river in Lazio, Italy. It originates in the Apennines at Trevi nel Lazio and flows westward past Subiaco, Vicovaro, and Tivoli to join the Tiber in northern Rome. It formed the pr ...

, which Benedict lived in for 3 years Romanus is said to have gone to Gaul, where he founded a small monastery at Dryes-Fontrouge (

Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines Druyes-les-Belles-Fontaines () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France, in the natural region of Forterre. It is well known for several historic monuments including the ruins of the château de ...

) near

Auxerre Auxerre ( , ) is the capital of the Yonne department and the fourth-largest city in Burgundy. Auxerre's population today is about 35,000; the urban area (''aire d'attraction'') comprises roughly 113,000 inhabitants. Residents of Auxerre are r ...

. He died there about 550 and was venerated as a saint. He is sometimes identified with the Romanus of Auxerre who was venerated as

Bishop of Auxerre The diocese of Auxerre ( la, dioecesis Antissiodorensis) is a former French Roman Catholic diocese. Its historical episcopal see was in the city of Auxerre in Burgundy (region), Burgundy, now part of eastern France. Currently the non-metropolitan ...

on 8 or 6Otros Santos y Beatos del 6 de octubre
/ref> October.

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Romanus of Subiaco
5th-century births 550 deaths People from Subiaco, Lazio 6th-century Christian saints Italian hermits Italian saints Year of birth unknown {{Italy-saint-stub