June 12th

Blessed Placid

Blessed · Common of Abbots · Ocre, Italy · d. c. 1248

Near Ocre in Abruzzo, Blessed Placid, abbot, who first as a hermit in a cave, and then in the monastery of the Holy Spirit, gathered disciples around him.

Latin Original

Prope Ocram in Aprütio, beáti Plácidi, abbátis, qui primum eremíta in spelànca, dein in monastério Sancti Spíritus discípulos congregávit.