At Goleto near Nusco in Campania, Saint William, abbot, who, having become a pilgrim and poor for the love of Christ from the city of Vercelli, and admonished by Saint John of Matera, founded the monastery of Montevergine and gathered companions to himself, whom he instructed with his lofty spiritual teaching, and founded many monasteries, both of monks and of nuns, in the southern regions of Italy.
June 25th
Saint William of Montevergine
Latin Original
Guléti apud Nuscum in Campánia, sancti Guliélmi, abbátis, qui, e civitáte Vercellénsi peregrínus et pauper pro Christi amóre factus, a sancto Ioánne Materanénsi admónitus monastérium Montis Vírginis cóndidit sociósque sibi ascívit, quos alta sua spiritáli doctrina erudívit, et plárima ascetéria tam monachórum quam sanctimoniálium in meridiánis Itálize regiónibus fundávit.