August 11th

Saint Equitius

Saint · Common of Abbots · Valeria, Italy · d. c. 571

In the province of Valeria, Saint Equitius, abbot, who, as Pope Saint Gregory the Great writes, by the grace of his holiness became the father of many monasteries and, wherever he went, opened the fountain of the Sacred Scriptures.

Latin Original

In província Valérie, sancti Equítu, abbátis, qui, ut sanctus Gregórius papa Magnus scribit, sanctitátis suze grátia multórum monasteriórum pater éxstitit et, quocámque pervénerat, Sacrárum Scripturárum aperiébat fontem.