ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER
Saints celebrated on the 22nd of October
SAINT SIMPLICIUS, ABBOT OF MONTE CASSINO
Saint Simplicius, the third abbot of Monte Cassino, was a direct disciple of the founder of the Order, St Benedict. St Simplicius died around A.D. 570. His elevation under the Abbot Desiderius - later Pope Victor III - took place around the year 1071. This solemn exhumation is also mentioned by the Bollandists*. (Lech. and III. 768.)
St Simplicius is also commemorated on March 29.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Simplicius may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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