St Guy of Pomposa – Feast Day: March 31 – Saint of the Day

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St Guy of Pomposa Biography, Feast Day, Date of Birth, Country of Birth, Profession, Place of Work, Date of Death, Place of Death, Beatification Date, Canonization Date

St Guy of Pomposa Profile. Born: Late 10th Century in Italy, Europe. Worked in Italy. Died: 1046 AD in Borgo San Donnino, Italy. Feast Day is celebrated on March 31.
The Memorial of Guy of Pomposa – Saint of the Day

Guy of Pomposa

Date of Birth Late 10th Century
Country of Birth Italy in Europe
Matrimony/Holy Orders Saints who were Monks
Profession Pilgrim, Hermit, Monk
Place of Work Italy
Date of Death 1046 AD
Place of Death Borgo San Donnino, Italy
Feast Day March 31
Beatification Beatified by N/A
Canonization Canonized by N/A
Patron Saint of Speyer, Germany

St Guy of Pomposa Biography

He was also known as:

  • Guido
  • Guion
  • Wido
  • Wit
  • Witen

St Guy of Pomposa was born in the late 10th Century AD. He was Known in his youth for being meticulous about his clothing and appearance. This was until the day he realized that it was simply vanity and traded his fine clothes for a beggar‘s rags. He was a Pilgrim to Rome, Italy.

He was a spiritual student for three years of a hermit name Martin on an island in the River Po. Guy was a monk at Pomposa abbey near  Ferrera,  Italy.  He was also a Benedictine monk at Saint Severus abbey, Ravenna, Italy. He was the head of monks at Ravenna and at Pomposa.

St Guy of Pomposa


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