Adamo Abate
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Saint Adamo Abate was an Italian medieval Benedictine
abbot, a promoter of the unification of the Southern populations in Italy
under Roger II of Sicily
.
He was born in Petazio (today Petacciato
) and was baptized in Guglionesi
. He died on May 3 between the years 1060 and 1070.
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
abbot, a promoter of the unification of the Southern populations in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
under Roger II of Sicily
Roger II of Sicily
Roger II was King of Sicily, son of Roger I of Sicily and successor to his brother Simon. He began his rule as Count of Sicily in 1105, later became Duke of Apulia and Calabria , then King of Sicily...
.
He was born in Petazio (today Petacciato
Petacciato
Petacciato is a town and comune in the province of Campobasso , in southern Italy....
) and was baptized in Guglionesi
Guglionesi
Guglionesi is a town and comune in Molise, southern Italy, about 50 kilometers from Campobasso.- History :The historical origins of Guglionesi go back to the 4th century BC...
. He died on May 3 between the years 1060 and 1070.