Oliver of Ancona
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Saint Oliver of Ancona - also known as Oliver of Portonuovo, Oliverius or Liberius - († ca. 1050), is a saint
of the catholic and orthodox Christian churches. His day is 3 February.
He was a Benedictine
monk from Santa Maria di Portonuovo, a community at the foot of Monte Conero
, south of Ancona
on the Italian Adriatic
coast.
It is thought that he came from Armenia
, or that he originally was a Camaldolese
monk from Dalmatia
. Else, basically nothing is known about St Oliver of Ancona.
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
of the catholic and orthodox Christian churches. His day is 3 February.
He was a Benedictine
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...
monk from Santa Maria di Portonuovo, a community at the foot of Monte Conero
Monte Conero
Monte Conero is a promontory in Italy, situated directly south of the city of Ancona on the Adriatic Sea....
, south of Ancona
Ancona
Ancona is a city and a seaport in the Marche region, in central Italy, with a population of 101,909 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region....
on the Italian Adriatic
Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges...
coast.
It is thought that he came from Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
, or that he originally was a Camaldolese
Camaldolese
The Camaldolese monks and nuns are part of the Benedictine family of monastic communities which follow the way of life outlined in the Rule of St. Benedict, written in the 6th century...
monk from Dalmatia
Dalmatia
Dalmatia is a historical region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea. It stretches from the island of Rab in the northwest to the Bay of Kotor in the southeast. The hinterland, the Dalmatian Zagora, ranges from fifty kilometers in width in the north to just a few kilometers in the south....
. Else, basically nothing is known about St Oliver of Ancona.
External links
- Page with photo of the church Santa Maria di Portonuovo (from the era of St. Oliver)