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 Statue of Saint Catald at Taranto | |
| Born | 7th century Ireland |
| Died | 685 Taranto |
| Venerated in | Taranto, Ireland |
| Canonized | About 685 (Pre-congregation) |
| Major shrine | Lismore, County Waterford, Taranto |
| Feast | 10 May |
| Patronage | Invoked for protection from plagues, droughts and storms |
Catald of Taranto (also Cataldus, Cathaluds, Cathaldus, Cat(t)aldo, Cathal; fl. 7th century) was an Irish monk.
Cataldus was born in Munster and became the disciple and successor of Carthage in the famous School of Lismore, County Waterford. He is believed to have been consecrated a bishop in Ireland. His apparent desire for a life of solitude saw him venture off to Jerusalem on a pilgrimage.
On his return home his ship was wrecked off the Italian coast, near the city of Taranto. The people here appear to have encouraged the monk to accept the government of their church. Some of the miracles claimed through Catald's intercession include protecting the city against the plague and floods that, apparently, had occurred in neighbouring areas.
When his coffin was opened in the eleventh century, it contained a gold cross left at the time of his burial. The relics of the saint were then encased and preserved in the high altar of the cathedral.
His feast day is 10 May.
Saint Cathal was the patron of the Sicilian Normans. [1]
San Cataldo is the patron saint of Supino, located in the province of Frosinone and the region of Lazio, as well as Corato, located in the Metropolitan City of Bari and the region of Puglia.
The Cattedrale di San Cataldo is the archiepiscopal see of the Archdiocese of Taranto. The Chiesa di San Cataldo in Palermo, Sicily is a World Heritage site. The parish church in Montenero Sabino, province of Rieti, in the region of the Lazio, is dedicated to San Cataldo. [2]
The Italian towns of San Cataldo (there is such a town in Sicily, and a modern sea resort in the Apulian Province of Lecce) are named in his honour.
Apulia, also known by its Italian name Puglia, is a region of Italy, located in the southern peninsular section of the country, bordering the Adriatic Sea to the east, the Strait of Otranto and Ionian Sea to the southeast and the Gulf of Taranto to the south. The region comprises 19,345 square kilometers (7,469 sq mi), and its population is about four million people. It is bordered by the other Italian regions of Molise to the north, Campania to the west, and Basilicata to the southwest. Its chief town is Bari.
Canosa di Puglia, generally known simply as Canosa, is a town and comune in the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, southern Italy. It is located between Bari and Foggia, on the northwestern edge of the plateau of the Murgia which dominates the Ofanto valley and the extensive plains of Tavoliere delle Puglie, ranging from Mount Vulture at the Gargano, to the Adriatic coast. Canosa, the Roman Canusium, is considered the principal archaeological center of Apulia, and is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in Italy. A number of vases and other archaeological finds are located in local museums and private collections. It is not far from the position on the Ofanto River where the Romans found refuge after the defeat of the Battle of Cannae and is the burial place of Bohemund I of Antioch.
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Lecce is a city in southern Italy and capital of the province of Lecce, with the second-highest population in the Apulia region. It is on the Salentine Peninsula, at the heel of the Italian Peninsula, and is over two thousand years old.
Cassino is a comune in the province of Frosinone, Southern Italy, at the southern end of the region of Lazio, the last city of the Latin Valley.
Ortona is a coastal town and municipality of the Province of Chieti in the Italian region of Abruzzo, with some 23,000 inhabitants.
Caltagirone is an inland city and comune in the Metropolitan City of Catania, on the island of Sicily, Southern Italy, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) southwest of Catania.
Calatafimi-Segesta, commonly known as simply Calatafimi, is a small town in the province of Trapani, in Sicily, southern Italy.
The Church of San Cataldo is a Catholic church located at Piazza Bellini, in central Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Erected in 1154 as a notable example of the Arab-Norman architecture which flourished in Sicily under Norman rule on the island, the church is annexed to that of Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio. Since the 1930s, it belongs to the Order of the Holy Sepulchre.
San Cataldo may refer to:
San Cataldo is a Sicilian town and comune in the province of Caltanissetta, in the southwestern part of the island of Sicily.
Amatrice is a town and comune in the province of Rieti, in northern Lazio, and the center of the food-agricultural area of Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. The town was devastated by a powerful earthquake on 24 August 2016. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia.
Palena is a comune and town in the province of Chieti in the Abruzzo region of Italy.
Paola is an Italian comune of 15,408 inhabitants in the province of Cosenza in Calabria.
Montenero Sabino is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Rieti in the Italian region of Latium, located about 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Rome and about 14 kilometres (9 mi) southwest of Rieti.
Leoluca, also Leone Luca, Leo Luke of Corleone, Saint Leoluca, or Luke of Sicily was the abbot and wonderworker of the monastery of Mount Mula in Calabria, and a founder of Italo-Greek monasticism in southern Italy. He is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches.
San Giuseppe is the Italian name of Saint Joseph. It may refer to:
Taranto Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Taranto, Apulia, Italy, dedicated to Saint Catald. It is the archiepiscopal seat of the Archdiocese of Taranto.
The Eremo di San Cataldo is a Roman Catholic church and hermitage complex perched on a steep rocky outcropping outside of the town of Esanatoglia, province of Macerata, in the region of Marche, Italy. The site is dedicated to St Catald.
San Cataldo is a Baroque-style, Roman Catholic church located in the town of Montenero Sabino, province of Rieti, region of Lazio, Italy. It lies at the opposite end of town from the Castle overlooking the town.
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