Agnellus of Naples ( Italian : Agnello ) or Aniello the Abbot (535, Naples - 14 December 596, Naples) was a Basilian monk and later Augustinian friar. He is venerated as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church , with a feast day on 14 December, the date of his death.
11-515: Agnellus is a proper name of Latin origin. It may refer to: Agnellus of Naples , bishop of Naples from 673–ca. 694, and patron saint of Naples Agnellus, Bishop of Ravenna (487–570), a bishop of Ravenna Andreas Agnellus (c. 805–c. 846), historian of Ravenna Agnellus of Pisa (1195–1236), English Franciscan Agnellus, martyred in 1227 at Ceuta with Daniel and Companions [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
22-472: A wealthy inheritance on his parents' death and used it on works of charity, such as founding a hospital for poor people. He became more and more popular among the inhabitants of Naples, so much so that they asked him to save the city during the Lombard invasion of 581 - he appeared carrying a banner of the cross to defend the city. He finally left the city to escape his popularity, moving to Monte Sant'Angelo then
33-460: Is also found in two Campania proverbs regarding Saint Aniello: ' A sant'Aniello nun tucca' ne forbice 'e ne curtiello e A santa Lucia nu passe 'e gallina, a sant'Aniello nu passe 'e pecuriello ' which translates to ' Sant'Aniello doesn't touch scissors or curtains and Santa Lucia doesn't pass the hen, Sant'Aniello doesn't pass the sheep '. The first refers to a custom in the area according to which pregnant women must not use knives or scissors, because
44-639: Is in the Libellus miraculorum , a 10th-century hagiography by Peter the Sub-Deacon. He was born in 535 in Naples into a rich family of Syracusan origin, possibly related to saint Lucy - his father was Federico and his mother Giovanna. He spent his youth as a hermit in a cave near a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary and then in the church of Santa Maria Intercede, which later became Sant'Agnello Maggiore . He received
55-567: Is kept in the cathedral of Naples, inside the Chapel of San Gennaro. He is co-patron of the city of Naples where, according to tradition, he would be buried in the church of Sant'Agnello Maggiore in Caponapoli. From the saint takes the name of Sant'Agnello a village on the Sorrento peninsula, where among other things there is a church dedicated to him and a statue in the homonymous square. The popular cult
66-530: The Municipality of Pisciotta, which also venerates it as its patron. On 30 July 2009, the bishop of Vallo della Lucania, Monsignor Giuseppe Rocco Favale, elevated the parish church of Rodio, built by the Knights of Malta in the 15th century, to the dignity of a diocesan sanctuary of Sant'Agnello abbot, particularly aimed at the defence and to the promotion of nascent life. Rodio celebrates Sant'Agnello three times during
77-422: The capital Pisciotta obtained from the competent Roman Congregation that, alongside the ancient protectors Santa Sofia and San Vito, Sant'Agnello was also proclaimed its patron. In Pisciotta, Sant'Agnello is celebrated on 10 August and 14 December. In Cilento, many bear the name of Aniello or Agnello, or the feminine Anella. In Tramonti (SA), in the hamlet of Cesarano on the 14th day after the solemn evening mass,
88-509: The same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Agnellus&oldid=1018470560 " Categories : Given names Masculine given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Agnellus of Naples The first major mention of Agnellus
99-449: The unborn child could be born mutilated in a limb. The second refers to the length of the day, in fact, according to tradition on December 13, the feast of Saint Lucia, the day gets longer a little, like a hen's step, the next day, the feast of Sant'Aniello, the day advances even more, like a sheep's step. The cult is also widespread in Cilento, particularly in the town of Rodio, a fraction of
110-419: The village of Guarcino , where he remained seven years and where there is a shrine to him. He later returned to Naples to become an Augustinian friar and then a priest at the monastery of Gaudiosus of Naples , where he finally became abbot and where he died aged 61. The liturgical commemoration occurred on December 14. The seventeenth-century reliquary bust containing the jaw and throat attributed to Agnellus
121-492: The year: May 31, a votive festival that commemorates the prodigious cessation of the rain that was destroying the vineyards; August 8, solemn feast, with the participation of pilgrims and emigrants and December 14, liturgical feast. From Rodio the devotion has spread to neighbouring countries that have made statues and celebrate feasts in honour of the abbot: Pisciotta (1891), Vallo della Lucania (early twentieth century), Pellare (thirties), Ascea and Ascea Marina (seventies). In 1979,
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