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Saint Bononio (or Bononius) (died August 30 1026) was a Benedictine abbot and saint of the Catholic Church. A native of Bologna he was a disciple of Saint Romuald. Romuald sent him to preach in Egypt and Syria. Bononio settled in Cairo. Here he assisted the local population build a few Christian churches. When Peter bishop of Vercelli was captured by Arab forces after the Battle of Stilo Bononio assisted in the bishop’s release.