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For the elder Nilus (died c. 430) see Saint Nilus.Saint Nilus the Younger (Italian: San Nilo di Rossano Greek: Όσιος Νείλος ο εκ Καλαβρίας) (910 – December 27 1005) was a monk abbot and founder of Italo-Greek monasticism in southern Italy. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches and his feast day is celebrated on September 26.

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birth date
0910-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth place
Italy, Rossano, Byzantine Empire
death date
1005-12-27
death place
Papal States, Latium, Tusculum
major shrine
Italy, Lazio, Grottaferrata, Province of Rome
title
Abbot and Confessor
venerated in
Eastern Orthodox Church, Catholic Church

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