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Saint John of Lodi | |
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Bishop of Gubbio | |
Born | Lodi Vecchio, Italy |
Died | 1106 Gubbio, Italy |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Feast | 7 September |
John of Lodi (1025–1106) was an Italian hermit and bishop.
John was born in Lodi Vecchio in 1025. In the 1060s he became a hermit at the Camaldolese monastery of Fonte Avellana. He became a disciple and the personal secretary of Peter Damian, who was the prior of Fonte Avellana. After Damian's death in 1072, John wrote a biography of Damian (1076-1082). [1] John later became prior of Fonte Avellana (1082-1084, and again 1100–1101). In 1104 he became Bishop of Gubbio, and held this office until his death.