Genadio of Astorga

Genadio of Astorga
Diocese Diocese of Astorga
Installed 899
Term ended 920
Orders
Ordination Benedictine
Personal details
Birth name Genadio de Astorga
Born c.865
El Bierzo, province of León
Died c.936 (71 aged)
Peñalba de Santiago, Ponferrada
Occupation Monk, hermit and bishop
Sainthood
Feast day 25 May

Genadio of Astorga, San Genadio or popularly popularmente San Juanacio (c. 865, possibly El Bierzo, León, - 936, Peñalba de Santiago) was a Spanish Benedictine monk, hermit and bishop of Astorga between 899 and 920. He also founded several monasteries in El Bierzo. He made the Caves of San Genadio to retired there with another priests in periods of penance.[1]

References

  1. Madoz, Pascual (1850). Diccionario geográfico-estadístico-histórico de España y sus posesiones de Ultramar. VII. p. 269.



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