John of Lodi
Italian Roman Catholic saint (1025–1106)
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John of Lodi (1025–1106) was an Italian hermit and bishop.
Saint John of Lodi | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Gubbio | |
| Born | Lodi Vecchio, Italy |
| Died | 1106 Gubbio, Italy |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Feast | 7 September |
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 Peter 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.