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Role
  
Saint


Name
  
Bonfilius Bonfilius

Died
  
1125

Patronage
  
Foligno

Bonfilius

Feast
  
27 September or 28 September (Foligno, Italy)

Similar People
  
Pope Innocent VIII, Otto II - Holy Roman Emperor, Pope Innocent XII, Pope Clement XIII, Pope Anastasius III

Venerated in
  
Roman Catholic Church

Saint Bonfilius (c. 1040 – c. 1125) was an Italian saint.

He was born in Osimo and became a Benedictine monk. He subsequently became abbot of Storace. In 1078, he was elected bishop of Foligno and went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in 1096. He then entered an abbey when he returned. His feast day is September 27.

References

Bonfilius Wikipedia