- Vitalis of Assisi
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name= Saint Vitalis of Assisi
birth_date=1295
death_date=May 31, 1370
feast_day=May 31
venerated_in=Roman Catholic Church
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birth_place= Bastia Umbra
death_place= Assisi
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patronage= patron against sicknesses and diseases affecting the genitals
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issues=Saint Vitalis of Assisi ( _it. San Vitale de Assisi) (1295—
May 31 ,1370 ) was an Italianhermit andmonk . Born inBastia Umbra , Vitalis as a youth was licentious and immoral. However, he attempted to expiate his sins by going onpilgrimage to various sanctuaries in Italy and Europe. When he returned toUmbria , he became aBenedictine monk at Subiaco and later lived as a hermit. He spent the rest of his life in the hermitage of Santa Maria di Viole, nearAssisi , in utter poverty. His one possession was an old container that he used to drink water from a nearby spring. His reputation for holiness soon spread after his death. He was known as a patron against sicknesses and diseases affecting thegenitals . [ [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/90745 San Vitale di Assisi ] ]Notes
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*it icon [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/90745 San Vitale de Assisi]
* [http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1863 Vitalis of Assisi]
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