William of Vercelli

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William of Vercelli was an Italian hermit and monastic founder of the 12th century who established the Abbey of Montevergine and became venerated as a Catholic saint.

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William of Vercelli canonical 4
Saint William of Vercelli 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic saint
Christian mystic
Italian hermit
monastic founder
religious order founder
alsoKnownAs Guglielmo da Vercelli
Saint William of Vercelli
linked to: William of Vercelli

William of Montevergine
associatedWith Benedictine tradition
linked to: Benedictines

Goleto
Montevergine
birthPlace Italy
Piedmont
Vercelli
centuryOfActivity 12th century
centuryOfBirth 11th century
centuryOfDeath 12th century
countryOfCitizenship Italy
devotion Marian devotion
founded Abbey of Montevergine
Congregation of Montevergine
Monastery of Montevergine
givenName William
hasFeastDay 25 June
hasTitle Saint
lifeEvent established a monastic community at Montevergine
gathered disciples around his hermitage at Montevergine
later founded the monastery of Goleto
lived as a hermit before founding Montevergine
movement eremitical monasticism
notableFor eremitical life
founding the Abbey of Montevergine
monastic reform
occupation abbot
hermit
monk
patronage Montevergine
placeOfDeath Campania
Goleto
Italy
regionOfActivity Campania
Southern Italy
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity
veneratedAs saint
veneratedIn Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint William of Montevergine alsoKnownAs William of Vercelli
William of Vercelli alsoKnownAs Saint William of Vercelli
linked to: William of Vercelli
Goleto foundedBy William of Vercelli
Order of Monte Vergine foundedBy William of Vercelli