After witnessing his father kill a man, he travelled to spread the spirit of self-sacrifice, in order to pay for his fathers' crime by teaching others the benefits of being a hermit. His body was found 5 years later in his cell. About 15 years later his tomb was opened and his body stolen. Who is it and what body part still remains today?

lanfranco

This would probably be St. Romuald of Camaldoli, who witnessed his father kill a man in a duel, founded monesteries and hermitages, and died as a hermit himself. His body was apparently stolen, but I can't find anything yet about a body part being left behind. I'll keep looking. Here's a particularly nice painting of St. Romuald by 17th-century artist Andrea Sacchi: http://gallery.euroweb.hu/html/s/sacchi/romuald.html Jul 26 05, 7:24 AM

barker111

His death occurred June 19, but his principal feast was appointed by Clement VIII. on the seventh of February. “His body,” says Alban Butler, “was found entire and uncorrupt five years after his death, and again in 1466. But his tomb being sacrilegiously opened and his body stolen in 1480, it fell to dust, in which state it was translated to Fabriano, and there deposited in the great church, all but the remains of one arm, sent to Camaldoli." Jul 26 05, 8:04 AM

lanfranco

O.K., here's a site which includes barker's quotation: http://www.arimathea.co.uk/romuald.htm Jul 26 05, 9:53 AM

peasypod

Well done Frankie and I guess you better share your Golden Banana with Barkster, I'm sure he'll enjoy it...Nice One, both of you. Jul 26 05, 5:25 PM

lanfranco

I'm happy to share. That's what I get for trying to answer questions before my first cup of coffee. Jul 26 05, 5:32 PM

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