John of Lodi

Saint John of Lodi
Bishop of Gubbio
BornLodi Vecchio, Italy
Died1106
Gubbio, Italy
Venerated inCatholic Church
Feast7 September

John of Lodi (1025–1106) was an Italian hermit and bishop.[1]

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).[2]

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ "San Giovanni da Lodi". Santiebeati.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2026-06-10.
  2. ^ John of Lodi, Vita Petri Damiani, ed. S. Freund, Studien zur literarischen Wirksamkeit des Petrus Damiani (Hannover, 1995), pp. 177-265 (in Latin)
  3. ^ "Gubbio, ricognizione sul corpo di S.Giovanni da Lodi, nel nono centenario dalla morte". www.trgmedia.it. Archived from the original on 2026-06-10. Retrieved 2026-06-10.