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Placidus (also known as Placid) was a disciple of Benedict of Nursia. He was the son of the patrician Tertullus, was brought as a child to Benedict at Sublaqueum ( Subiaco) and dedicated to God as provided for in chapter 69 of the Rule of St. Benedict ( oblate ).
St. Placidus, disciple of St. Benedict, the son of the patrician Tertullus, was brought as a child to St. Benedict at Sublaqueum (Subiaco) and dedicated to God as provided for in chapter 69 of St. Benedict's Rule.
Placidus, whose life had been saved, resolved their holy dispute when he confirmed that at the very moment he was drawn out of the raging waters he felt Saint Benedict's cloak over his head and imagined that the holy man of God had drawn him out of danger to safety.
Placidus, Saint, disciple of St. Benedict, the son of the patrician Tertullus, was brought as a child to St. Benedict at Sublaqueum ( Subiaco) and dedicated to God as provided for in chapter lxix of St. Benedict’s Rule.
St. Placidus was a revered saint who is venerated as the patron saint of Benedictine monks. He was a disciple of St. Benedict of Nursia, and is remembered for his devotion to the monastic way of life and his unwavering commitment to the principles of the Benedictine order.
He is a Saint of the Benedictine Order whose Feast Day is celebrated on January 15, or October 5 on some calendars due to confusion with an earlier martyr of the same name. He is the Patron Saint of Messina.
Disciple of St. Benedict at Subiaco and Monte Cassino. He is known mainly through the Dialogues of Pope St. Gregory I the Great and is closely associated with St. Maurus of whom little is known outside of legend and the Dialogues . The son of a patrician named Tertulus, the very young Placid was ...
