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Romuald, Saint

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Abbot; founder of the Camaldolese Hermits. Born c.950in Ravenna, Italy; died on June 19, 1027 in Val-di-Castro, Italy. Horrified at his father's sin of murdering a relative, Romuald retired to the Benedictine monastery of San Apollinare, near Ravenna, where he became abbot from 996 to 999. For almost thirty years he traveled about Italy, reforming monasteries and establishing hermitages. The last fourteen years of his life he spent in seclusion at Mount Sitria, Bifolco, and Val di Castro. Relics at Fabriano, Italy. Feast, Roman Calendar, June 19,.