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Bartholomäus von Simeri
Italian monk and presbyter
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Feast: 19 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1050
Died
1130
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In Calabria, Saint Bartholomäus of Simeri, priest and abbot, who, after practising the eremitical life, founded the monastery of the Greeks.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 19 August as a priest and abbot in Calabria who founded the monastery of the Greeks.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 19 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q138010 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.