Gonario II of Torres
Judge of Logudoro-Torres
Feast: 19 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Gonario II (also spelled Gonnario and Gunnari; died between 1180 and 1190) was the giudice of the Sardinian kingdom of Logudoro from the death of his father in 1128 until his own abdication in 1154. He was a son of Constantine I and Marcusa de Gunale. He was born between 1113 and 1114 according to later sources and the Camaldolese church of S. Trinità di Saccargia was founded in his name by his parents on 16 December 1112, though it was not consecrated until 5 October 1116.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Bernard of Clairvaux Saint“Bernard of Clairvaux even weighed into island politics and sent a letter to Pope Eugene III to justify Baldwin's actions and commend Gonario as quia bonus princeps dicitur.” — Wikipedia
- Martin of Tours Saint“Gonario probably extended this journey, making a pilgrimage to Saint Martin of Tours as well.” — Wikipedia
- Baldwin Blessed“On 10 November 1144, Baldwin sent aid to Gonario II of Torres in a war against Comita II of Arborea.” — Wikipedia
- Eugene III Blessed“Bernard of Clairvaux even weighed into island politics and sent a letter to Pope Eugene III to justify Baldwin's actions and commend Gonario as quia bonus princeps dicitur.” — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q1646788 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Gonario II of Torres (CC BY-SA)
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