Lidanus

{{short description|Italian Roman Catholic saint}}

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|name= Saint Lidanus

|birth_date= 1026

|death_date= 1118 (aged 91–92)

|feast_day= 2 July

|venerated_in= Roman Catholic Church

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|birth_place= Antinum, Italy

|death_place= Monte Cassino, Italy

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|canonized_date= Pre-Congregation

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|patronage= Sezze, Italy

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Lidanus was a Benedictine abbot credited with draining the Pontine Marshes, Italy, and for founding{{cite web |title=St. Lidanus |url=http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4286 |publisher=Catholic.org |accessdate=6 July 2009 }} Sezze Abbey in the Papal States. He died at Monte Cassino, in 1118 of natural causes.[http://saints.sqpn.com/saintl1k.htm Saint Lidanus] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707104414/http://saints.sqpn.com/saintl1k.htm |date=2010-07-07 }} Patron Saint Index