# Lidanus

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{{short description|Italian Roman Catholic saint}}

{{Infobox saint
|name= Saint Lidanus
|birth_date= 1026
|death_date= 1118 (aged 91–92)
|feast_day= 2 July 
|venerated_in= [Roman Catholic Church](/source/Roman_Catholic_Church)
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|imagesize= 250px
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|birth_place= [Antinum](/source/Civita_d'Antino), [Italy](/source/Italy)
|death_place= [Monte Cassino](/source/Monte_Cassino), [Italy](/source/Italy)
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|canonized_date= Pre-Congregation
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|patronage= [Sezze](/source/Sezze), [Italy](/source/Italy)
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'''Lidanus''' was a [Benedictine](/source/Benedictine) abbot credited with draining the [Pontine Marshes](/source/Pontine_Marshes), [Italy](/source/Italy), and for founding<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Lidanus |url=http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=4286 |publisher=Catholic.org |accessdate=6 July 2009 }}</ref> Sezze Abbey in the [Papal States](/source/Papal_States). He died at [Monte Cassino](/source/Monte_Cassino), in 1118 of natural causes.<ref>[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</ref>

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Category:Italian Roman Catholic saints
Category:12th-century Christian saints
Category:1118 deaths
Category:Italian Benedictines
Category:People from the Province of L'Aquila
Category:1026 births

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