Nilus the Younger, Byzantine abbot (born 910)

Nilus the Younger

Italian saint (910–1005)

Nilus the Younger, also called Neilos of Rossano was a Griko monk and abbot from Calabria. He was the founder of Italo-Byzantine monasticism in southern Italy. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches, and his feast day is celebrated on September…