Christian feast days: Sylvester Gozzolini

Sylvester Gozzolini

Italian Catholic saint (1177–1267)

Silvestro Guzzolini was an Italian Catholic priest and the founder of the Silvestrini. He served as a canon in Osimo but respectful rebukes of his bishop's inappropriate conduct led him to leave for a hermitage before the bishop could strip him of his position. He remained in…