May 9
Saints of the Day
 

Blessed Nicholas Albergati, 1375-1443

The Carthusian monk who became reluctant Bishop of Bologna, Archbishop and Cardinal, a peacemaker among kings and between the Greek and Roman churches.

Saint Pachomius, 292-346

From Egypt. Though St. Anthony is usually regarded as the founder of Christian monasticism, it was really St. Pachomius who began monasticism as we know it today, he was the first monk to organize hermits into groups and write down a Rule for them. Both St. Basil and St. Benedict drew from his Rule in setting forth their own more famous ones.

http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=800

Saints of May 9:

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