Bonitus (abbot)

Saint

Bonitus

of Monte Cassino
Abbot
Died582
Italy
Honored inEastern Orthodox Christianity
FeastJuly 7

Bonitus of Monte Cassino (died c. 582) was a Benedictine monk and the fourth abbot of the monastery of Monte Cassino. During his abbacy the monastery was plundered by the Lombards[1] under Zotto of Benevento and Bonitus fled with his monks to the Lateran Hill in Rome, dying shortly afterwards.

He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and his feast day is July 7.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome". www.orthodoxengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-04-02.
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