Saint Virila
Profile
Benedictine monk in the abbey of Saint Savior, Leyre, Navarre, Spain. Abbot of Peñamayor Abbey, Becerra, Spain in 919. Restored the monastery of San Julian de Samos, and helped spread Benedictine monasticiasm in Galicia. Pilgrim to Rome, Italy. Visited the monasteries in the Pyrenees mountains. Abbot of San Salvador de Leyre abbey in 927.
Born
- in a small village near Tiermas, Spain
- 10th century in Leyre, Navarre, Spain of natural causes
MLA Citation
- “Saint Virila“. CatholicSaints.Info. 28 December 2022. Web. 27 April 2024. <>