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Also known as

• Donat
• Donagh

Memorial

• 22 October

Profile

Pious and well-educated poet and scholar. While on pilgrimage to Rome, Italy in 816 with Andrew the Scot he was stopped in Tuscany and was compelled to become bishop of Fiesoli, Italy. Known his solicitous hospitality to pilgrims.

Born

• Irish

Died

• 874

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Fiesole, Italy

MLA Citation

• “Saint Donatus of Fiesoli“. CatholicSaints.Info. 31 December 2023. Web. 30 April 2024. <>