Saint Placid of Ocre
Also known as
- Placid of Roio
- Placido…
Profile
Born to a working class family. Became a Cistercian monk at Saint Nicholas, Corno, Italy. Lived as a hermit at Ocre in the Abruzzi region of Italy. Founder and abbot of Santo Spirito monastery near Val d’Ocre. As a self-imposed penance, he slept standing the last 37 years of his life.
Born
- 1248 of natural causes
MLA Citation
- “Saint Placid of Ocre“. CatholicSaints.Info. 8 January 2022. Web. 19 April 2024. <>