Nilus the Younger

Nilus the Younger, also called Neilos of Rossano (910 – 27 December 1005) was a Griko monk and abbot from Calabria, Italy. He was the founder of Italo-Byzantine monasticism in southern Italy. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox and Catholic churches, and his feast day is celebrated on September 26 in both the Byzantine calendar and the Roman Martyrology.

Patron saint of Grottaferrata; Rossano; Serapo's ward in Gaeta