St. William, Abbott

St. William was a Piedmontese hermit of the beginning of the twelfth century. He built a monastery on the summit of Monte Vergine near Naples, and established a community of hermits, to whom he gave a rule inspired in great measure by that of St. Benedict. He died in 1142.

St. William was a Piedmontese hermit of the beginning of the twelfth century. He built a monastery on the summit of Monte Vergine near Naples, and established a community of hermits, to whom he gave a rule inspired in great measure by that of St. Benedict. He died in 1142.