Blessed Benincasa of Cava
Blessed Benincasa of Cava (born c. 1220 AD in Cava de' Tirreni, Campania, Italy; died c. 1194 AD [recte: probable 13th century] at the Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity of Cava, Campania, Italy) was an Italian Benedictine monk at the ancient Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity (Badia della Santissima Trinità) at Cava de' Tirreni in Campania, southern Italy. He is venerated as a blessed in the Benedictine Congregation of Cava and in the local Catholic tradition of Cava de' Tirreni and the Salerno region. His feast is observed locally.
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| Profession | Benedictine monk; contemplative; member of the Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity at Cava; holy man of the Benedictine tradition of Campania |
| Rel. Affiliation | Catholic Church; Order of Saint Benedict; Benedictine Congregation of Cava; Campanian Catholic tradition; Salerno-area monastic culture; medieval southern Italian Benedictine spirituality |
| Patronage | Cava de' Tirreni; Abbey of Cava; Salerno province; the Benedictine Congregation of Cava; monks of the Abbey of Cava |
| Attributes | Black Benedictine habit; cross; the Abbey of Cava in the hills; a book (lectio divina); the coastal hills of Campania |
| Birthplace | Cava de' Tirreni (or nearby), Campania, Italy |
| Death Place | Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity, Cava de' Tirreni, Campania, Italy |
| Cause of Death | Natural death; died at the Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity at Cava de' Tirreni; the details of his life are preserved in the monastic records of the Abbey of Cava; he lived as a Benedictine monk at the Abbey of Cava, one of the most important monasteries of medieval southern Italy and one of the great abbeys of the Benedictine world; his holiness of life led to his local veneration as a blessed |
| Primary Shrine | Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity, Cava de' Tirreni, Salerno, Italy — Benedictine abbey; local feast; Benedictine Congregation veneration |
| Liturgical Class | Not in universal Roman calendar; local feast in the Benedictine Congregation of Cava and in Cava de' Tirreni |
| Historic Class | Not in 1962 calendar |
Biography
Benincasa of Cava was a medieval Benedictine monk at the Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity at Cava de' Tirreni — one of the great monasteries of southern Italy, founded in 1011 by Saint Alferius in the hills above Salerno.
He lived the Benedictine life of prayer, penance, and work at Cava, in the tradition established by the abbey's long line of holy abbots and monks. The details of his life are preserved in the monastic records of the Abbey of Cava.
He is venerated as a blessed in the Benedictine Congregation of Cava and in the local Catholic tradition of the Salerno region.
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Birth location: Cava de' Tirreni (or nearby), Campania, Italy
Death location: Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity, Cava de' Tirreni, Campania, Italy
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- Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity (Badia della Santissima Trinità), Cava de' Tirreni, Salerno — the ancient Benedictine abbey of his monastic life; one of the great monasteries of medieval southern Italy.
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Blessed Benincasa of Cava was a medieval Benedictine monk at the Abbey of the Most Holy Trinity at Cava de' Tirreni — one of the great monasteries of southern Italy — venerated in the Benedictine Congregation of Cava and in the local Catholic tradition of the Salerno region.
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