Saint Vitalis of Assisi (1295—
May 31, 1370) was an
Italian hermit and
monk. Born in
Bastia Umbra, Vitalis as a youth was licentious and immoral. However, he attempted to expiate his sins by going on
pilgrimage to various sanctuaries in Italy and Europe. When he returned to
Umbria, he became a
Benedictine monk at
Subiaco and later lived as a hermit. He spent the rest of his life in the hermitage of Santa Maria di Viole, near
Assisi, in utter poverty. His one possession was an old container that he used to drink water from a nearby spring. His reputation for holiness soon spread after his death. He was known as a
patron against sicknesses and diseases affecting the
genitals.
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