Saint Bartholomew the Younger

Bartholomew of Grottaferrata (* 980, † 1050-1055 ) was a founder and fourth abbot of the monastery of Grottaferrata, near Rome, and Bartholomew the Younger or after its origin Bartholomew of Rossano. In addition, he is considered one of the most prolific Byzantine hymn writers of the 11th century.

Bartholomew was born in 985-990 in the Calabrian town of Rossano, the son of noble and pious parents. At the age of twelve he joined Nilus of Rossano at who lived 981-1003 in Valleluce at Montecassino and Serperi at Gaeta. Bartholomew followed Nilus to Rome and helped him near Rome on the hills of Tusculum in the founding of the monastery of Grottaferrata. As Nilus died soon after the foundation, he continued to work and created the monastery on the site of a former Roman villa. The construction was completed in 1024 and by Pope John XIX. inaugurated and dedicated to the Mother of God. Bartholomew is particularly to Pope Benedict IX. have maintained good relations, who retired after his excommunication before his death in the monastery Grottaferrata. Bartholomew is also attributed to a biography of Nilus of Rossano, its authorship is disputed.

In art, Bartholomew of Grottaferrata is represented as a bearded man. On a statue in the forecourt of the church of the monastery of Grottaferrata he holds a book in his hand and points a finger upward toward heaven. An altarpiece by Domenichino in Grottaferrata shows him kneeling at a Marian apparition next to Nilus. The feast of St. Bartholomew is celebrated in Grottaferrata and Rossano on November 11.

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• Saints ( 11th century )
• Abbot
• Basilian
• Historical person (Italy )
• Born in the 10th century
• Died in the 11th century
• Man