Saint Antoninus of Sorrento (14 February): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Antoninus of Sorrento is one of the great monastic saints of southern Italy, remembered not only for his holiness in life—but for defending his city even after death. Born in the district of Nola, he entered a monastery under Monte Cassino while still young. Forced to flee due to invasions, he settled near Sorrento, where he formed a deep friendship with Bishop St. Catellus. Together they embraced a life of prayer and solitude on Monte Angelo after receiving a vision of St. Michael the Archangel. When Sorrento’s bishop was imprisoned on false charges, the people turned to Antoninus. Obediently leaving his hermitage, he became abbot of St. Agrippinus and shepherded the people with humility and strength. After his death, his body was placed within the city walls. Tradition tells us that when a hostile ruler attempted to breach the wall containing his tomb, St. Antoninus appeared to him in the night—rebuking and striking him. The siege ended, and the saint’s intercession brought healing and protection to the city. Twice more, during Saracen sieges in the 14th century, Sorrento’s deliverance was attributed to his powerful intercession. St. Antoninus remains the principal patron of Sorrento—a reminder that the saints continue to fight for the Church even after death. Pray for us, St. Antoninus. 0:00 – Introduction 0:20 – Early Life in Southern Italy 0:34 – Monastic Life Under Monte Cassino 0:43 – Forced to Flee Due to Invasion 0:48 – Friendship with St. Catellus 1:10 – Vision of St. Michael the Archangel 1:17 – Building the Oratory on Monte Angelo 1:20 – False Accusation & Bishop Imprisoned 1:41 – People of Sorrento Beg for Help 1:53 – Antoninus Becomes Abbot 1:59 – Burial in the City Wall 2:07 – Siege & Miraculous Defense 2:20 – The Vision That Stopped the Attack 2:30 – Possession & Healing 2:55 – Later Saracen Sieges 3:05 – Patron Saint of Sorrento https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/february/ Get Butler's Lives of the Saints here: https://loretopublications.idevaffiliate.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=102&url=1 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StAntoninus #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #SaintOfTheDay #CatholicHistory #ChristianHeritage #Benedictine #SpiritualWarfare #StMichael #CatholicYouTube