Saint Romanus of Condat and Lupicinus, Abbots (28 February): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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On February 28, Holy Mother Church honors St. Romanus of Condat and his brother St. Lupinus, abbots and founders of Western monastic life in Gaul. At the age of 35, Romanus left everything behind to pursue a life of solitude and prayer. Inspired by the writings of John Cassian, he withdrew into the forests of Mount Jura between France and Switzerland. There he lived by prayer, manual labor, fasting, and meditation on Sacred Scripture. Soon his brother Lupinus joined him — and others followed. What began as a hermitage became a flourishing monastic movement. They founded monasteries at Condat and Lauconna, and even established a strict nunnery where no man was permitted to enter. Their life was marked by: • Severe fasting • Poverty and manual labor • Liturgical prayer • Fidelity to the traditions of the Desert Fathers St. Lupinus was especially known for his austerity — wearing rough skins, refusing comforts, and practicing radical abstinence. Yet their discipline was adapted prudently to the needs of Western monks engaged in heavy labor. St. Romanus died around 460 AD and is commemorated on February 28. St. Lupinus survived him by nearly twenty years and is honored on March 21. These saints remind us that holiness flourishes wherever souls seek God with sincerity — even in the forests of Gaul. 0:00 Introduction 0:20 Romanus Leaves the World 0:55 Retreat to Mount Jura 1:21 Lupinus Joins His Brother 1:30 Founding of the Monasteries 1:59 The Discipline of the Monks 2:41 The Austerity of St. Lupinus 3:10 Death of St. Romanus 3:16 Death of St. Lupinus 3:24 Their Legacy in Western Monasticism https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/february/ss-romanus-and-lupicinus-abbots/ 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 #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #SaintOfTheDay #StRomanus #StLupinus #Monasticism #CatholicHistory #TraditionalCatholic #DesertFathers #February28