Catellus of Castellammare
SaintJanuary 19 · 501–900
Catellus of Castellammare (c. 501–900) — Saint, bishop. Feast day: 19 January.
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Catellus of Castellammare was a 9th-century bishop who served the community of Castellammare di Stabia. A close companion of Saint Antoninus of Sorrento, he reportedly sought a life of solitude as a hermit. This desire led him to temporarily resign his episcopal office to Antoninus, before eventually returning to his duties. His life, characterized by a struggle between ecclesiastical responsibilities and the wish for asceticism, is documented through late ninth-century chronicles and accounts of his contemporary, Antoninus.

