Vitalis of Castronovo was a 10th-century Italian monk and hermit born into a wealthy Byzantine family in Sicily. After entering a monastery in Enna around 950, he traveled to Rome as a pilgrim, where he was reportedly saved from a venomous snake bite through prayer. Seeking solitude, he lived as an ascetic in various locations, including Calabria and Mount Lipirachi. He eventually founded two monasteries, one in Torri and another in Rapolla, before passing away in 994.