John of Lodi
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John of Lodi was a Benedictine
Bishop. Born in Lodi Vecchio
, Lombardy
, Italy
, he lived for some time as a hermit before becoming the Bishop of Gubbio. He also authored a life of St. Peter Damian.
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
Bishop. Born in Lodi Vecchio
Lodi Vecchio
Lodi Vecchio is a comune in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 25 km southeast of Milan and about 8 km west of Lodi...
, Lombardy
Lombardy
Lombardy is one of the 20 regions of Italy. The capital is Milan. One-sixth of Italy's population lives in Lombardy and about one fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in this region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest in the whole of Europe...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, he lived for some time as a hermit before becoming the Bishop of Gubbio. He also authored a life of St. Peter Damian.