Day 317 -- Saint Bruno of Segni

Saint Bruno of Segni was born into Italian nobility in 1049 in Solero. He studied theology at the Benedictine monastery of Saint Pepetuus at Asti. He became a Benedictine and was ordained in 1079 and was assigned to a parish in Siena. He was noted for defending orthodox Church wisdom, his knowledge of Scripture, and his teachings on the Blessed Sacrament. He was the counselor to four popes. He was ordained bishop of Segni in 1080 by Pope Gregory VII. He was a cardinal legate, but he declined the cardinalate. He was the Vatican librarian. In 1095 he retired to a monastic life in Monte Cassino, but was elected abbot in 1107. He received chastisement from the pope for neglecting his duties to help others, and he was ordered back to his diocese, and he fulfilled this position until his death in 1123. he was canonized on September 5, 1183 by Pope Lucius III. He is hte patron of Segni, Italy.