ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS OCTOBER 22 St. Donatus of Fiesole, 874 A.D. An Irishman who became bishop of Fiesole, Italy traveling through that city while returning from a pilgrim

ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS OCTOBER 22 St. Donatus of Fiesole, 874 A.D. An Irishman who became bishop of Fiesole, Italy traveling through that city while returning from a pilgrimage to Rome in 829, Donatus entered the cathedral. Candles caught light and bells rang, prompting the people to elect him bishop. He was a noted scholar and became advisor to Lothair I and his son, Louis II.