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Saint Gregory of Ostia

detail of a ceramic retablo of Saint Gregory of Ostia saving crops from insect pests; by Juan Ortiz, 1857; Archaeological Museum of Alcoy. Alicante, Spain Also known as

Gregorius IV
Gregorio Ostiense
Gregorio di Ostia
Gregorio de la Berrueza

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9 May

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Benedictine monk. Priest. Abbot of the monastery of Saints Cosma e Damiano ad Micam auream, Rome, Italy. Chosen Cardinal–Bishop of Ostia, Italy and Vatican librarian c.1034 by Pope Benedict IX. Papal legate to the kingdoms of Spanish Navarre and Old Castile. Reported miracle worker, especially concerned with saving crops from pests, he is venerated throughout Navarre and Rioja.