September 26
Nile (910–1005)
Husband
Practical advice
Without seeking recognition, ask for forgiveness quickly for a domestic impatience with external order and internal recollection.
Biography
He was born in Rossano, Calabria, Italy, of Greek origin. He was a high official who was suddenly converted upon the death of his wife, who had cheated on him on many occasions. He founded and directed a monastery in Grotttaferrata that still exists. To a libertine gentleman who thought he was disturbing him by asking him if Solomon had gone to heaven or hell, he gave an answer that converted him: “It is a very intelligent question you ask me, but there is a more urgent one to resolve: knowing where you yourself will go if you continue living like Epicurus's pig, that is, as you have done until now.”