He became a monk at an early age, and while on a pilgrimage to the East settled in Egypt to live as a hermit during the reign of Fatamid Caliph Al-Aziz Billah.
Noted for both his asceticism and charitable works, Bononio acquired some influence at court, and was permitted to build a few churches.
[2] In gratitude for Bononio's assistance, when Peter returned to Italy, he named him abbot of the monastery of Lucedio.
It celebrates its patron's feast with a three-day festival of concerts, art exhibitions, and lanterns on the canal.
[3] The story that Bononio was a disciple of Saint Romuald is based on a much later spurious vita fabricated by a Camaldolese abbot.