Facts: - death place: assisi , papal states - venerated in: roman catholic church -lrb- diocese of assisi -rrb- - patronage: patron against disorders of the bladder and genitals - feast day: may 31 - death date: may 31 , 1370 - birth date: 1295 - name: st. vitalis of assisi , o.s.b. - birth place: bastia umbra , papal states Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of vitalis of assisi .
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st. vitalis of assisi , o.s.b. -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- 1295 -- may 31 , 1370 -rrb- , was an italian hermit and monk .born in bastia umbra , vitalis as a youth was licentious and immoral .however , he attempted to expiate his sins by going on pilgrimage to various sanctuaries in italy and europe .when he returned to umbria , he became a benedictine monk at subiaco .vitalis then spent the rest of his life in the hermitage of santa maria di viole , near assisi , in utter poverty .his one possession was an old container that he used to drink water from a nearby spring .his reputation for holiness soon spread after his death .he was known as a patron against sicknesses and diseases affecting the bladder and genitals .on 29 may 2011 , a head preserved as a relic , allegedly that of this saint , was offered at auction with an estimate of $ 1,000 at annesbrook house , duleek , county meath , ireland .it was sold to an unnamed movie star from los angeles , california , for $ 3,500 .