St. Silas Abba

St. Silas Abba (1322 – September 12, 1361) was an Italian^[1] Bishop,^[2] under call of the Roman Catholic Church in Ravenna, Italy. St. Silas, though his life was (for the most part) far from notable, was found dead^[3] in the bushes just below his chamber window.^[4][5] His continual efforts to avoid the executions of more than thirty-two sentenced thieves and murderers left him with the second name: St. Mercy.