Michael Patella

Michael Patella, OSB (December 28, 1954 – July 15, 2025) was an American monk of Saint John's Abbey, author, theologian and professor of theology at Saint John's University in Minnesota, United States.

Life and career

Patella was born in Rochester, New York, on December 28, 1954. Along with his twin sister Francine, he studied at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome and at the École Biblique.

Patella died in Collegeville, Minnesota, on July 15, 2025, at the age of 70. He had been struggling with ALS, having been diagnosed with the illness in January 2024.^[1]