Blessed Andrés De Peschiera Grego
Also known as: Andrés Gregho; Andrés of Peschiera; Andrew…; Apostle of the Valtellina
Feast Day
18 January; formerly 19 January
Born
1400 in Peschiera del Garda, Italy
Died
18 January 1485 in the Dominican convent at Morbegno, Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy of natural causes; buried at the parish church in Morbegno; miracles reported at his tomb; the number of pilgrims who came to it caused the friars to relocate his relics twice, each time to a place with easier access
Beatified
26 September 1820 by Pope Pius VII (cultus confirmation)
Biography
Blessed Andrés De Peschiera Grego, also known as Andrés Gregho, Andrés of Peschiera, and Andrew, was born in 1400 in Peschiera del Garda, Italy. He was raised in a pious family and grew up on the shore of Lake Garda. From a young age, Andrés felt a strong desire to become a hermit and began living in monastic style at his father's home.
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