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Blessed Andrés De Peschiera Grego
Blessed Andrés De Peschiera Grego

Blessed Andrés De Peschiera Grego

Also known as: Andrés Gregho; Andrés of Peschiera; Andrew…; Apostle of the Valtellina

Blessed
Post-Congregation

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.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1820-09-26 by 26 September 1820 by Pope Pius VII (cultus confirmation)

Feast Days

January 18January 19
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