Blessed Andrea Franchi
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
May 26
Died
May 26, 1401
Beatified
21 November 1921 by Pope Benedict XV (cultus confirmation)
Biography
Blessed Andrea Franchi, also known as Andrea dei Franchi, was born in Pistoia, Italy, in the year 1335. As a young boy, he entered the Dominican convent of Santa Maria Novella in Pistoia, where he received his education and was later admitted into the Dominican Order at the age of 14.