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Blessed Andrea Franchi

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

May 26

Died

May 26, 1401

Beatified

21 November 1921 by Pope Benedict XV (cultus confirmation)

Religious Order

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.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1921-11-21 by 21 November 1921 by Pope Benedict XV (cultus confirmation)

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