Blessed Andrew Dotti
Also known as: Andrea Dotti
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
August 31
Died
August 31, 1315
Beatified
29 November 1806 by Pope Pius VII (cultus confirmed)
Biography
Blessed Andrew Dotti, also known as Andrea Dotti, was born in 1256 in Borgo San Sepolcro, Tuscany, Italy, into a noble family. He was the brother of Count Dotto Dotti and grew up immersed in the world of courtiers and nobility. However, despite his privileged upbringing, Andrew felt a strong calling to religious life from an early age.