Blessed Avertano Of Lucca - Catholic Blessed

Blessed Avertano Of Lucca

Also known as: Aventanus; Avertanus

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

25 February; 4 March (Carmelites)

Born

Diocese of Limoges, France

Died

C.1366 in Lucca, Tuscany, Italy of plague; buried in the hospice church of San Pietro; so many miracles were reported at his grave that a series of paintings depicting some of them were made for the San Pietro church and the cathedral of Lucca; relics transferred to the cathedral of Lucca in 1513; relics returned to the church of San Pietro in 1646; relics enshrined in the church of Saints Paolino and Donato in 1806

Beatified

Added to the Carmelite calendar in 1514; Office made obligatory by the General Chapter of the Carmelies in 1564; Office sanctioned by the Vatican in 1609; approved by the Sacred Congregation of Rites on 12 May 1672; Office and Mass extended to the entire archdiocese of Lucca, Italy on 16 July 1828; by Pope Gregory XVI (cultus confirmation)

Biography

Blessed Avertano of Lucca, also known as Aventanus or Avertanus, was a Carmelite lay brother who lived in the 14th century. He was born in the diocese of Limoges, France, but later moved to Lucca, Tuscany, Italy. Avertano's life was marked by his deep, mystical prayer life and his reputation as a miracle worker.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified0012-05-01 by Added to the Carmelite calendar in 1514; Office made obligatory by the General Chapter of the Carmelies in 1564; Office sanctioned by the Vatican in 1609; approved by the Sacred Congregation of Rites on 12 May 1672; Office and Mass extended to the entire archdiocese of Lucca, Italy on 16 July 1828; by Pope Gregory XVI (cultus confirmation)