Blessed Bartholomew Buonpedoni
Also known as: Bartolo Buonpedoni da San Gimignano; Bartholomew of San Gimignano; Bartholomew of Tuscany; The Job of Tuscany (nickname given in honour of his patient faith while afflicted with leprosy)
Feast Day
12-Dec
Born
C.1227 in the castle of the counts of Mucchio, outside San Gimignano, Italy
Died
12 December 1300 at San Gimignano, Italy of leprosy; buried in the San Bartolo chapel in the church of Saint Augustine in San Gimignano
Beatified
1498; 27 April 1910 by Pope Pius X (cultus confirmation)
Biography
Blessed Bartholomew Buonpedoni, also known as Bartolo Buonpedoni da San Gimignano, Bartholomew of San Gimignano, Bartholomew of Tuscany, and The Job of Tuscany, was born around 1227 in the castle of the counts of Mucchio, located outside San Gimignano, Italy. He came into the world as the long-awaited child of Count Giovanni and Countess Giuntina Buonpedoni, who had fervently prayed for years for a child.
Cause for Canonization
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