Blessed Bartolomeo Puccifranceschi
Feast Day
6-May
Born
Latter 13th century in Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy
Died
6 May 1330 in Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy of natural causes; buried in the church of his monastery; relics later enshrined in two urns in the church; relics transferred to the church of San Agostino in 1930
Beatified
24 June 1880 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)
Biography
Blessed Bartolomeo Puccifranceschi, also known as Bartolomeo of Montepulciano, was born in the latter 13th century in the town of Montepulciano, Tuscany, Italy. He was born into a wealthy Tuscan noble family and enjoyed a comfortable upbringing. As he grew older, he married and became the father of four children.
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