Blessed Benedetto Sinigardi Da Arezzo
Also known as: Benedetto Sinigardi; Benedict of Arezzo
Feast Day
3 March; 13 August on some calendars
Born
C.1190 in Arezzo, Italy
Died
1282 in the Franciscan Poggio del Sole convent in Arezzo, Italy of natural causes; buried at the convent re-interred in the Basilica of San Francesco in Arezzo when the convent was demolished ; re-interred in the Basilica of San Francesco in Arezzo when the convent was demolished
Biography
Blessed Benedetto Sinigardi da Arezzo, also known as Benedetto Sinigardi or Benedict of Arezzo, was born around 1190 in Arezzo, Italy. He came from a wealthy and influential noble family, being the son of Thomas de Sinigardo 'Sinigardi' and Countess Elizabeth Tarlati Pietramala. Benedetto received a good education and grew up in a Christian home, which nurtured his early attraction to religious life.
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