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Blessed Benvenuto Mareni

Also known as: Benventuto of Recanati; Benevenutus…; Benvenutus…; Benvenute…

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

5 May; 9 May on some calenders; 21 May on some calendars; 23 May on some calendars; 27 May on some calendars

Born

Recanati, Italy

Died

5 May 1269 in Recanati, Italy of natural causes; interred at the church of San Franceso in Recanati

Beatified

17 September 1796 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmation)

Biography

Blessed Benvenuto Mareni, also known as Benventuto of Recanati, Benevenutus, Benvenutus, or Benvenute, was a 13th-century Franciscan Conventual lay brother in Recanati, Italy. He was born in Recanati and dedicated his life to God, joining the Franciscan order as a lay brother.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1796-09-17 by 17 September 1796 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmation)

Feast Days

May 5May 9May 21May 23

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