Blessed Benvenuto Mareni
Also known as: Benventuto of Recanati; Benevenutus…; Benvenutus…; Benvenute…
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
May 5
Died
May 5, 1269
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.