Blessed Bernard Scammacca
Feast Day
16 February; 11 January (Dominicans)
Born
1430 in Catania, Sicily
Died
11 January 1487 of natural causes; fifteen years after his death he appeared in a vision to the prior in Catania and asked that his remains be moved to the house’s rosary chapel; during this movement a man was cured of paralysis by touching the relics
Beatified
1825 by Pope Leo XII (cultus confirmed)
Biography
Blessed Bernard Scammacca, also known as Bernard of Catania, was born into a wealthy and pious family in Catania, Sicily, in the year 1430. While he received a good education, Bernard led a dissolute and extravagant youth, indulging in revelry and careless behavior. However, his life took a significant turn when he was wounded in a duel and forced into a period of recovery.
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