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Blessed Contardo DEste
Blessed Contardo DEste

Blessed Contardo Deste

Also known as: Contardo the Pilgrim

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

16 April; last Saturday in August (translation of relics)

Born

1216 in Ferrara, Italy

Died

16 April 1249 in Broni, Pavia, diocese of Tortona, Italy of natural causes; legend says that at his death all the local church bells began to ring, and flames were seen to flicker around his body to indicate his holiness; buried in Broni

Beatified

By Pope Paul V (cultus confirmation); by Pope Urban VIII (indulgences approved for devotions)

Biography

Blessed Contardo Deste, also known as Contardo the Pilgrim, was born in 1216 in Ferrara, Italy. He was the eldest son in a noble family, and from an early age, he displayed a deep piety and a longing for a life dedicated to God. However, as the heir to his family's wealth and prestige, Contardo faced immense pressure to conform to societal expectations.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
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