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Blessed Cristoforo Of Milan

Also known as: Cattanei; Christopher

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

15 April (Franciscans)

Born

15th century Milan, Italy

Died

Good Friday, 15 April 1530 at the Franciscan convent in Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca, Spain of natural causes; his funeral was attended by a large crowd of local people who tore Christopher’s cassock to bits to take as relics; they discovered that he wore sheets of iron under it as an extra form of penance

Biography

Blessed Cristoforo of Milan, also known as Cattanei or Christopher, was a devout Franciscan friar who dedicated his life to serving God and living a life of piety and severe penances. He was born in Milan, Italy, in the 15th century and eventually found his calling within the Franciscan order.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

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