Blessed Daniel Of Ungrispach
Also known as: Daniele
Feast Day
20 March (Camaldolese); 31 March on some calendars
Born
1344 at the Ungrispach castle in the duchy of Carinthia (in modern Cormons, Italy
Died
Strangled to death in his sleep in 1411 near the San Mattia monastery in the area of Murano, Italy; buried at the monastery of San Mattia in Murano; in 1435 his body was found to be incorrupt; legend says the whole Murano area was filled with the odor of flowers when his tomb was opened; re-interred in a glass coffin in the basilica of Saints Mary and Donatus in Murano, Italy
Biography
Blessed Daniel of Ungrispach, also known as Daniele, was born in 1344 at the Ungrispach castle in the duchy of Carinthia, which is now the Cormons region of Italy. He was born into a noble Carinthian family and grew up in a life of privilege. As he reached adulthood, Daniel ventured into the world of trade and became a wealthy fabric merchant.
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