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Reliquary Of Blessed Emericus Of Quart Date Artist And Photographer Unknown Cathedral Of Aosta Italy
Reliquary Of Blessed Emericus Of Quart Date Artist And Photographer Unknown Cathedral Of Aosta Italy

Blessed Emericus Of Quart

Also known as: Émeric; Emerico

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

1 August (Roman Martyrology); 1 September on some calendars

Born

Mid 13th century in the castle of Quart, Italy

Died

1 September 1313 of natural causes; buried in the cathedral of Aosta, Italy; relics exhumed and enshrined in 1515

Beatified

14 July 1881 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)

Biography

Blessed Emericus of Quart, also known as Émeric or Emerico, was born in the mid-13th century in the castle of Quart, Italy. Born into the Italian nobility, he was the son of James II, lord of the region of Quart. Emericus came from a devout family, as two of his brothers also had lives dedicated to religion.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1881-07-14 by 14 July 1881 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)

Feast Days

August 1September 1

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