Blessed Giacomo Bianconi

Blessed Giacomo Bianconi Of Mevania

Also known as: Giacomo Bianconi da Bevagna; James Bianconi; James of Bevagna; Jacobus de Blanconibus de Mevania

Blessed

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

22-Aug

Born

7 March 1220 at Mevania (modern Bevagna), diocese of Spoleto, Umbria, Italy as Giacomo Bianconi

Died

22 August 1301 at Mevania, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

1400 by Pope Boniface IX (cultus confirmed) 18 May 1672 by Pope Clement X (cultus confirmed) ; 18 May 1672 by Pope Clement X (cultus confirmed)

Biography

Blessed Giacomo Bianconi of Mevania, also known as Giacomo Bianconi da Bevagna, James Bianconi, James of Bevagna, and Jacobus de Blanconibus de Mevania, was born on 7 March 1220 in Mevania, modern Bevagna, located in the diocese of Spoleto, Umbria, Italy. At the age of 16, he joined the Dominican Order at Spoleto in the year 1236, demonstrating from an early age a strong inclination towards a life of virtue and piety.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified

Beatified1672-05-18 by 1400 by Pope Boniface IX (cultus confirmed) 18 May 1672 by Pope Clement X (cultus confirmed) ; 18 May 1672 by Pope Clement X (cultus confirmed)