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

August 22

Born

March 7, 1220

Died

August 22, 1301

Beatified

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

Religious Order

Dominican

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)