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Blessed Guglielmo Of Noto
Blessed Guglielmo Of Noto

Blessed Guglielmo Of Noto

Also known as: Guglielmo Buccheri; Guglielmo Cuffitelli; Guglielmo of Sicily; Guglielmo of Sicili; William…

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

4 April; 2nd Saturday after Easter if 4 April falls during Holy Week

Born

C.1309 in Noto, Syracuse, Italy

Died

Good Friday, 4 April 1404 in Scicli, Ragusa, Italy of natural causes; legend says that at the moment of his death, even though it was Good Friday and ringing church bells was prohibited, the bells in Scicli rang on their own; relics enshrined in a silver bust in the church in Scicli

Beatified

9 April 1537 by Pope Paul III

Biography

Blessed Guglielmo of Noto, also known as Guglielmo Buccheri, Guglielmo Cuffitelli, Guglielmo of Sicily, Guglielmo of Sicili, and William, was born circa 1309 in Noto, Syracuse, Italy. He came from a noble background and spent his early years serving as a page in the court of King Frederick II.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1537-04-09 by 9 April 1537 by Pope Paul III

Feast Days

April 4April 4

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