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Blessed Herculaneum Of Piegaro

Also known as: Herculaneum of Pieghèro; Herculaneum of Piagale; Ercolano…; Herculan…; Herculanus…

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

28 May; 1 June on some calendars; 2 June on some calendars

Born

Late 14th-century at Piegaro, Italy

Died

Summer of 1451 in the convent of Castelnuovo, Garfagnana, Tuscany, Italy of natural causes; exhumed in 1456 and found incorrupt; relics enshrined in the church of the convent of Castelnuovo

Beatified

29 March 1860 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmation)

Biography

Blessed Herculaneum of Piegaro, also known as Herculaneum of Pieghèro, Herculaneum of Piagale, Ercolano, Herculan, or Herculanus, was a Franciscan friar minor and a spiritual student of Blessed Albert of Sarteano. Born in the late 14th century in Piegaro, Italy, he dedicated his life to the service of God.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1860-03-29 by 29 March 1860 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmation)

Feast Days

May 28June 1June 2

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