Blessed Jacopone Da Todi
Also known as: Crazy Jim; Iacopone da Todi; Jacomo da Todi; Jacopo Benedetti; Jacopo Benedicti; Jacopone Benedetti da Todi; Jacopone of Todi; James da Todi
Feast Day
25 December; 22 December on some local calendars
Born
C.1230 at Todi, Italy as Jacopo Benedetti
Died
25 December 1306 at Collazzone, Italy of natural causes as a priest intoned the Gloria from midnight Mass; relics at San Fortunato Church, Montecristo, Italy
Biography
Blessed Jacopone Da Todi, also known as Crazy Jim, was born as Jacopo Benedetti around the year 1230 in Todi, Italy. He hailed from the noble Benedetti family of Todi and later became a renowned successful lawyer in Bologna, Italy. In 1267, Jacopo married a woman named Vanna di Guidone. However, their marriage faced challenges as Vanna considered Jacomo too worldly and indulgent in his materialistic pursuits.
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