Blessed Martino Of Pegli
Also known as: Martino of Genoa; Martino Ansa; Martino Danzo; Martino D’Anzio; Martin…
Feast Day
Popular devotion on Thursday after Easter; liturgical memorial on 8 April (based on the translation of his relics to the church of Saint Benedict in Pegli, Italy on 8 April 1344)
Born
Rimini or Ancona, Italy (records vary)
Died
The Thursday after Easter in 1344 at the Capo Faro Benedictine convent in Genoa, Italy of natural causes; relics enshrined in the Saint Anthony the Abbot parish church in Pegli, Italy; the church is built above the grotto where he lived as a penitent
Biography
Blessed Martino of Pegli, also known as Martino of Genoa, Martino Ansa, Martino Danzo, and Martino D’Anzio, was born to the Italian nobility in the city of Rimini or Ancona, Italy. Having come from an esteemed background, Martino pursued a career in the military and became a knight.
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