
Blessed Peter De Geremia
Also known as: Pietro Geremia
Blessed
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
March 3
Died
March 3, 1452
Beatified
12 May 1784 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmed)
Biography
Blessed Peter De Geremia, a native of Sicily, was born into a family of legal prominence, though his exact birth date remains unknown. Educated at the University of Bologna as a brilliant law student, his path was dramatically altered one night during meditation on worldly success. He was visited by the spirit of a deceased relative, a former lawyer whose pride and perjury had condemned him to eternal loss. Struck with profound humility, Peter renounced his legal career, fervently seeking God’s will. He received