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Blessed Peter De Geremia
Blessed Peter De Geremia

Blessed Peter De Geremia

Also known as: Pietro Geremia

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

3 March; 10 March on some calendars; 25 October on some calendars

Born

1381 at Palermo, Sicily

Died

3 March 1452 in the convent of Santa Zita, Palermo, Sicily of natural causes

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

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1784-05-12 by 12 May 1784 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmed)

Feast Days

March 3March 10October 25

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