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Detail Of Painting Urban Vi Approves The Rule Of Blessed Peter Gambacorta By Sebastiano Conca 18Th Century Museo Nazionale Di Palazzo Reale Pisa Italy
Detail Of Painting Urban Vi Approves The Rule Of Blessed Peter Gambacorta By Sebastiano Conca 18Th Century Museo Nazionale Di Palazzo Reale Pisa Italy

Blessed Peter Gambacorta

Also known as: Peter of Pisa

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

17-Jun

Born

15 February 1355 in Pisa, Italy

Died

17 June 1435 in Venice, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

9 December 1693 by Pope Innocent XII

Biography

Blessed Peter Gambacorta, also known as Peter of Pisa, was born on February 15, 1355, in Pisa, Italy. He was the son of a government official and had a sister, Blessed Clara Gambacorta. From a young age, Peter was exposed to a life at court, which led him astray and resulted in a misspent youth.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1693-12-09 by 9 December 1693 by Pope Innocent XII

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