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Detail Of A Portrait Of Blessed Pietro Da Gubbio Date Unknown Signed With The Name Stephen
Detail Of A Portrait Of Blessed Pietro Da Gubbio Date Unknown Signed With The Name Stephen

Blessed Pietro Of Gubbio

Also known as: Peter Ghisengi

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

March 23

Died

January 1, 1306

Beatified

1874 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmation)

Biography

Blessed Pietro of Gubbio, also known as Peter Ghisengi, was born in the early 13th century in Gubbio, Umbria, Italy. He hailed from the Italian nobility and received his education in law at universities in Perugia, Italy, and Paris, France. Pietro quickly gained a reputation as a brilliant and honest lawyer, focusing his efforts on representing the marginalized and impoverished.