Blessed Pietro Tecelano
Also known as: Pietro Pettinaio; Pietro Tecellanus; Peter…; Pier…
Feast Day
4 December; 10 December on some calendars; 4 November on some calendars; 11 November on some calendars; 16 March on some calendars
Born
C.1200 at Campi, Tuscany, Italy
Died
Early December 1289 in Siena, Italy of natural causes; buried at the Franciscan church in Siena; his grave became a site for pilgrims and scene of miracles; shrine built over his grave in 1326; an annual local feast began to be celebrated in 1329; shrine destroyed by fire in 1655; remaining relics preserved by the Poor Clare nuns of Siena
Beatified
18 August 1802 by Pope Pius VII (cultus confirmation)
Biography
Blessed Pietro Tecelano, also known as Pietro Pettinaio, Pietro Tecellanus, Peter, or Pier, was born around the year 1200 in Campi, Tuscany, Italy. As a child, Pietro moved with his family to Siena, where he would spend most of his life.
Cause for Canonization
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