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Blessed Simon Ballachi
Blessed Simon Ballachi

Blessed Simon Ballachi

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

3-Nov

Born

C.1240 at Santarcangelo di Romagna, Italy

Died

5 November 1319 in Rimini, Italy of natural causes

Beatified

1817; cultus confirmed by Pope Pius VII on 14 March 1820

Biography

Blessed Simon Ballachi, born around 1240 in Santarcangelo di Romagna, Italy, was raised in a noble family as the son of Count Ballachi. He came from a lineage with a strong connection to the Church, as two of his uncles had become archbishops of Rimini, Italy, and his younger brother was ordained as a priest.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified0014-03-01 by 1817; cultus confirmed by Pope Pius VII on 14 March 1820

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