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Blessed Stephen Bellesini

Also known as: Aloysius Bellesini; Stefano Bellesini

Blessed
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

2 February; 3 February (Augustinians)

Born

25 November 1774 at Trent, Italy as Aloysius Bellesini

Died

2 February 1840 of cholera and an infection that developed from a cut on his leg received by an accidental fall while visiting the sick at Genazzano, Italy

Beatified

27 December 1904 by Pope Pius X

Venerated

14 May 1896 by Pope Leo XIII

Biography

Blessed Stephen Bellesini, also known as Aloysius Bellesini and Stefano Bellesini, was born on 25 November 1774 in Trent, Italy, to a noble Italian family. At the age of 16, he joined the Augustinian order and took the name Stephen. On 31 May 1794, he made his profession as an Augustinian.

Cause for Canonization

Beatified
Beatified1904-12-27 by 27 December 1904 by Pope Pius X

Feast Days

February 2February 3
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