Blessed William Gnoffi
Also known as: Guglielmo Gnoffi
Feast Day
16-Apr
Born
1256 at Polizzi Generosa, Palermo, Italy
Died
16 April 1317 at Castelbuono, Palermo, Italy of natural causes; re-buried at the Santa Maria del Parto abbey in Castelbuono; relics placed in a silver urn and enshrined in the Matrice Nuova church at the Santa Maria del Parto abbey in 1500; the relics are carried in procession each year at the memorial of Saint Anne
Beatified
After a couple of centuries of devotion, the bishop of Cefalù, Italy confirmed the formal acts of beatification for Blessed William in 1613
Biography
Blessed William Gnoffi, also known as Guglielmo Gnoffi, was born in 1256 to a noble family in Polizzi Generosa, Palermo, Italy. Despite his privileged upbringing, William felt a deep religious calling from a young age. He was known to have briefly indulged in sinful behavior as a teenager, but this experience served as a catalyst for his spiritual awakening.
Cause for Canonization
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