Beato Pietro Parenzo

Beato

Post-Congregation

Día de Fiesta

21-May

Nacimiento

12th century Rome, Italy

Fallecimiento

Hit in the head with a hammer by Patarine heretic kidnappers on 21 May 1199 in a hut just outside Orvieto, Italy; other kidnappers stabbed his body numerous times with knives and swords; buried in the graveyard of the church of Santa Maria in Orvieto; relics in the Chapel of the Corporal in the cathedral of Orvieto

Beatificado

Popularly considered a martyr at the time of his death, there were commemorations beginning in 1200; his tomb became a stopping point for people passing through Orvieto while on pilgrimages to Rome, Italy; 16 March 1879 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)

Biografía

Beato Pietro Parenzo, también conocido como Pietro Parrozzo, nació en el siglo XII en Roma, Italia, en la noble familia Parenzo. Su padre, Giovanni, sirvió como senador y juez, mientras que su madre, Odolina, aparece mencionada en los registros históricos. Lamentablemente, se sabe muy poco de la vida temprana de Pietro, excepto que tenía hermanos y se casó en una ocasión.

Causa de Canonización

Beatified

Beatificado1879-03-16 por Popularly considered a martyr at the time of his death, there were commemorations beginning in 1200; his tomb became a stopping point for people passing through Orvieto while on pilgrimages to Rome, Italy; 16 March 1879 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation)