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Saint for a Minute
Saint for a Minute
Detail of A Statue of Saint Buonfiglio Monaldi By Cesare Aureli 1906 Saint PeterS Basilica Rome Italy
Detail of A Statue of Saint Buonfiglio Monaldi By Cesare Aureli 1906 Saint PeterS Basilica Rome Italy

Saint Buonfiglio Monaldi

Also known as: Bonfilio Monaldo; Bonfiglio Monaldi; Buonfiglio da Firenze; Buonfiglio of Florenze

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

January 1

Died

January 1, 1261

Canonized

15 January 1888 by Pope Leo XIII

Beatified

1 December 1717 by Pope Clement XI (cultus confirmed)

Biography

Saint Buonfiglio Monaldi, also known as Bonfilio Monaldo, Bonfiglio Monaldi, Buonfiglio da Firenze, and Buonfiglio of Florence, was born in Florence, Italy, in the 13th century. He is widely recognized as one of the Seven Founders of the Servants of Mary, a religious order devoted to the service of God and the Blessed Virgin Mary....