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Detail of A Wall Painting of Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen Date Unknown Artist Unknown Church of Saint Venantius Pfärrenbach Horgenzell Germany Photographed In 2006 By Andreas Praefcke
Detail of A Wall Painting of Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen Date Unknown Artist Unknown Church of Saint Venantius Pfärrenbach Horgenzell Germany Photographed In 2006 By Andreas Praefcke

Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen

Also known as: the poor man’s lawyer; Mark Rey; Fidel de Sigmaringa; Fedele…

Saint
Martyr
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

April 24

Died

April 1, 24

Canonized

29 June 1746 by Pope Benedict XIV

Beatified

21 March 1729 by Pope Benedict XIII

Biography

Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, also known as the "poor man's lawyer," was born as Mark Rey in 1577 in Sigmaringen, Hohenzollern, Germany. He was a passionate lawyer and philosophy teacher who grew disillusioned with the rampant greed, corruption, and lack of interest in justice among his fellow lawyers....