Saint Jerome Emiliani
Also known as: Geronimo; Gerolamo Miani; Girolamo; Jerom Aemiliani
Saint
Post-Congregation
Feast Day
February 8
Died
February 8, 1537
Canonized
16 July 1767 by Pope Clement XIII
Beatified
23 April 1747 by Pope Benedict XIV
Biography
Saint Jerome Emiliani, also known as Geronimo, Gerolamo Miani, Girolamo, or Jerom Aemiliani, was born in 1481 in Venice, Italy. He was born into a wealthy family, the son of Angelo and Eleanor Mauroceni Emiliani. However, tragedy struck when Jerome's father passed away when he was just a teenager. Left to his own devices, Jerome ran away from home at the young age of 15.
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