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Saint Jerome Emiliani

Saint Jerome Emiliani

Saint Jerome Emiliani

Also known as: Geronimo; Gerolamo Miani; Girolamo; Jerom Aemiliani

Saint

Post-Congregation

Feast Day

8 February; formerly 20 July

Born

1481 at Venice, Italy

Died

8 February 1537 in Italy of a disease caught when tending the sick

Canonized

16 July 1767 by Pope Clement XIII

Beatified

23 April 1747 by Pope Benedict XIV

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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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February 8 July 20

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