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Blessed James of Cerqueto

wax effigy of Blessed James of Cerqueto Memorial

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Augustinian friar and hermit at Cerqueto, Italy. Known as a preacher and miracle worker. It was his prayers that secured permission for the Augustinians to wear white habits in tribute to Mary.

Born

1285 at Cerqueto in Perugia, Umbria, Italy

17 April 1366 in the Church of Saint Augustine in Perugia, Italy of natural causes
due to the number of miracles at his grave, he was re-interred in a 1754

10 June 1895 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed)

Cerqueto, Italy

Additional Information

Saints of the Day, by Katherine Rabenstein

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english
- HagiograFaith
- Midwest Augustinians

images
- Santi e Beati

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Santi e Beati
- Wikipedia

nettsteder i norsk
- Den katolske kirke

MLA Citation

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