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Andrea Dotti
Italian Servite preacher
BlessedResearchedServite Order
Feast: 31 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1256
verified
Died
31 August 1315
verified
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
Andrea Dotti was born at Borgo San Sepolcro in 1256 of a noble family, distinguished for piety and for courage in the field.
In 1278 he heard St Philip Benizi preach and at once asked to join the Servites; ordained, he gave himself to preaching and penance and held several offices in the order. He died at Borgo San Sepolcro on 31 August 1315.
The miracles
He is honoured as Blessed by long-standing veneration; the Catholic Encyclopedia does not describe a formal cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
A nobleman and soldier who became a Servite preacher of penance.
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Blessed Andrea Dotti
- Wikidata Q2846327 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Andrea Dotti (priest) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.