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Andrea Gallerani
founder of Frati della Misericordia
BlessedResearched
Feast: 19 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1250
Died
1251
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Siena, Blessed Andrea Gallerani, who visited and consoled the sick and the afflicted with care and gathered the Brothers of Mercy so that, as lay people without vows, they might serve the poor and the sick.
The miracles
The Roman Martyrology does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 19 March as the founder at Siena of the Brothers of Mercy, lay people serving the poor and the sick.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 19 March (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q9152033 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Andrea Gallerani (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.