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Arcangelo Piacentini
Italian presbyter
BlessedResearched
Feast: 10 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1390
Died
1460
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Alcamo in Sicily, Blessed Arcangelo Piacentini of Calatafimi, priest of the Order of Minors, renowned for the austerity of his life and his love of solitude.
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 10 August as a Franciscan priest renowned for austerity and love of solitude.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 10 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3621423 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Arcangelo Placenza da Calatafimi (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.