Arsenio from Trigolo
Roman Catholic priest (1849–1909)
Feast: 10 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
The Vatican record
- 21 January 2016 — Heroic virtue declared — title Venerable (decree list, 2016)
- 20 January 2017 — Miracle through their intercession approved (decree list, 2017)
Who they were
Giuseppe Migliavacca was born at Trigolo, near Cremona, on 13 June 1849, and ordained a priest in 1874. He joined the Jesuits, and later the Capuchins, taking the name Arsenio of Trigolo.
He founded the Sisters of Mary Most Holy Consoler, and bore years of misunderstanding and hardship over the congregation with notable humility. Known as 'the friar of the least', he died on 10 December 1909.
The miracles
A miracle through his intercession was approved by decree on 20 January 2017, and he was beatified in Milan Cathedral on 7 October 2017. The sources checked do not describe it. One more approved miracle is needed for canonisation.
Why that counted as sanctity
Beatification followed on 7 October 2017 by Cardinal Angelo Amato, for Pope Francis.
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints - biography of Blessed Arsenio da Trigolo
- Dicastery for the Causes of Saints — promulgated decrees (causesanti.va), summarised in our own words
- Wikidata Q28474200 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Arsenio da Trigolo (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.