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Cecco da Pesaro
Blessed of the Church, beatified in 1859
BlessedResearched
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
31 March 1859
by Pius IX
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
A Montegranaro nelle Marche, beato Francesco Zanfredini, detto Cecco da Pesaro, del Terz’Ordine di San Francesco, che, distribuiti tutti i suoi beni ai poveri, fu per circa cinquant’anni modello di penitenza, preghiera e buone opere nell’eremo da lui costruito.
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints lists him among those beatified on 31 March 1859 by Pope Pius IX.
The sources consulted for this record give no further detail about his life.
The miracles
The source does not describe the miracles approved in the cause.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints records his beatification on 31 March 1859 by Pope Pius IX.
Connected on this site
- Francesco Zanfredini Blessed“Known as Cecco da Pesaro, of the Third Order of St Francis.” — this site's research
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 5 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Rde91ac5a — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.