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Contardo Ferrini
Italian jurist (1859–1902)
BlessedResearchedKingdom of ItalyThird Order of Saint Francis
Feast: 17 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1859
Died
1902
Beatified
13 April 1947
unverified
Canonised
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not yet
Who they were
At Suna on Lake Maggiore, Blessed Contardo Ferrini, who, in educating young people, by his example of faith and Christian life went far beyond human learning.
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 17 October as an educator of the young whose example of faith went far beyond human learning.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 17 October (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2278847 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Contardo Ferrini (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.